Rhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin

Few violinists can make Carter sound so effortless, leading the ear through the complex invention of his Four Lauds… Rhapsodic elements are also key to Salonen's lonely Lachen Verlernt, an impressive... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Catalogue No: CDR90000113
Label: Cedille

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Salonen: Lachen verlernt (2002)

Jennifer Koh (violin)

Carter, E: Four Lauds for solo violin

Jennifer Koh (violin)

Thomas, Augusta: Pulsar

Jennifer Koh (violin)

Zorn: Goetia

Jennifer Koh (violin)

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On her new album, Rhapsodic Musings, Koh brings her "deep musicality and an ear for the fine points of composers’ styles" (The New York Times) to works from the dawn of the 21st century by Elliott Carter, John Zorn, Augusta Read Thomas, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Koh’s playing is sure to win new fans for Carter’s Four Lauds (1984–2000), a series of ingenious miniatures commemorating fellow musicians; Zorn’s mystical Goetia (2002), eight occult incantations using the same sequence of 277 pitches; Thomas’s blazing Pulsar (2002), which the composer describes as a "passionate, urgent, seductive" musical journey of self-discovery; and Salonen’s chaconne-like Lachen Verlernt (2002), a mini-drama that gains momentum as it unfolds with sounds 'both furious and strangely gorgeous' (Los Angeles Times).

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March 2010

Few violinists can make Carter sound so effortless, leading the ear through the complex invention of his Four Lauds… Rhapsodic elements are also key to Salonen's lonely Lachen Verlernt, an impressive span of increasing intensity that, in tender moments, echoes Sibelius. The final work, Zorn's Goetia, is the most extreme exploration of the violin's abilities. Each short movement presents a different character... a fantastic conclusion to an authoritative disc.

New York Times 26th November 2010

Jennifer Koh brings both a formidable technique and considerable warmth to this varied set of contemporary violin works. Her reading of Elliott Carter’s “Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi” (1984), notable for its plush tone and evocative portamento, is a highlight

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