Bartok / Cleveland / Lark- Stradgrass Sessions (CD)
This album is a snapshot of the way I live in music. Diversely; organically; intimately; sometimes collaboratively, sometimes solitarily; always sincerely; and anywhere, be it a concert hall or home studio. Stradgrass is the exploration of the violin's stylistic capabilities, through various American folk styles, from a Classical lens. The word 'Stradgrass' first came about in 2015, from the novelty of performing Bluegrass on the Stradivari I was playing at the time: the 1683 ex-Gingold violin, on loan to me until 2018 as a result of my silver medal fi nish at the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Hearing Bluegrass played on a Strad is unusual, unfortunately, so I thought it warranted it's own term. The word has caught on in the social media world and seems to succinctly encapsulate what one might partly expect from a recital of mine. Stradgrass seems to be a type of musical exploration that is becoming more common within Classical violin training, and I hope this album will further encourage us all to continue that direction. (Tessa Lark)
Tracklist:
- Jig and Pop
- Chasin' Skies
- Soka - Cheese In The Wine
- Concert Duo For Violin And Bass: Mvt. 1
- Concert Duo For Violin And Bass: Mvt. 2
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In G Major, Op. 2: I. L'Aurore
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In G Major, Op. 2: II. Danse Rustique
- Lazy Katie
- Stomp
- Hysedelje
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: 1
- Book III: No. 35: Rutén Kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: Book IV: No. 39 Szerb Tánc (Serbian Dance)
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: Book IV: No. 43 Pizzicato
- Meditation On My Old Kentucky Home
This album is a snapshot of the way I live in music. Diversely; organically; intimately; sometimes collaboratively, sometimes solitarily; always sincerely; and anywhere, be it a concert hall or home studio. Stradgrass is the exploration of the violin's stylistic capabilities, through various American folk styles, from a Classical lens. The word 'Stradgrass' first came about in 2015, from the novelty of performing Bluegrass on the Stradivari I was playing at the time: the 1683 ex-Gingold violin, on loan to me until 2018 as a result of my silver medal fi nish at the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Hearing Bluegrass played on a Strad is unusual, unfortunately, so I thought it warranted it's own term. The word has caught on in the social media world and seems to succinctly encapsulate what one might partly expect from a recital of mine. Stradgrass seems to be a type of musical exploration that is becoming more common within Classical violin training, and I hope this album will further encourage us all to continue that direction. (Tessa Lark)
Tracklist:
- Jig and Pop
- Chasin' Skies
- Soka - Cheese In The Wine
- Concert Duo For Violin And Bass: Mvt. 1
- Concert Duo For Violin And Bass: Mvt. 2
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In G Major, Op. 2: I. L'Aurore
- Violin Sonata No. 5 In G Major, Op. 2: II. Danse Rustique
- Lazy Katie
- Stomp
- Hysedelje
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: 1
- Book III: No. 35: Rutén Kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka)
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: Book IV: No. 39 Szerb Tánc (Serbian Dance)
- 44 Duets For Two Violins, Sz. 98: Book IV: No. 43 Pizzicato
- Meditation On My Old Kentucky Home