Exploring the repertoire for solo violin, the young Korean violinist Sueye Park has chosen works spanning exactly 100 hundred years – from Max Reger’s Prelude and Fugue from 1909 to Penderecki’s Capriccio, composed in 2008. Framing the 20th century, the program starts as a relay race of famous violinist-composers; Reger dedicating his piece to Kreisler, who dedicated his Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice to Ysaÿe, who wrote his Sonata No. 6 for the Spanish virtuoso Manuel Quiroga. In this series of names, that of Richard Strauss may come as a surprise, but his little-known Daphne-Etüde from 1945 is also dedicated to a violinist – his young grandson. The journey now turns eastwards with two solo sonatas, by Prokofiev and Weinberg, that were both composed in Moscow, albeit 20 years apart. These are followed by Isang Yun’s ‘Royal Theme’. The Korean-born composer uses the theme from Bach’s Musical Offering, but takes it on ‘a walk through the Asian tradition’ in the course of seven variations. In A Paganini, Alfred Schnittke revisits another colleague from the past – and one closely associated with the violin. Finally bringing us into the 21st century is Penderecki, whose early training as a violinist stood him in good stead when he composed his virtuosic Capriccio.
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Reviews
Nominee in the Instrumental category
Rob Cowen
Gramophone Award Nominee 2022
“This is a brilliantly conceived and splendidly carried out solo violin recital … it’s difficult to see how you could better than this…”
Michelle Thomson – American Record Guide – November/December 2021
The Strad Recommends
“Treasure trove of a solo recital spans a hundred years of violin music.”
Tully Potter – The Strad – September 2021
Recording of the Month
“This is sensational... If this isn’t a potential Gramophone Award winner, I don’t know what is”
Rob Cowan – Gramophone magazine – September 2021
Editor's Choice
“… This is an immaculately presented BIS release… The program may have its challenges, but the conviction and assurance Park delivers here make it a highly recommended listen.”
Leighton Jones – theclassicreview.com – 21 August 2021
"... Recommended."
Robert Benson – classicalcdreview.com – June 2021
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