SEPTEMBER 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
Ernest BLOCH (1880–1959) Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 ‘Poème mystique’ * Baal Shem • Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin Spectrum Concerts Berlin Boris Brovtsyn, Violin • Diana Ketler, Piano * The full range of Ernest Bloch’s music for violin and piano can be heard on this album, which journeys from his fiery early works to one of his last compositions. Both violin sonatas explore personal themes. The First , in its barbarism, alludes to the First World War, while the Second , subtitled Poème mystique , was inspired by a dream and is suffused with lyrical episodes from Gregorian chant. The melancholy and ecstasy evoked in Baal Shem derive from Hebrew music, including pre-existing synagogal melodies. The economy of the neo- Baroque Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin reveals a more reserved but no less inventive side of Bloch’s violin writing. Key features: • Violinist Boris Brovtsyn has collaborated with conductors including Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Jurowski and Neemi Järvi, performing with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic and Berlin Radio Symphony. His discography spans Decca, BIS, Onyx and Naxos. He has recorded Taneyev on 8.574566: ‘ Brovtsyn and Nebolsin are excellent in the sonata…and the ensemble shines as well in the quintet… the present recording gives much pleasure, and can be recommended without reservation’ ( Fanfare ). • He has also recorded Schulhoff on 8.573525: ‘No praise is too high for Spectrum Concerts Berlin , who spare no effort in bringing Schulhoff freshly to life. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find a more winning introduction to his output, which is also beautifully recorded’ ( Gramophone ).
8.574728 Release date: 11 Sep 2026
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Listen to an excerpt from Violin Sonata No. 1: I. Agitato LISTEN
Tracklist
1 Violin Sonata No. 2 ‘Poème mystique’ (1924) Baal Shem – Three Pictures of Chassidic Life for Violin and Piano (1923) 2 I. Vidui: Un poco lento 3 II. Nigun: Adagio non troppo 4 III. Simchas Torah: Allegro giocoso
Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin (1958) 5 Prelude –
6 Andante tranquillo – 7 Allegro – Andante – 8 Allegro energico
Violin Sonata No. 1 (1920)
9 I. Agitato 0 II. Molto quieto ! III. Moderato
Spectrum Concerts Berlin © Adil Razali
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