Composer: Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Vitezslava Kapralova, Zoltan Kodály, András Mihály
Performer: Laura van der Heijden, Jâms Coleman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN 20227
Release: 2022
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
01. I. Con moto
02. II. Con moto
03. III. Allegro
Kodály: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 4
04. I. Fantasia
05. II. Allegro con spirito
06. Dvořák: Als die alte Mutter (No. 4 from Zigeunermelodien, op. 55)
07. Kodály: Mért is mondod, hogy nem szeretsz, Op. Post. No. 1
08. Kodály: Vékony a pókháló, Op. 1 No. 9
09. Mihály: Movement
10. Kapralova: Navzdy (Forever), Op. 12
11. Kodály: Sonatina for Cello and Piano
Janáček: Violin Sonata
12. I. Con moto
13. II. Ballada
14. III. Allegretto
15. IV. Adagio
The Chandos debut of Laura van der Heijden explores the rich musical heritage of Bohemia. She was born in England to Dutch-Swiss parents, and her career highlights already include winning the BBC Young Musician competition (aged just fifteen), the Edison Klassiek Award 2018 (for her debut album) and BBC Music Magazine’s Newcomer Award in 2019. Laura writes: “Jâms and I first met in 2017, when I was mesmerised by the sensitivity of his musicianship and the colours he managed to create on the piano.
Our first concert together took place in the summer of 2018 and included Janácek’s Pohádka. Both of us felt incredibly drawn to this piece and also to Janácek’s musical language. One of the reasons we were particularly enamoured of Pohádka (a Czech word which loosely translates as “a tale”) was the focus of the piece on storytelling and how that invited us to let our creativity and imagination flow. This is the common thread spun throughout the repertoire that we have selected for this album; all the pieces embody the notion of passing on ancient folk tales, tales which have lived amongst peoples and across lands for centuries.