Béla Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances are faithful transcriptions of traditional folk dances he recorded in rural Transylvania, showcasing his meticulous ethnomusicological work.
Album & Artwork
The duo on this album is called Shum (шум), which means 'noise' in French, reflecting the musicians' origins and their parents' Slavic 20th-century history and traditions.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of the Fondation Gautier Capuçon's collection, which offers young musicians the opportunity to record a debut album with Warner Classics / Erato.
Performer Biography
The Shum Duo, formed in 2022, consists of Canadian-Ukrainian pianist Anastasia Rizikov and French-Russian cellist Lisa Strauss.
Compositional Technique
Mykola Lysenko, considered the father of Ukrainian classical music, combined two folk dances, the dumka and the shumka, in his piece Dumka-Shumka to embody the Ukrainian spirit.
Compositional Technique
Alfred Schnittke's Cello Sonata No. 1 features a 'wild diabolical ride' in its second movement, demonstrating the composer's audacious melodic and harmonic writing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Shum Duo's debut album pays homage to lesser-known 20th and 21st-century cello and piano works, focusing on music from Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans, and Asia Minor.
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