Joseph Achron: Complete Suites for Violin & Piano (2012) 2CDs
Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 690 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 365 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67841 | Time: 02:38:33
Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 690 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 365 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67841 | Time: 02:38:33
Admired by Schoenberg (who described him as βone of the most underestimated of modern composersβ), 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 BartΓ³k did for Eastern European folk culture). Itβs hardly surprising that much of Achronβs music is for violinβhe was a consummate player himself and a prolific recitalist. But whatβs 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.