Jun Tsujii - La Serenata - Japan CD

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Jun Tsujii

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ContentsSerenade of Angels" - Violin PiecesBraga: Serenade of Angels2. burleigh: "Waltz" (gorgeous waltz)Kiroga: Songs and Dances of Andalusia4. mcdowell: On wild rosesSpohr: ScherzoCrane: Hebrew FantasyBax: Mediterranean SeaNing: On a Theme of Anglais9. scott: Dances10. Sandler: Eili Eili11. fiorio: Exercises12. comitas: "Maral, dear13. manen:Catalonia14. scott: Romance15. chaslin: gypsy dancePerformersJun Tsujii (Violin)Yumi Fujii (Piano)Recorded: May 2023, Gulliver Hall, Takashima, Shiga, Japan[69'38]Producer: Kenshi Ota (Otaken Records)Engineer: Junichi Matsuda (Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka College of Music)Jun Tsujii has been active as a soloist, chamber musician, and member of Ensemble Vega led by Akira Miyagawa, and at the same time, recording small pieces has been his life's work. This is his 25th album of small pieces. The number of recorded pieces has reached a whopping 367! (ISODA label, OTAKEN label).The album title, "Serenade of Angels," is a work by Italian cellist and composer Gaetano Braga (1829-1907), now known only for this substantial work. The program concludes with a Gypsy Dance by contemporary composer Frederic Chaslin (b.1963).Once again, the commentary is by Jun Tsujii himself, with a highly readable four-page column titled "One Violinist's Commentary," as well as detailed descriptions of each piece.(Tobu Shoji)