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Achron: Complete Suites For Violin And Piano

Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDA67841

Release Date:  01 March 2012

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  034571178417

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    Admired by Schoenberg (who described him as ‘one of the most underestimated of modern composers’), Joseph Achron was a boundary defying violinist-composer of extraordinary gifts. He drew on his Jewish faith to profound effect, from the early influence of his cantor father to his enthusiastic championing of the Society for Jewish Folk Music (which did for Jewish music what Bartok did for Eastern European folk culture). It’s hardly surprising that much of Achron’s music is for violin—he was a consummate player himself and a prolific recitalist. But what’s striking is how varied and exploratory his output is, delighting in experimentation, as the wonderfully named Suite bizarre demonstrates, just as much as the direct emotionalism of his transcriptions of Hebraic melodies. Who better to present this music than two artists steeped in similar traditions to Achron: Hagai Shaham and Arnon Erez.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Som när handen As when day dawns
      • 2. Salve regina
      • 3. Then I heard the singing
      • 4. For as the rain
      • 5. The place amongst the trees
      • 6. Missa brevis
      • 7. Lighten mine eyes
      • 8. Endless border