By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening!![Sitkovetsky Trio]()
The Sitkovetsky Trio: Alexander Sitkovetsky, Qian Wu and Isang Enders.Beethoven Piano Trios, Volume 3Sitkovetsky Trio
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Isang Enders, cello
Qian Wu, pianoNew WavesPatrick Yim, violinBorn Lau, violaJourney Through Hawai?iMana Music Quartet
Joshua Nakazawa, cello
Eric Silberger, violin
Mann-Wen Lo, violin
Duane Padilla, viola
The Sitkovetsky Trio: Alexander Sitkovetsky, Qian Wu and Isang Enders.
The Sitkovetsky Trio presents the third and final album of Beethoven's cycle of piano trios, including Beethoven's Op. 1, No. 1, the early masterpiece that he started composing in Bonn, alongside the famous "Ghost Trio," which refers to the "goosebump effect" of the slow movement and, according to Beethoven's pupil Carl Czerny, is said to go back to his preoccupation with the ghost in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Another highlight is Beethoven's interpretation of the Ukrainian Cossack melody Schöne Minka in an arrangement for piano trio by Isang Enders. Alexander Sitkovetsky plays the 1679 "Parera" Stradivari violin, and Isang Enders plays a 1720 violoncello by Carlo Tononi from Venice - both on generous loan from the J. & A. Beare Violin Society. BELOW: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio.
This recording is a collection that includes eight world premieres and is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging album of Chinese solo string works to date. Encompassing music by two generations of contemporary Chinese composers, celebrated and emerging, the featured works are inspired by global literature, the tonal Mandarin and Cantonese languages, Chinese folk culture, and the soundscape of Hong Kong. Praised for his "deeply expressive, finely nuanced playing" (The Strad), Honolulu-born violinist Patrick Yim has performed on stages around the world. His recordings appear on the Naxos, Navona, Ravello, and Acis labels. A strong advocate of contemporary music, Yim has commissioned more than 40 works to date. He is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Stony Brook University. He is currently Assistant Professor of Violin in the Department of Music and a Faculty Fellow at the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies at the University of Notre Dame. BELOW: "Happy Tune" for violin and viola.
the album takes listeners on an adventure across the islands with tracks fostering a deep sense of love, appreciation and respect for Hawai?i. "With everyones different styles of singing and playing, we have an eclectic mix of music that pulls inspiration from various parts of our islands," said Mana Music Quartet Founder and cellist Joshua Nakazawa. "We began creating the album just over a month before the Maui wildfires. A couple of the tracks capture the emotions felt by much of the community during that time, the artists love for Lahaina, and seek to serve as a source of inspiration and hope as the island recovers." Following the release, Mana Music Quartet will be joined by some of the albums featured artists for a special concert on August 29 at Hawaii Theatre in downtown Honolulu. (Information here.) BELOW: "Frontier," featuring Jake Shimabukuro on ukelele.Bach RomantiqueZbigniew Pilch, violin
This second solo album by Polish violinist Zbigniew Pilch contains the complete six cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach in the early Romantic arrangement for solo violin by Ferdinand David. "How would a musician living in the first half of the 19th century interpret a piece written a hundred or so years earlier?" said Pilch. "Would they try to achieve a rendition as close as possible to the original, or would they rather construct a Neo-baroque edifice,' referring to the architectural practice of that time? The best solution at this point would be to get into a time machine, go to Leipzig in the mid-19th century and make friends with Ferdinand David. Since we do not yet have such an option, a substitute for a vehicle that we can use is Davids violin transcription of the Six Cello Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach." BELOW: Trailer for the album.If you have a new recording you would like us to consider for inclusion in our "For the Record" feature, please e-mail Editor Laurie Niles. Be sure to include the name of your album, a link to it and a short description of what it includes.You might also like:
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- For the Record, Op. 292: Violist Rose Wollman's 'Breaking Glass Ceilings'
- For the Record, Op. 291: Daniel Hope; Neave Trio; Mateusz Smoczynski
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