J.S. Bach:
Chaconne from Partita for solo violin No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Mendelssohn)

Vitali:
Chaconne in G minor (arr. Charlier)

Stravinsky:
Divertimento, Suite from the Fairy’s Kiss

Bartok:
Rhapsody No.1 for violin & piano, Sz86

Vladigerov:
Bulgarian Rhapsody ‘Vardar’

Castelnuovo-Tedesco:
Concert Rhapsody on Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ (arr. Heifetz)

Joo Yeon Sir’s debut album Suites & Fantasies (RCD1003) received simply fantastic reviews when released in 2017. ‘A dazzling debut. This young player melds technical assurance with rare artistic sensibility in this showcase album’ said The Observer . ‘Joo Yeon Sir is impressive’ BBC Music Magazine. ‘Joo Yeon Sir is truly a class act’ Classical Ear.

Chaconnes, Divertimento & Rhapsodies is inspired by the close working relationships between composers and virtuoso violinists from the eighteenth century to the twentieth; and each piece also owes a debt to earlier music, whether folk melodies, Baroque variations, or the works of nineteenth-century composers.

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Recording: Wathen Hall, Barnes, London, 10–12 February 2018