Stravinsky: Violin Concerto & Chamber Works

1. Apollo, 2nd Tableau: II. Variation of Apollo (Apollo and the Three Muses)
2. Violin Concerto in D Major: I. Toccata
3. Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Aria I
4. Violin Concerto in D Major: III. Aria II
5. Violin Concerto in D Major: IV. Capriccio
6. Three Pieces for String Quartet: I
7. Three Pieces for String Quartet: II
8. Three Pieces for String Quartet: III
9. Concertino for String Quartet
10. Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon
11. Double Canon for String Quartet

Isabelle Faust and François-Xavier Roth explore here extremely contrasting facets of Stravinsky’s output for violin. From the Concerto to the Pastorale, the composer plays with codes and colours, sketching extraordinarily vivid soundscapes. Once again, the musicians of Les Siècles have succeeded in rediscovering the works’ original dynamic by using period instruments – and that changes everything!