Composer: Grazyna Bacewicz, Lili Boulanger, Jennifer Higdon, Galina Ustvolskaya
Performer: Louise Chisson, Tamara Atschba
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Haenssler
Release: 2021
Size: 712 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Boulanger: Nocturne for Violin & Piano
02. Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (Version for Violin & Piano)
Bacewicz: Violin Sonata No. 4
03. I. Moderato – Allegro non troppo
04. II. Andante ma non troppo
05. III. Scherzo. Molto vivo
06. IV. Finale. Con passione
07. Ustvolskaya: Violin Sonata
Higdon: String Poetic
08. I. Jagged Climb
09. II. Nocturne
10. III. Blue Hills of Mist
11. IV. Maze Mechanical
12. V. Climb Jagged
“Recording an album is always an amazing adventure, this time even more so, and we are very grateful to everyone who made this album possible. But why was it so special? Firstly, because of the choice of program, of little known, exciting works, and secondly due to the fact that this project was overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, there is the special significance that each of these works has attained precisely under the current circumstances. There is no doubt that the chronological sequence of the pieces tells a story documenting the development of musical styles over the course of the century in witness to contemporary events. But today, having experienced this music from the first lockdown through to the present day, the music itself and the sequencing have taken on a very significant relevance for us. From the melancholic, naïve and yet somewhat dreamy sounds of Lili Boulanger through the courage, tenderness and complexity of Grazyna Bacewicz, to Galina Ustvolskaya’s no-man’s land, where the absence of structured time reminds us of aimless days and hours without knowing what might happen the next day. And finally, Jennifer Higdon and her organized chaos that is nevertheless not hopeless, but a little rebellious, emotional, with deep insight into nature that seems to be a light and source of energy for humankind”. (Louise Chisson and Tamara Atschba)