Eloquence Sonatas for Violin – Bach, Bartók, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Prokofiev CD

Ruggiero Ricci has enjoyed a varied and colourful discography on Decca and these recordings, are, apart from Prokofiev’s Second Violin Sonata, all comprised of music for solo violin. The Bach pieces date from the 1957 London sessions and the 20th-century pieces were recorded three years later at Victoria Hall in Geneva. Tully Potter’s perceptive liner notes include material from an interview with the violinist who offers an interesting perspective on recording venues as well as correcting an error in the Decca discographical information about the recording of the Prokofiev Second Violin Sonata with Bussotti which was recorded at his home in New Jersey. It makes its first release on CD, while several of the solo works are released internationally on CD for the first time.