Mihkel Kerem: Violin Sonatas

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Mihkel Kerem: Violin Sonatas

Catalogue Number: TOCC0140
EAN: 5060113441409
Release Date: 23 April 2012
Duration: 76:24

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2
Sonata for Solo Violin
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3

Mikk Murdvee, violin
Sten Lassmann, piano

The Estonian violinist Mihkel Kerem (born in Tallinn in 1981) is familiar as a performer in Britain as well as at home; he is also a prolific composer, with over one hundred works to his credit, three symphonies among them. Hardly surprisingly, he has written for his own instrument, including a concerto and these four sonatas – the First an astonishing achievement for a thirteen-year-old and the Second hardly less surprising from a fifteen-year-old composer. Kerem’s style is powerful and direct, reminiscent of Prokofiev in its steely strength and motoric energy.

Liner Notes (PDF)

Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples

Track No.	Track Title / Details	Duration

	DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM	76:24

1-3	Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 (1993-4) Mihkel Kerem, composer Mikk Murdvee, violin Sten Lassmann, piano (first recording)	24:42
1	I. Nocturne	11:35
2	II. Scherzo	4:07
3	III. Postlude	9:00

4-6	Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 (1996) Mihkel Kerem, composer Mikk Murdvee, violin Sten Lassmann, piano (first recording)	16:48
4	I. Commodo	6:22
5	II. Presto	4:30
6	III. Grave	5:56

7-10	Sonata for Solo Violin (2002) Mihkel Kerem, composer Mikk Murdvee, violin (first recording)	14:02
7	I. Introduction and March	3:01
8	II. Fantasy	4:41
9	III. Siciliana	3:55
10	IV. Finale	2:25

11-13	Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 (2006) Mihkel Kerem, composer Mikk Murdvee, violin Sten Lassmann, piano (first recording)	20:52
11	I. Scherzo	5:42
12	II. Sonata	9:03
13	III. Polyphony	6:07

Artists

Mihkel Kerem, composer
[credit: Pål Solbakk]

Mikk Murdvee, violin
[credit: Mait Jüriado]

Sten Lassmann, piano

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