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Third release on Ondine by the Austrian star violinist Benjamin Schmid contains fresh arrangements of well-known piano pieces by Shostakovich and Prokofiev for violin and piano. Also included is a suite transcribed from Kurt Weill's iconic ‘The Threepenny Opera'. All the three original works by the composers were written during the 1910s and 1920s.
Preludes from Op. 34 (Arr. Dmitri Tsyganov)18:47
1Prelude No. 24 in D minor, Allegretto1:22
2Prelude No. 2 in A minor, Allegretto1:03
3Prelude No. 6 in B minor, Allegretto1:21
4Prelude No. 10 in C-sharp minor, Moderato non troppo1:47
5Prelude No. 12 in G-sharp minor, Allegretto non troppo1:53
6Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, Moderato1:05
7Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major, Allegretto0:55
8Prelude No. 16 in B-flat minor, Andantino1:06
9Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, Largo1:43
10Prelude No. 18 in F minor, Allegretto0:53
11Prelude No. 19 in E-flat major, Andantino1:51
12Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, Allegretto poco moderato0:52
13Prelude No. 22 in G minor, Adagio2:05
14Prelude No. 20 in C minor, Allegretto0:51
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (Arr. Viktor Derevianko)23:30
15I Lentamente0:59
16II Andante1:17
17III Allegretto1:03
18IV Animato1:08
19V Molto giocoso0:26
20VI Con eleganza0:47
21VII Pittoresco (Arpa)1:54
22VIII Commodo1:26
23IX Allegretto tranquillo1:05
24X Ridicolosamente0:58
25XI Con vivacità1:16
26XII Assai moderato1:10
27XIII Allegretto0:52
28XIV Feroce1:08
29XV Inquieto0:52
30XVI Dolente1:54
31XVII Poetico1:21
32XVIII Con una dolce lentezza1:15
33XIX Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato0:47
34XX Lento irrealmente1:52
Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Seven Pieces from 'The Threepenny Opera' (Arr. Stefan Frenkel)12:06
35I Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens/Moritat vom Mackie Messer (Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavour/Ballad of Mack the Knife)2:38
36II Ruf aus der Gruft (Call from the Grave)1:00
37III Ballade vom angenehmen Leben (Ballad of Good Living)2:11
38IV Pollys Lied (Polly’s Song)1:37
39V Zuhälterballade (Tango Ballad)1:33
40VI Seeräuberjenny (Pirate Jenny)1:21
41VII Kanonensong (Cannon Song)