For the Record, Op. 283: Giuseppe Gibboni, cellist Jonathan Miller, Zosha Warpeha, Kerstin Tenney

May 2, 2024, 2:15 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening!

Live in Villa Campolieto
Giuseppe Gibboni, violin

Italian violinist Giuseppe Gibboni showcases his considerable virtuosity, performing on two Stradivari violins: the 1722 "Jupiter" (from the Nippon Music Foundation Tokyo) and the 1734 "Lam ex Scotland University" (from Classically Connected, Inc. New York). The program begins with the "Adagio" from Bach's Sonata No. 1 in G minor; followed by "The Last Rose of Summer" by Ernst (5;05); Tàrrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" (15:06); and Paganini's Caprice No. 1 (18:37). See the entire performance, recorded earlier this month, in this breathtaking locale overlooking the Gulf of Naples, on this video:

Songs for a New Century
Jonathan Miller, cello
Lucia Lin, violin
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Marc Ryser, piano

Cellist Jonathan Miller, founder of the Boston Artists Ensemble, presents three newly commissioned recordings, in addition to works by Felix Mendelssohn. The album begins with Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words," featuring Opus 109 for cello and piano, followed by world premiere recordings of Alfredo Piatti's transcriptions of six more of Mendelssohn’s songs without words. Gabriela Lena Frank's Operetta for violin and cello expands on Mendelssohn's concept, while Scott Wheeler's second cello sonata, "Songs Without Words," draws inspiration from Jonathan Miller's distinctive cello tone. It also includes Judith Weir's "Three Chorales" for cello and piano. BELOW: Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op. 19b," arranged for cello and piano by Alfredo Piatti.

Silver Dawn
Zosha Warpeha, Hardanger d’amore

Drawing from a meditative practice immersed in free improvisation and Nordic folk music, Brooklyn-based composer Zosha Warpeha presents a collection pieces performed on Hardanger d’amore and voice. The Hardanger d’amore is kin to the traditional Norwegian hardingfele and Baroque viola d’amore; it is a rare type of fiddle with five bowed strings and five sympathetic strings suspended below the fingerboard. The resonant strings are never touched, but vibrate sympathetically when activated by bowed tones. Warpeha writes: "In my playing, I seek a clear mind. Through stillness come elements of the space around me; birds outside the window, sunlight reflecting off a metallic surface, specks of dust floating in the air." BELOW: "Larkspur," from the album:

Light
Kerstin Tenney, violin
Michael Karcher-Young, piano
English Symphony Orchestra, Darko Butorac conducting

Salt Lake City-based violinist Kerstin Tenney's debut album features four commissioned works - Winter Light by Ola Gjeilo, Eilíft Ljós (Perpetual Light) by Barlow Bradford, Niamh by Ryan Murphy, and Lullaby by Micah Dahl Anderson - and eight new arrangements on the subject of "Light." It also includes four pieces from the classical repertoire. BELOW: "In Moonlight," arranged by Donald Fraser.

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