Release Date: 24 November 2023
Label: Fineline
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0608917241624
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
This CD was inspired by one of Brundibar Arts Festival's themes "Inspirational Women" which lead us to these wonderful Jewish-Dutch female composers who survived the Holocaust.
Henriette Bosmans (1895-1952) was a Dutch half-Jewish pianist and composer and a particularly fascinating figure. Violin Sonata (1918) is from Bosmans' earliest compositional debuts. This can be sensed in the music: the piece is full of youthful passion, life and charm. Piano Trio (1921) was a birthday gift by Bosmans to her mother. The piece is an early composition, predominantly Romantic with hints of Spanish passion, French Impressionism, and echoes from the Middle East.
Fania Chapiro (1926-1994) was a Dutch half-Jewish pianist and composer who grew up in the former Dutch Indies. Just like Bosmans, she was prohibited from performing. Feeling idle and empty without her music, she organised clandestine house concerts. Cello Sonata no.2 (1956): Prokofiev's influence pervades the whole work.
The finale has a strong jazz feel. Despite this, Chapiro writes in a language uniquely her own.
Artists:
Alexandra Raikhlina - Violin
Liubov Ulybysheva - Violoncello
Daniel Grimwood - Piano
Tracklisting
Syrene Saxophone Quartet
Nicolai Lugansky
Triphonia
Roberta Invernizzi, Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Alberto Rasi
Daria Spiridonova
Nikolai Lugansky
Andrea De Carlo & Luca Guglielmi
Brundibar Ensemble
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
