Dawn & Twilight: The First & Last Violin Sonatas of Cyril Scott

Featuring

Andrew Kirkman
Clipper Erickson
Cyril Scott

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Composition History

The original 1908 version of Cyril Scott's First Violin Sonata, lasting about 40 minutes, seems to have been unheard since its first performances until the present artists began performing it in 2011.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Claude Debussy, a famous French composer, considered Cyril Scott 'one of the rarest artists of the present generation' and was struck by Scott's rhythmic experiments.

Critical Reception

Cyril Scott's First Sonata made a radical impression on its first hearers, with one biographer noting it was 'the most difficult and modern of all works for this combination of instruments'.

Performer Biography

Andrew Kirkman, the violinist on this album, is also an English music scholar, conductor, and founder of the Renaissance vocal group The Binchois Consort.

Performer Biography

Clipper Erickson, the pianist on this album, has performed as a soloist in famous venues worldwide, including the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and Carnegie Hall.

Composition History

Cyril Scott's Fourth Sonata remained unpublished and unperformed until the composer's son, Desmond Scott, suggested it for this album and provided a photocopy of the autograph.