Lost American Violin Sonata, Vol. 2

Featuring

Solomia Soroka
Phillip Silver
Arthur Greene
Clara Kathleen Rogers
Albert Stoessel
Julius Chajes

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Performer Biography

Solomia Soroka, the violinist on this recording, is known for her passionate exploration of unfamiliar music, particularly Ukrainian and American works.

Composer Biography

Clara Kathleen Rogers, a composer on this album, was a pioneering figure in 19th-century American music, celebrated as a composer, operatic singer, and influential voice teacher.

Album & Artwork

This album, "Lost American Violin Sonatas, Volume Two," is part of a series dedicated to rediscovering American violin music that has fallen into obscurity.

Composer Biography

Albert Stoessel, another composer featured, was a prominent yet under-recognised figure in American classical music, trained as a violinist in Berlin.

Recording & Production

This recording was produced with the help of a teaching faculty renewal grant from the President's Innovation fund of Goshen College.

Composer Biography

Julius Chajes, a composer on this album, was a pianist, conductor, and composer whose music was well-known in the Jewish-American community in the mid-20th century.

Performer Biography

Phillip Silver, the pianist on this recording, is an internationally acclaimed solo and collaborative artist, described by The Boston Globe as "an international collaborative pianist of the first rank."