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Fenella Humphreys is equally as motivated as she is talented. Inspired by the solo violin music of J. S. Bach, she mixes in some of Britain’s finest composing talents of today and the result is this new release, Bach 2 the Future. Fenella had long been performing Bach’s solo violin music, but was frustrated with the lack of modern unaccompanied violin works. After a remarkable fundraising drive, Fenella was able to commission the works that appear on this release from Adrian Sutton, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Sally Beamish. Humphreys’ previous recording garnered the following praises: “…Humphreys’ performance of the Bach is among the finest on record…” (American Record
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Works on This Recording
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Elégie for Viola solo by Igor Stravinsky
Performer:
Fenella Humphreys (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; United States
7.
A Happy Musician, JS 70 by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Fenella Humphreys (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1924-1926; Finland
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