Composer: Isaac Albéniz, Sally Beamish, James Francis Brown, Bjarne Brustad, Lyell Cresswell, Aleksey Igudesman, David Matthews, Sergei Prokofiev, Georg Philipp Telemann, Errollyn Wallen
Performer: Sara Trickey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: First Hand
Catalogue: FHR139
Release: 2022
Size: 540 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47
01. No. 5, Asturias (Arr. J. Gillie for Violin)
Brustad: Fanitulsuite
02. I. Hildring. Lento
Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Without Bass
03. No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14
04. Beamish: The Wise Maid (Transcr. for Violin)
05. Brown: Soliloquy for Solo Violin
06. Wallen: Bertha
Matthews: 15 Preludes, Op. 132
07. No. 12, Luminoso
08. Cresswell: Lento for Violin
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115
09. I. Moderato
10. II. Andante dolce. Tema con variazioni
11. III. Con brio. Allegro precipitato
12. Igudesman: Applemania
‘One of the few great things about lockdown for me was the opportunity to discover and share some wonderful solo violin music, both old and new, via YouTube. In a time when I couldn’t work with other musicians or play to live audiences, I felt I could still connect and relate to you, my virtual audience, through music.
This recording consists of those works played during lockdown, both those from the classic solo violin repertoire such as Telemann and Prokofiev, and also those by contemporary composers Sally Beamish, James Francis Brown, Lyell Creswell, David Matthews and Errollyn Wallen. Some of these pieces were written especially for me, and appear here as premiere recordings. One was even a lockdown commission.’ Sara Trickey.
Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her ‘fiery and passionate’ performances (The Strad) and her ‘beautifully refined tone’ (Musical Opinion), she performs at many of the major UK festivals and venues, including in the Presteigne, Alwyn, Oxford May Music, York, Ashburton and Wye Valley Chamber Music festivals. Trickey plays regularly with pianist Dan Tong with whom she has recorded the Schubert Sonatinas (Champs Hill Records) to critical acclaim (‘Irresistible!’ Barry Millington). She has also made a world premire recording of Mathias’ Violin Sonatas (Naxos) with pianist Iwan Llewelyn Jones.