Dana Zemtsov – Silhouettes (2020) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

The young violist Dana Zemtsov is a versatile player who has recorded music of her native Mexico as well as from various European traditions. Here, she and pianist Anna Fedorova weave English, Dutch, French, and Romanian pieces into an evocative sequence in which all the music falls generally into the French sphere and is informed by the inimitable way the French have with nostalgia. Debussy is represented in venerable transcriptions, and much of the music derives from the retrospective strands of his personality. The program opens with the Viola Sonata of Rebecca Clarke, influenced by the Violin Sonata in G minor of Debussy but a more tense and exacting work. It receives a precise performance here, but the real fun begins when Zemtsov relaxes into some more purely neoclassic works. There is a fine sonata by the little-known composer Arne Werkman and a lovely rendition of George Enescu’s Concert Piece for viola and piano. However, the real highlight is the fairly obscure Viola Sonata No. 1, Op. 240, of Milhaud, written during World War II but redolent of the gentle hillsides of California, to which the composer fled. The work brings out Zemtsov’s best quality: her remarkable way with lyrical melodies, which are abundant in this work. The whole thing is highly listenable in music that’s generally unfamiliar, except for the Debussy, and it’s beautifully recorded.

Tracklist

01. Dana Zemtsov – I. Impetuoso
02. Dana Zemtsov – II. Vivace
03. Dana Zemtsov – III. Adagio-Allegro
04. Dana Zemtsov – La Plus que Lente
05. Dana Zemtsov – I. Allemande
06. Dana Zemtsov – II. Branle
07. Dana Zemtsov – III. Pavane
08. Dana Zemtsov – IV. Tarantella
09. Dana Zemtsov – Clair de Lune
10. Dana Zemtsov – I. Entrée
11. Dana Zemtsov – II. Française
12. Dana Zemtsov – III. Air
13. Dana Zemtsov – IV. Final
14. Dana Zemtsov – Concert Piece for Viola and Piano
15. Dana Zemtsov – Beau Soir

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