Joo Yeon Sir & Irina Andrievsky - Britten, De Falla, Gershwin, Milhaud & Schnittke: Suites & Fantasies (2017)

Making their debut at the Festival in 2016, this scintillating duo brought the house down. Virtuosity on tap allied with subtle sensitivity is their trademark, and this year’s programme presents them with the opportunity to dazzle and enchant once again. The Waxman Carmen Fantasy was written with Jascha Heifitz in mind although it was Isaac Stern who first played it and only the brave and confident even think to take it on. With Irina Andrievsky as her regular accompanist, this duo, as one, promises tenderness, brilliance and committed music making of the highest order.

TRACKLIST

01. Suite in Old Style: I. Pastorale
02. Suite in Old Style: II. Ballet
03. Suite in Old Style: III. Menuett
04. Suite in Old Style: IV. Fugue
05. Suite in Old Style: V. Pantomime
06. Suite popular española: I. El paño moruno
07. Suite popular española: V. Nana
08. Suite popular española: VI. Canción
09. Suite popular española: VII. Polo
10. Suite popular española: III. Asturiana
11. Suite popular española: IV. Jota
12. Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: I. Introduction
13. Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: II. March
14. Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: III. Moto perpetuo
15. Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: IV. Lullaby
16. Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6: V. Waltz
17. Cinéma-Fantasie after Le Boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58b
18. Concert Fantasy on Themes from Porgy and Bess, Op. 19