Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Charlie Siem, Itamar Golan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD734
Release: 2023
Size: 948 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor
01. I. Fantasia
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro furioso ma non troppo
03. III. Tema con variazioni. Andante – Tempo del preludio ma tranquillo – Cadenza
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13
04. I. Lento doloroso — Poco allegro — Allegro vivace — Presto
05. II. Allegretto tranquillo
06. III. Allegro animato
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23
07. Solveig’s Song (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Charlie Siem)
His third album with Signum Records, internationally acclaimed violinist Charlie Siem is joined again by celebrated pianist Itamar Golan for their second recital album, performing works by Grieg and Vaughan Williams, including a transcription of ‘Solveig’s Song’ by Siem himself.
Charlie Siem is one of today’s foremost young violinists, with such a wide-ranging diversity of cross cultural appeal. Siem has appeared with many of the world’s finest orchestras and chamber ensembles, including: the Bergen Philharmonic, the Camerata Salzburg, the Czech National Symphony among many others.
For more than two decades, Itamar Golan has been partnering the most outstanding instrumentalists of our time. His work has brought him great critical acclaim, and he is one of the most sought after pianists of his generation, collaborating with Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Julian Rachlin, Mischa Maisky among many others.