Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Edward William Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Florence Price, Robin de Raaff
Performer: Tosca Opdam, Alexander Ullman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Challenge
Catalogue: CC72893
Release: 2022
Size: 635 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
01. I. Allegro. Risoluto
02. II. Romance. Andante
03. III. Allegro non troppo
04. Price: The Deserted Garden
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Assai vivace
08. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major ‘May Breezes’
09. Raaff: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 ‘North Atlantic Light’
10. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sea Murmurs
Movements in time and sounds in space: while visual art and music share inspirational sources, they often flourish in different realms. This recording circles around the idea of bringing (back) visual elements into the musical experience. The term “soundscapes” refers to acoustic environments created by contingent phenomena. Sounds create scapes, evoking visual experiences. The compositions on this recording are capable of creating landscapes and seascapes in their own right. The three sonatas by Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Robin de Raaff originate environments that allow juxtapositions, pairings with three short pieces by Florence Price, Felix Mendelssohn and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.