Artist: Fenella Humphreys, Joseph Tong
Title: Sibelius: Works for Violin & Piano
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Resonus Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 67:22
Total Size: 1.21 GB

Tracklist:

1. Four Pieces, Op. 78: I. Impromptu (1:57)
2. Four Pieces, Op. 78: II. Romance (2:55)
3. Four Pieces, Op. 78: III. Religioso (5:31)
4. Four Pieces, Op. 78: IV. Rigaudon (2:00)
5. Andante cantabile in G Major, JS 33 (2:42)
6. Five Pieces, Op. 81: I. Mazurka (2:28)
7. Five Pieces, Op. 81: II. Rondino (1:53)
8. Five Pieces, Op. 81: III. Valse (3:26)
9. Five Pieces, Op. 81: IV. Aubade (2:54)
10. Five Pieces, Op. 81: V. Menuetto (4:34)
11. Danses champêtres, Op. 106: I. Largamente assai (4:46)
12. Danses champêtres, Op. 106: II. Alla polacca (2:24)
13. Danses champêtres, Op. 106: III. Tempo moderato (4:33)
14. Danses champêtres, Op. 106: IV. Tempo di Menuetto (3:33)
15. Danses champêtres, Op. 106: V. Poco moderato (3:26)
16. Four Pieces, Op. 115: Auf der Heide (2:20)
17. Four Pieces, Op. 115: II. Ballade (3:52)
18. Four Pieces, Op. 115: III. Humoreske (2:33)
19. Four Pieces, Op. 115: IV. Die Glocken (1:21)
20. Three Pieces, Op. 116: I. Scène de danse (2:23)
21. Three Pieces, Op. 116: Danse caractéristique (2:46)
22. Three Pieces, Op. 116: Rondeau romantique (3:15)

As both musician and composer the violin was central to Sibelius’s career, and his output for the instrument spans much of his long life. Acclaimed violinist Fenella Humphreys and celebrated pianist Joseph Tong explore a tantalising programme of Sibelius’s music, from the youthful Andante cantabile in G major composed in 1887, through Op. 78 and Op. 81, written in the midst of the First World War, to his last works for the instrument – Four Pieces, Op. 115 and 3 Pieces, Op. 116 both penned in 1929. Completing the programme are the five Danses champêtres, Op. 106 from 1924–5.