Lutoslawski: Partita for violin & piano

This programme comprises three major 20th-century chamber works, all of them deeply rooted in the musical world of Central Europe.

The pieces by Janac•ek and Szymanowski are exactly contemporary. Composed respectively at the beginning and the end of the 20th century, Szymanowski's 'Mythes' and Lutoslawski's 'Partita' constitute two landmarks of Polish music.

The lives of the three Eastern European composers on this disc spanned almost 150 years (1854–1994), a period of dramatic historical change, political turmoil and radical developments in Western music.

Janácek, Lutoslawski and Szymanowski each left significant and very personal musical legacies, rich with inspiring melodies, harmonies and rhythms.

Praised by The Strad for the “striking athleticism, musical insight, expressive embellishment and elegiac lyricism” of her playing, Boston-born violinist Ariadne Daskalakis is sensitively accompanied by the equally renowned Russian-born Israeli pianist Miri Yampolsky, her frequent recital partner.