Kristóf Baráti, the violinist, won the first prize, also known as the 'Oscar of Violinists,' at the highly praised Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d'un lieu cher (Memory of a dear place) was written during a difficult period of his life, after a failed suicide attempt, while he was traveling in Italy and Switzerland.
Instruments
Kristóf Baráti, the violinist on this album, plays the 1703 'Lady Harmsworth' violin made by Antonio Stradivari, provided by the Stradivarius Society of Chicago.
Performer Biography
Gábor Farkas, the pianist, won the 63rd International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar in 2009, also receiving the audience's prize and an award for the best Haydn Sonata performance.
Compositional Technique
Pablo de Sarasate's Zapateado is a traditional Spanish dance where the stomping of wooden shoes provides a syncopated ostinato in rhythmic conflict with the melody.
Composer Biography
Henryk Wieniawski, a Polish contemporary of Sarasate, developed the 'Russian bow grip,' an ideal technique for playing flying staccatos (staccato volante).
Compositional Technique
Pablo de Sarasate's Malagueña, featured on this album, includes remarkable left-hand pizzicato passages that imitate the sound of a guitar.
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