Eriikka Maalismaa - Violin Sonatas - Import CD

Credits:

Eriikka Maalismaa

Description:

Schumann's three violin sonatas for period instruments were composed between 1851 and 1853. In this album, Finnish musicians perform Schumann's sonatas on period instruments. Elika Marismaa studied at the Sibelius Academy with Kaija Saariketu and Jarkko Ilves, and at the Etzberg Chamber Music School with Ulf Vereen and Mats Setterqvist. concertmaster and is currently a freelance violinist. He is a member of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, the Joussia Ensemble, and the Avanti! String Quartet. Emil Holmström graduated from the Sibelius Academy and also studied with Marie-Françoise Buquet in Paris. He is based in Helsinki. He is a member of the contemporary music "defunensemble", the Usinta Ensemble, and the Tristelo Piano Trio.He runs the Ristveto Collective, which performs on 19th century period instruments. The warm nuances created by the unvarnished gut strings and the sound of an 1862 Erard piano recall Schumann's time. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 Grosse Sonate~I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
2.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 Grosse Sonate~II. Sehr lebhaft
3.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 Grosse Sonate~II. Leise, einfach - Etwas lebhafter - Etwas bewegter - Tempo wie vorher
4.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 Grosse Sonate~IV. Bewegt
5.Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
6.Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~II. Allegretto
7.Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105~III. Lebhaft
8.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2~I. Ziemlich langsam [- no tempo indication]
9.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2~II. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
10.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2~III. Lebhaft
11.Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, WoO 2~IV. Finale. Markiertes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo