Violin Sonatas by d'Indy & Dupuis

[Alan Howe]

...forthcoming on the Emphases label:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/violinsonaten/hnum/9675021

[Alan Howe]

The Dupuis (tracks 1-4) sounds like a wonderful discovery.

[eschiss1]

the only music I think I've heard by him is his Macbeth (symphonic poem.)

[Mark Thomas]

The all-Dupuis CD which includes Macbeth is a real showcase for his music. All the pieces on it are strong works, full of drama. I shall certainly be getting this new recording when the download becomes available.

[eschiss1]

Thanks. iirc "Through the Night" has broadcast Macbeth. Of course one assumes he composed somewhat more. I should look into that, semi-obsessive list-maker I used to be..

[mjmosca]

There seems to be some confusion about Albert Dupuis- I checked the link for "Macbeth" and saw that the composer is given as Sylvain Dupuis, with dates close but not the same as that listed for Albert Dupuis on this disk. Checking Wikipedia for Albert Dupuis, I found what appears to be another Albert Dupuis, born in 1877. Thoroughly confused at this point! Does anyone know the answer to this puzzle? thanks!

[Alan Howe]

This CD contains music by Albert Dupuis (1877-1967), not Sylvain Dupuis (1856-1931). The confusion arises from the fact that the reverse of the CD has the dates of d'Indy and Albert Dupuis the wrong way round, thus suggesting that the latter's dates were 1851-1931.

[Mark Thomas]

Ah yes, that was confusing. The CD mentioned above is of music by Sylvian, of course.

[eschiss1]

my mistake, sorry...

[Mark Thomas]

Just as much mine, Eric.

[Alan Howe]

Let's all blame it on the wrong dates on the reverse of the CD!

[mjmosca]

Thanks everyone! looking forward to getting this disk.

[Alan Howe]

The Violin Sonata by Albert Dupuis, although late in date (pub.1922), is fully romantic (downstream from Franck) and extremely beautiful. This new recording is distinguished by violin playing of superlative quality from Gaëtane Prouvost - passionate, yet beautifully controlled and possessed of a really lovely tone. Lovely portamenti too...

[eschiss1]

IMSLP   has a piece by Dupuis for violin and piano, a rhapsodic fantasy, which could go well with the sonata maybe.
How's the recording of the d'Indy compare to other recordings (there have been a few)? (I used to have one of d'Indy's coupled with Roussel's 2nd sonata and Alkan's duo, iirc.)

[eschiss1]

BNF has 3 entries for the Dupuis violin sonata, two with estimated publication date (that is, library datestamp) of 1922, one with "copyright 1923"- which is a little weird, since library datestamp is usually accurate. Anyway, yep.