Composer: George Antheil
Performer: Duo Odéon, Hannah Lechland, Aimee Fincher
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dorian Sono Luminus
Release: 2018
Size: 2.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonatina
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro molto
Violin Concerto (Version for Violin & Piano)
04. I. Moderato assai
05. II. Andante
06. III. Presto capriccioso
Valses from Specter of the Rose
07. I. Maestoso
08. II. Poco allegretto
09. III. Più vivo – À la valse
Recorded: July 31-August 4 2017
Recording Venue: Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia
When George Antheil and his future wife, Boski Markus, arrived in Paris in the summer of 1923 they moved into a small apartment on rue de l’Odéon above Sylvia Beach’s famous bookstore, Shakespeare and Company. The musicians, artists, and literary giants who comprised the shop’s clientele steered Antheil toward his calling as the ‘Bad Boy of Music’. For us, Odéon represents our artistic path together, beginning with Antheil’s wild early music and sustained through a mutual love for collaboration, experimentation, and discovery. We met during our first year as doctoral students at Arizona State University, developing a natural collaborative energy when Hannah began writing her dissertation on Antheil’s three Parisian violin sonatas. Over the course of six months, we discovered the very limits of our technical and musical skill as we worked through each piece. We thrived on the raw energy and driving aggression of Antheil’s early sonatas, finding beauty in their vivacity and quirky athleticism’ – Duo Odéon.