Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata / Alina Pogostkina, Jérôme Ducros

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Violin Sonata L 140 (1917)
Alina Pogostkina, Violine / Jérôme Ducros, Piano

I. Allegro vivo (0:02)
II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger (5:01)
III. Finale: Très animé (9:11)

Filmed at Solsberg Festival 2016

Producer: Thomas Märki
Sound: Joël Cormier
Post Production: Amaury Berger
Cameras: Oliver Herzog, Johannes Bachmann, Muriel Kunz, Julian Gresenz

© HMF Productions

[Huan-KyuKang]

O.h , what a breathe-taking, marvelous performance !

[Dodecatone]

Little did the people at this recital know that they were about to hear perhaps the best performance of this work ever recorded.

[mikeg]

Wow! I am blown away by this one. I used to think the Debussy violin sonata was hard to put across, but not after this performance. Pogostkina digs deep into her Strad,  and Ducros is no less searching on the piano; the two are ideal partners, and their sound and videography are gorgeous.

[christianbrodiez]

Interprétation pleine d'élégance et d'ironie chez la violoniste, et pleine de sollicitude naturelle chez le pianiste .

[jasondaniel]

This is the best pianist I've heard for this piece so far.

[letitiajap]

0:02 1st movement
5:00 2nd movement
9:11 3rd movement

[staffanolofsson]

Jérôme Ducros on piano is worthy a whole bunch of compliments for his playing!

[opernballfin]

Debussy spent many hours in the Javanese kampong during 1889 in Paris Universal Exposition listening to the complexities of gamelan music. I can so clearly imagine that situation when I listen this masterpiece.

[savelieffarnaud]

this channel is solid gold. Sound recording is astounishing.

[davismiller]

This is, unquestionably, the best performance I've seen and heard of Debussy's violin sonata. I own roughly ten recordings of Debussy's last major piece and not one of them touches this. Pogostkina and Ducros thoroughly and intensely reveal the genius of the composition. Astounding!

[nicolasheroify]

Une interpretation sublime de cette pièce très difficile, et un grand bravo aussi au tonmeister.

[staffanolofsson]

Beautiful playing by a beautiful lady. Alina Pogostkina is so good in interpreting Debussy in this.

[alastairboles]

Very beautiful, very fine playing by both musicians

[stewartmcdowall]

Beautiful performance in an equally beautiful setting!

[PeterLunowPL]

very impressive performance and truly great partnership, what a delight! and if thats not enough: a perfect recording, great balance of violin and piano

[emanueledeluca]

Brilliant performance, bravo both violinst and pianist!

[burmesecolourneedles]

Masterful, exquisite, such wonderful poise and expression!

[victorireland]

Collaborative sheer genius. Both share an awareness of celebratory delight as their respective talents come to fruition in this special performance.

[haimlevy]

both are playing for all those who built the place, its art too, they deserve recognition.

[lararimac]

This is perfection 😍😍😍😍😍 the piece itself is perfect, but the performance is otherwordly 🌺🧚🏻‍♀️