Violin Odyssey / Zorman

$17.99
Label
First Hand Records
Release Date
June 3, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Joseph Achron, Grazyna Bacewicz, Gareth Farr, Ali Osman, Dora Pejacevic, Gao Ping, Silvestre Revuelt
    • PERFORMER
      Itamar Zorman, Ieva Jokubaviciute, Kwan Yi, Julia Thompson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 03, 2022
    • UPC
      5060216344119
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FHR119
    • LABEL
      First Hand Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

The worldwide lockdowns of 2020/21 proved highly fruitful for US-based violinist Itamar Zorman in his quest to seek out new repertoire. A virtual voyage around the world yielded a discovery of many lesser known and rarely played works for violin, which he presented in 2020 as a livestreamed video series entitled Hidden Gems. From this musical treasure trove he selected 10 pieces for his new album Violin Odyssey, produced by Grammy Award-winning Judith Sherman. The far-reaching geographical origins of the repertoire – from New Zealand to the United States by way of Sudan, China, Russia, Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Israel and Mexico – reveal a fascinating variety of styles and cultural diversity in these seldom heard works. Two larger works set the framework of the album – Slavonic Sonata (1917) written by Croatian noblewoman Dora Pejacevic and the Second Sonata for Violin and Piano (1927) by Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff. While sharing Eastern European flavor, the two sonatas, written only ten years apart, are worlds apart stylistically. These particularly dramatic works are complemented by a program of shorter pieces with evocative titles that suggest little adventures and encounters on a traveler’s journey.