Andrew Violette
Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin
Robert Uchida, violin
Innova 711
Disc 1
1 3:45 Aria
2
2:42 Bells
3 34:03 Chaconne
4 6:40 Bells
with Trills
Disc 2
Seven Variations on the Aria:
1 3:42 The Ysaye Variation
2 5:31 The Kreisler Variation
3 3:39 The Bartok Variation
4 12:13 The Aria Deconstructed Variation
5 13:59 The Aria Even More Deconstructed
Variation
6 4:50 The Inversus, Regresus Variation
7 2:49 The Verdi Variation
8
8:19 Bells with
Trills and Scales
9 4:00
Aria da capo
After I had
finished Rave I decided to go back to the beginning. In
four months I wrote three big pieces for solo instruments: a piece for cello, a
piece for guitar and a piece for violin. Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin is the first to be recorded, and recorded
beautifully, masterfully, by Robert Uchida, who took endless pains to transform
the score into something beautiful. That's why the piece and the CD are
dedicated to him. –AV
Recording
and Mastering:
Joe Patrych Studio, NYC
Photos: Paul
De Decker
Notes: Bruce
Posner
Publicity:
Janet Reid
Producer:
Andrew Violette
Innova is supported by an endowment
from the McKnight Foundation.
Philip
Blackburn, director, design
Chris
Campbell, operations manager
www.innova.mu
Also by
Andrew Violette on innova:
Piano
Sonatas, Volume One (587)
Piano
Sonatas, Volume Two (641)
The Death of
the Hired Man (608)
Rave (674)
Praised for
his Òvirtuosic techniqueÓ and Òthorough musical understandingÓ (Halifax
Herald), Robert Uchida has quickly established himself as one of CanadaÕs most
exceptional collaborative artists and concertmasters. As a soloist and chamber musician, Uchida has performed
throughout North America and Europe. At age 27, he was named Concertmaster of Symphony Nova
Scotia in Halifax. Uchida received
his musical training at the University of Ottawa and the Manhattan School of
Music. Upon completion of his
Masters degree, he was awarded the prestigious Hugo Kortschak
award by the Manhattan School.
Among his teachers were David Stewart, Patinka
Kopec and Pinchas
Zukerman.