Discography

Summer Day
The Complete Works For Violin And Piano By Emma Lou Diemer

“Summer Day” features the complete works for violin and piano by renowned composer Emma Lou Diemer. A pioneering composer for women, this is the only recording in print that features Diemer as a performer. The Suite for Violin and Piano was commissioned for this recording. (Truetone, 2009)

Track Listing

• Emma Lou Diemer (1927-)
• Aria & Scherzo (1998)
  • 01 Aria
  • 02 Scherzo
• 03 Before Spring (1997)
  • Before Spring (1997)
• Suite For Violin And Piano (2008): Summer Day
  • 04 Summer Day
  • 05 Elegy
  • 06 Jazz Romp
• Minuet in G, op. 14, no 1 by Ignace Paderewski (1860-1941)
  • 07 Minuet in G, op. 14, no 1 by Ignace Paderewski
• Homage To Paderewski (1997, Arr. For Violin And Piano 2007)
  • 08 Homage To Paderewski
• Three Hymns (2009)
  • 09 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus (Kirkpatrick)
  • 10 Amazing Grace (From Virginia Harmony, 1831)
  • 11 Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Runyan)
• Catch-A-Turian Toccata (1988)
  • 12 Catch-A-Turian Toccata

Total Playing Time: 60’03

The Bolcom Project
Complete Works for Violin and Piano

The Bolcom Project, a double disc set released by Albany Records in September 2007, is the first-ever recording of the complete output for violin and piano by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom is the latest project by American Double, Philip Ficsor, violin and Constantine Finehouse, piano. Bolcom described the recording as a “benchmark for performers”. (Albany, 2007)

Track Listing

• William Bolcom (1938-)
  Second Sonata (1978)
  • CD1/01 - I. Summer Dreams 5’47
  • CD1/02 - II. Brutal, fast 2’05
  • CD1/03 - III. Adagio 5’02
  • CD1/04 - IV. In memory of Joe Venuti: Allegro comodo; lyrical 3’55
• Sonatina (1958)*
  • CD1/05 - I. Moderato2’41
  • CD1/06 - II. Andante 1’47
  • CD1/07 - III. Allegro 2’53
• First Sonata (1956/1984)
  • CD1/08 - I. Legend 7’50
  • CD1/09 - II. Nocturne 3’39
  • CD1/10 - III. Quasi-Variations: Scenes From A Young Life 8’58
• Third Sonata, “Sonata Stramba” (1992)
  • CD1/11 - I. A piacere, drammatico-Allegro con fuoco 6’41
  • CD1/12 - II. Andante 4’48
  • CD1/13 - III. Like a Shiver: Presto 0’58
  • CD1/14 - IV. Moderato, risoluto, all’ arabesca 7’03
• Duo Fantasy (1973)
  • CD2/01 11’04
• Pastorale (1962)*
  • CD2/02 - I. Allegretto grazioso 3’15
  • CD2/03 - II. Variations: Moderato, poco cantabile, non espressivo 2’16
  • CD2/04 - III. Coda: Adagio espressivo 1’47
• Fancy Tales (1972)*
  • CD2/05 - I. The Phantom-Sweetheart 4’45
  • CD2/06 - II. The Centaurs in Flight 1’48
  • CD2/07 - III. The Dwarf’s Serenade: Variations 5’46
  • CD2/08 - IV. The Abandoned Ferryboat 5’17
• Suite for Solo Violin (1977/2006)*
  • CD2/09 - I. Bold, passionate 2’50
  • CD2/10 - II. Scherzando: Fast 1’49
  • CD2/11 - III. Valse obsédée2’34
  • CD2/12 - IV. Not too slow 3’59
  • CD2/13 - V. Presto possibile 1’57
• Graceful Ghost: Concert Variation (1983)
  • CD2/14 - Slow March 5’21
• Fourth Sonata (1994)
  • CD2/15 - I. Allegro brillante 2’51
  • CD2/16 - II. White Night: Slow; Faster, nervous 4’49
  • CD2/17 - III. Arabesque: Molto moderato 2’30
  • CD2/18 - IV. Jota: Vivo, risoluto 3’32

Total Playing Time: 132’40
* World-premiere recording

Sonatas

Sonatas is the debut CD of the American Double. The works on this CD are drawn from the standard repertoire, and were chosen to represent the equality that exists between the instruments of a sonata duo.

Track Listing

• Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  Sonata for Violin and Piano
  • 01 - I Allegretto 8'43
  • 02 - II Blues: Moderato 5'50
  • 03 - III Perpetuum mobile: Allegro 4'13
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
  Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
  • 04 - Allegro assai 10'05
  • 05 - Andante con moto 7'03
  • 06 - Allegro ma non troppo. Presto 8'06
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108
  • 07 - Allegro 8'03
  • 08 - Adagio 4'35
  • 09 - Un poco presto e con sentimento 2‘50
  • 10 - Presto agitato 5'35

Total Playing Time: 65’15