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Both musically and technically highly demanding, Stefan Hempel and Daniel Seroussi’s debut programme takes us on an exciting foray through the repertoire for violin and piano in seminal works of the early twentieth century. more

Sergei Prokofiev | Karol Szymanowski | Maurice Ravel | Olivier Messiaen | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Gabriel Fauré

Both musically and technically highly demanding, Stefan Hempel and Daniel Seroussi’s debut programme takes us on an exciting foray through the repertoire for violin and piano in seminal works of the early twentieth century.

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Sergei Prokofiev Five Melodies, Op. 35b (12:43) Stefan Hempel & Daniel Seroussi

II. Lento, ma non troppo (02:30)
III. Animato, ma non allegro (03:27)
IV. Allegretto leggero e scherzando (01:30)
V. Andante non troppo (03:08)

Karol Szymanowski Mythes, Op. 30 (20:29) Stefan Hempel & Daniel Seroussi

I. La fontaine d'Arethuse (05:42)
II. Narcisse (06:49)
III. Dryades et Pan (07:58)

Maurice Ravel, Paul Kochanski Stefan Hempel & Daniel Seroussi

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Arr. for Violin and Piano) (04:57)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold Four Pieces from the Incidental Music to Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", Op. 11 (14:13) Stefan Hempel & Daniel Seroussi

I. The Maiden in the Bridal Chamber (03:26)
II. Dogberry and Verges. March of the Watch (03:06)
III. Scene in the Garden (05:17)
IV. Masquerade. Hornpipe (02:24)


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Morceau de concours (01:30)

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Myths and Melodies – Music between the Wars
article number: 97.810
EAN barcode: 4022143978103
price group: BCA
release date: 3. February 2023
total time: 62 min.

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​The musically and technically highly demanding programme, with which Stefan Hempel and Daniel Seroussi make their audite debut, offers an impressive panorama of the development of literature for violin accompanied by piano from the first third of the twentieth century. While the great works of the nineteenth century from Beethoven and Mendelssohn to Brahms and Tchaikovsky focused on melodic power and virtuoso brilliance, the compositions performed here by Korngold, Szymanowski, Prokofiev and Messiaen, written between 1915 and 1933, open up new expressive spheres for the instrument. The intensity of Hempel's and Seroussi's interpretations illustrate that the violin, no less than the piano, is a universal instrument which effortlessly does justice to the diversity of the idioms of musical modernism. The programme is complemented by the transcription of Ravel's famous piano piece Pavane pour une infante défunte by the Polish violinist Paul Kochanski and - as a bonus track available for download - Gabriel Fauré's melancholy Morceau de concours of 1903.

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Scherzo
Scherzo | 25/08/2023 | Santiago Martín Bermúdez | August 25, 2023 | source: https://scherzo.... Música de entreguerras por Stefan Hempel

Hay en este recital al menos una obra maestra, Mythes op. 30 (1915), tres movimientos del compositor polaco Karol Szymanowski, con episodiosMehr lesen

Hay en este recital al menos una obra maestra, Mythes op. 30 (1915), tres movimientos del compositor polaco Karol Szymanowski, con episodios inspirados en la Fuente de Aretusa, en la alegoría de Narciso y en las Dríadas y Pan. Obra de primera madurez y vocación viajera hacia el fascinante sur, está interpretada con perspicacia (además de virtuosismo) por el violín de Stepan Hempel, acompañado por Daniel Seroussi. Es el momento culminante del CD, que está precedido por la versión de 1925 para violín y piano de las Cinq mélodies, compuestas por Prokofiev en 1920 para voz y piano, pensando en la soprano Nina Koshetz, ucraniana. Eran sus tiempos americanos, cuando llegó a Estados Unidos para comerse el mundo. En la escala de niveles artísticos, las Mélodies podrían considerarse detrás del tríptico de Szymanowski. Sorprende la versión para violín y piano (transcripción de Paul Kochanski) de la temprana Pavana para una infanta difunta de Ravel, y queda ahí, en el corazón del recital, como pieza encantadora y menor. Hay una rareza, no desconocida: la Fantaisie de Olivier Messiaen, descubierta mucho después de su muerte en sus archivos, hace pocos años, en 2007. Era la época poco anterior a la guerra, cuando estaba casado con Claire Delbos (Mi), que algo más tarde sufriría una larga enfermedad hasta morir en 1959. Y es una de las pocas obras de cámara de Messiaen, oscurecidas todas por el Cuarteto para el fin del Tiempo. Para concluir este recital que parece ir de una guerra a otra, Hempel y Seroussi eligen las cuatro animadas piezas separadas de la música incidental de Korngold para un montaje de Mucho ruido y pocas nueces, de Shakespeare (1920). Así, el recital mantiene un cierto equilibrio, en el que destaca la lectura de Mythes, sin que desmerezca el resto de un bello recital.
Hay en este recital al menos una obra maestra, Mythes op. 30 (1915), tres movimientos del compositor polaco Karol Szymanowski, con episodios

Klassiek Centraal | 15 februari 2023 | February 15, 2023 | source: https://klassiek...

Het muzikaal en technisch veeleisende programma waarmee Stefan Hempel en Daniel Seroussi hun auditiedebuut maken, biedt een indrukwekkend panorama vanMehr lesen

Het muzikaal en technisch veeleisende programma waarmee Stefan Hempel en Daniel Seroussi hun auditiedebuut maken, biedt een indrukwekkend panorama van de ontwikkeling van de literatuur voor viool begeleid door piano in het eerste derde deel van de 20e eeuw. Terwijl de grote werken van de 19e eeuw, van Beethoven en Mendelssohn Bartholdy tot Brahms en Tsjaikovski, gericht waren op melodische kracht en virtuoze schittering, openen de hier uitgevoerde composities van Korngold, Szymanowski, Prokofieff en Messiaen uit de jaren 1915 tot 1933 nieuwe expressiegebieden voor het instrument. De intensiteit van de interpretaties van Hempel en Seroussi maakt duidelijk dat de viool, net als de piano, een universeel instrument is dat moeiteloos recht doet aan de diversiteit van de talen van het muzikale modernisme. Het programma wordt aangevuld met de transcriptie van Ravels beroemde pianostuk Pavane pour une infante défunte door de Poolse violist Paul Kochanski en – als downloadbare bonustrack – Gabriel Fauré’s melancholische Morceau de concours uit 1903.
Het muzikaal en technisch veeleisende programma waarmee Stefan Hempel en Daniel Seroussi hun auditiedebuut maken, biedt een indrukwekkend panorama van

www.pizzicato.lu | 04/02/2023 | Uwe Krusch | February 4, 2023 | source: https://www.pizz... Viel Lärm um nichts? Unergründlich? Mitnichten!

Der Geiger Stefan Hempel und der Pianist Daniel Seroussi haben sich als eigespieltes Duo ein ebenso abwechslungsreiches wie auch anspruchsvollesMehr lesen

Der Geiger Stefan Hempel und der Pianist Daniel Seroussi haben sich als eigespieltes Duo ein ebenso abwechslungsreiches wie auch anspruchsvolles Programm zusammengestellt. Dabei haben sie mit dem Titel Mythen und Melodien die weite Spanne von geheimnisvoll bis hin zu leicht eingängig gewählt, was die Breite ihrer Auswahl umreißt. Alle gewählten Werke sind echt bekannt und stehen vielleicht doch nicht in der ersten Reihe, wenn man an das Repertoire für diese Besetzung denkt, weil sie anspruchsvoll sind und nicht alle einen gerade einfachen Zugang erlauben. Die Stücke aus dem ersten Drittel des 20. Jahrhunderts bieten neue Ausdrucksbereiche nach Ablauf der Zeit, in der melodische und virtuose Ausprägung im Mittelpunkt standen.

Ihr Spiel ist von dem gemeinsamen Herangehen geprägt, die jeweilige Musik mit dezidierter Zuwendung und ununterbrochener Energie zu präsentieren. Trotzdem bleiben sie auf dem rechten Weg und behalten trotzdem eine abgemessene Intensität bei, die sie geschmackvolle Interpretationen gestalten lässt. Beide stehen sich im gegenseitigen Geben und Nehmen nichts nach und so vermitteln sie sich immer wieder Impulse. Dieses Miteinander zeigt die dichte Abstimmung, die einem bestens funktionierenden Duo eigen ist.

Etwa bei den der Fantasie von Messiaen formulieren sie ebenso sicher wie verschmitzt die unregelmäßigen rhythmischen Muster. Bei Korngolds Much Ado About Nothing bietet ihr Spiel eine tiefgehende Sicht auf die verkörperten Charaktere, wie sie in Prokofievs fünf Stücken das vokale Timbre treffen. Besonders gefällt mir ihre Version der Pavane pour une infante défunte, arrangiert vom polnischen Geiger Paul Kochanski. Hier leben sie mit Freude das langsam schreitende Tempo aus und geben der Musik trotzdem eine sanfte Bewegung, so dass sie sich vorwärts bewegt und alles wird in ein zartes, aber auch edles Gewand gekleidet, wie man es sich nach Bildern von Velasquez bei einer Prinzessin vorstellt.

Wie beim Label Audite üblich ist die technische Umsetzung mit der Mikrofonjustierung, die nah am Geschehen, aber nicht überpointiert ist, hervorragend.


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The violinist Stefan Hempel and the pianist Daniel Seroussi have put together a program as varied as it is demanding as a duo of their own. With the title Myths and Melodies they have chosen the wide range from mysterious to easily catchy, which outlines the breadth of their selection. All of the chosen works are genuinely well-known and are perhaps not in the first rank when thinking about the repertoire for this instrumentation, because they are demanding and not all of them allow a straightforward approach. The pieces from the first third of the 20th century offer new areas of expression after the expiration of the period when melodic and virtuosic expression were the main focus.

Their playing is characterized by the common approach to present the respective music with decided attention and uninterrupted energy. Nevertheless, they stay on the right track and still maintain a measured intensity that lets them shape tasteful interpretations. Both are in no way inferior to each other in their mutual give and take, and thus they constantly impart impulses to each other. This togetherness shows the dense coordination that is inherent in an optimally functioning duo.

In Messiaen’s Fantasie, for example, they formulate the irregular rhythmic patterns with as much assurance as mischievousness. In Korngold’s Much Ado About Nothing, their playing offers a profound view of the embodied characters as they meet the vocal timbre in Prokofiev’s five pieces. I especially like their version of Pavane pour une infante défunte, arranged by Polish violinist Paul Kochanski. Here they joyfully live out the slow-stepping tempo, yet give the music a gentle movement so that it moves forward, and everything is clothed in a delicate yet noble garb, as one imagines a princess would be after paintings by Velasquez.

As usual with the Audite label, the technical realization is excellent with the microphone adjustment that is close to the action but not over-pointed.
Der Geiger Stefan Hempel und der Pianist Daniel Seroussi haben sich als eigespieltes Duo ein ebenso abwechslungsreiches wie auch anspruchsvolles

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concerti - Das Konzert- und Opernmagazin | Februar 2023 | February 1, 2023 Mythisch

Beide Interpreten atmen gemeinsam, ergründen ihre Partien sensibel, ergänzen sich aufs Beste, finden für jeden Satz, für jede Passage eine charakteristische Gestaltung. [...] Stefan Hempel lässt seine Violine in vielfachen Nuancen singen, schluchzen, jauchzen, Daniel Seroussi ist am Klavier ein überaus einfühlsamer Partner, der genau die jeweilige Gefühlstemperatur findet.Mehr lesen

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Beide Interpreten atmen gemeinsam, ergründen ihre Partien sensibel, ergänzen sich aufs Beste, finden für jeden Satz, für jede Passage eine charakteristische Gestaltung. [...] Stefan Hempel lässt seine Violine in vielfachen Nuancen singen, schluchzen, jauchzen, Daniel Seroussi ist am Klavier ein überaus einfühlsamer Partner, der genau die jeweilige Gefühlstemperatur findet.

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