{"product_id":"martinu-sekera-prague-radio-symphony-orchestra-concerto-for-violin-piano-violin-sonata-no-3-music-cd-099925433024","title":"Martinu \/ Sekera \/ Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra - Concerto For Violin \u0026 Piano Violin Sonata No. 3 - Music CD","description":"Bohuslav Martinu was a violinist himself; yet the piano colour in many of his symphonic scores is his actual signature. The two instruments are assigned solo roles in the Concerto for Violin; Piano and Orchestra (1953); commissioned by Benno and Sylvia Rabinof; who duly premiered it in May 1954. Written concurrently with Symphony No. 6 (Fantaisies symphoniques); the remarkable work is hardly ever performed nowadays. Different is the case of Violin Sonata No. 3 (1944); created in the USA too; which has long been a staple of violinists' repertoires worldwide. Amid the atmosphere of the imminent end of WWII and feeling homesick; Martinu conceived a monument whose duration is that of a symphony; a work teeming with contrastive drama and lyricism; and featuring a Dvork-like nostalgia; evoking his Czech roots. In comparison with the two \"American\" works; the Cinq pices brves (1930); dating from Martinu's Paris period; contain far rougher harmonies and piquancy; attesting to a penchant for the Charleston; as well as a propensity to the contrapuntal style. On their album; the globally renowned artists Josef pacek and Miroslav Sekera present Martinu as an astute creator of chamber music and concertos; a composer both international and Czech; widely known and still being discovered alike. Martinu's music for violin and piano - a universe of intriguing contrasts","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42322862342219,"sku":"SPP4330.2","price":41.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7223\/1499\/files\/4389354-3299541_9975ef20-99ec-463c-bbc5-6cc5a1844576.jpg?v=1775797139","url":"https:\/\/rockbandmerch.com\/products\/martinu-sekera-prague-radio-symphony-orchestra-concerto-for-violin-piano-violin-sonata-no-3-music-cd-099925433024","provider":"Rock Band Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}