Souvenirs Johan Dalene & Peter Friis Johansson

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Tzigane:
• 1 Ravel: Tzigane 10:58
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Méditation from Thaïs:
• 2 Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs 05:12
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42:
• 3 Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: I. Méditation 09:16
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: II. Scherzo 03:34
• 5 Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: III. Mélodie 03:39
• Amanda Maier (1853 - 1894): 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano:
• 6 Maier: 6 Pieces for Violin and Piano: IV. Allegro molto 04:12
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28:
• 7 Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 09:46
• Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946): Spanish Dance No. 1 from La vida breve:
• 8 Falla: Spanish Dance No. 1 from La vida breve 03:36
• Maurice Ravel: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6:
• 9 Ravel: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 05:43
• Franz Waxman (1906 - 1967): Carmen Fantasy:
• 10 Waxman: Carmen Fantasy 11:34
• Total Runtime 01:07:30

Info for Souvenirs

The repertoire we have chosen for this album consists mainly of pieces that have been with me since my childhood. With this recital, Johan Dalene, accompanied by Peter Friis Johansson, offers us a selection of popular violin pieces that have accompanied him since his early years. After hearing them in the family car on long journeys, he went on to learn them and then play them in competitions and in concerts. He now gives us (and himself) a treat and continues the tradition of great violinists such as Heifetz, Perlman and Vengerov, who have all made recordings of favourite encores and recital pieces. To finally record them himself proved to be an ‘extremely inspiring and challenging project’, says Dalene. The programme is built around three virtuoso works, Tzigane (Ravel), Introduction and Rondo capriccioso (Saint-Saëns) and Carmen Fantasy (Waxman), alongside which more reflective pieces by Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Falla and Kreisler have been included. Also featured is a rarely played miniature by Swedish composer Amanda Maier – a work which, according to Dalene, ‘is a gem full of spirit!’ A programme that celebrates the multiple sides of the violin, at times virtuoso, at times lyrical, always seductive.

Johan Dalene, violin
Peter Friis Johansson, piano

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