TITLE : Dvorák • Janácek • Brahms
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 462 621-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : July 1999
 
WORKS
Dvorák:
4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 (arr. Kreisler - transposed to G minor)
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op 72 No. 2 (arr. Kreisler)
Slavonic Dance in A flat, Op. 72 No. 8 (arr. Kreisler - transposed to G)

Janácek
Sonata per violino e piano

Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor (arr. Joachim)
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor (arr. Joachim)
Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A minor (arr. Joachim)
Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E minor (arr. Joachim)
Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 2 in E flat, Op. 120 No. 2 (Version for Violin and Piano)
 

ARTISTS
Akiko Suwanai, violin
Boris Berezovsky, piano
 
COMPOSERS
Dvorák
Janácek
Brahms
 
RECORDING INFORMATION
Japanese superstar Akiko Suwanai continues her series best-selling recordings with a commercial recital programme.

Suwanai reveals her versatility in this collection of Slavic masterpieces accompanied by the young talented Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky - both winners of the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
 

PRESS QUOTES
"Akiko Suwanai is impressive from many points of view: her tone is sweet and appealing. The heart-on-sleeve lyricism of the slower music comes off extremely well."
BBC Music Magazine

"Technically speaking, Suwanai is well-nigh infallible...the playing of both soloist and the orchestra is beyond reproach..."
Classic CD

"An outstanding virtuoso...Anyone who loves pure beauty of sound - the flawless aesthetics of the sound of the violin - will delight in this recording."
Fono Forum
 

 
LATEST RELEASES
454 480-2 Souvenir/Tchaikovsky/Wieniawski/Suwanai/Moll
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