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Music for Violin & Piano: The Franco-Belgian Album
Bruno Monteiro (violin), Joao Paulo Santos (piano)
Their playing is of great warmth and sensuality. The program concludes with a caprice
composed by Ysaÿe after an etude by Saint-Saëns, which demands incredible virtuosity from
the violinist.
Music for Violin & Piano: The Franco-Belgian Album
Bruno Monteiro (violin), Joao Paulo Santos (piano)
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Their playing is of great warmth and sensuality. The program concludes with a caprice
composed by Ysaÿe after an etude by Saint-Saëns, which demands incredible virtuosity from
the violinist.
About
The present CD, entitled The Franco-Belgian Album, as the name indicates, is dedicated to music for violin and piano by French and Belgian composers from the golden age of Romanticism.
Belgium is represented by Henri Vieuxtemps and Cesar Franck, while France is represented by Gabriel Faure and Camille Saint-Saens. With the exception of Faure's Berceuse Op. 16 and the virtuoso Caprice d'apres l'Etude en forme de Valse Op. 52 by Saint-Saens, which appear frequently in the repertoire of many concert violinists, the Belgian works, by Vieuxtemps and Franck, respectively, are practically unknown to the public, which is strange, since they are pieces of great musical and artistic value that quite justly deserve to be played and recorded more.
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Awards and reviews
Pizzicato
Their playing is of great warmth and sensuality. The program concludes with a caprice
composed by Ysaÿe after an etude by Saint-Saëns, which demands incredible virtuosity from
the violinist.
Opus Klassiek
Their interpretations exude a lot of energy, lyricism and character. Beautiful recording”.