Description
Piet Koornhof ~ violin
Bernarda Vorster ~ piano
“The title doesn’t begin to tell the story of Piet Koornhof’s musical sensibility … He is a keenly sensitive musician who places the dazzling aspects in discerning context … Koornhof makes sure notes are dead-centre in intonation, however fleetly they pass by, and that every gesture has a meaningful direction. With his excellent pianist, Bernarda Vorster, Koornhof plays a host of bonbons … But he also devotes a fair share of the discs to less heralded figures … Virtuosity, as Koornhof demonstrates in these pieces, often means bringing something special to music of subtle lyricism and charm.” — Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine
Disc 1
1. Henryk Wieniawski — Polonaise No. 1 in D major, Op. 4 [07:06]
2. Alexander Glazunov — Meditation in D major, Op. 32 [03:40]
3. William Kroll — Banjo & Fiddle [02:59]
4. Balys Dvarionas — Pezzo elegiaco “By the Lake” [06:21]
5. Henryk Wieniawski — Polonaise brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 [10:11]
6. Myroslav Skoryk — Melody (from “The High Pass”) [03:37]
7. Dmitri Kabalevsky — Rondo, Op. 69 [07:39]
8. Sergei Taneyev — Romances, Op. 26 No. 6: Stalaktiti [04:01]
9. Fritz Kreisler — Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 [03:54]
10. Myroslav Skoryk — Stone Ruler: Spanish Dance [04:30]
11. Nino Rota — Improvviso in d minor [06:23]
12. Kara Karayev — Waltz from The Seven Beauties [04:04]
13. Henryk Wieniawski — Scherzo-tarantelle, Op. 16 [05:02]
Disc 2
Edouard Toldrà — 6 Sonetos
1. Soneti de la Rosada [04:24]
2. Ave Maria [05:36]
3. Les Birbadores [02:37]
4. Oració al Maig [04:24]
5. Dels Quatre Vents [02:00]
6. La Font [04:15]
7. Eugène Ysaÿe — Sonata for solo violin No. 3 “Ballade” [06:36]
