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Maria & Nathalia Milstein

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In Search of Prousts Vantuyle SonataIn Marcel Prousts novel *In Search of Lost Time*, a violin sonata by the fictional composer Vantuyle makes an appearance. Since then, scholars have debated what this piece refers towhether it is Saint-Sanss Violin Sonata No. 1, Francks sonata (for which a musical example is provided in the text), or a sonata by Reynaldo Hahn, Prousts lover and the alleged model for the character Swann. This album brings together works related to this mystery, as well as a sonata by Debussywho is said to have been at odds with Proustinviting listeners to speculate on what Proust might have been thinking. The Mirstein sisters, Maria and Natalia, are from Moscow. Maria, the violinist, studied under Gurbelt and Dumay. Natalia, the pianist, studied under her father and Nelson Gernell. Both are young artists to watch in the future.King International