Martinu/ Irnberger - Violin Concertos 1 & 2Following up on his recordings of the Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Bohuslav Martinu, internationally acclaimed violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger presents both Violin Concertos of the Czech composer, who so often has to give room to the greater popularity of his compatriots Smetana, Dvorak and Janacek. Martinu's Violin Concerto No. 1 H 226 was written in 1931, during his almost 20 years lasting residence in Paris, France. In 1941,

RV 356 performed by Camerata Academica Würzburg and Gert Hoelscher with Hans Reinarzt

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Paganini's take on a Neapolitan folk song

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Jim Warrington and Joe La Barbera

looking back to Haydn and Mozart

and received his musical education in Vienna

a fully analogue 18:24 minute EP recorded live at Hot Soap Studios in Larnaca

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2014's El Mar called "indescribable

Jan Klusák

but the pianist's own compositions for it (featured on the latter portion of this release) reveal the fascinating sonorities that could be created with it