Songbird - Ioudenitch - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

The winner of three major international violin competitions, Maria Ioudenitch is partnered by pianist Kenny Broberg on Songbird, an album of lyrical pieces inspired by music for the human voice.

“I really gravitate towards the human singing voice,” explains Maria, “and find lots of inspiration for how I shape my sound … It is through singers that I learned that one held note can have many different kinds of expression, as it sits on different harmonies and transforms into the next note.”

Maria Ioudenitch was born in Russia, raised in Kansas City, and trained at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute and Boston’s New England Conservatory. Her programme brings together composers Robert & Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Nadia Boulanger, Amy Beach, Tchaikovsky, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Glinka, Schubert, and Strauss (the sublime ‘Morgen’ with the young soprano Theresa Pilsl).

“I don’t want to simply copy what a singer would do," continues Maria. "First of all, that’s impossible. Secondly, there are the unique qualities of a string instrument that can add a different dimension.”

Tracklist

1. C. Schumann: Three Romances For Violin & Piano Op. 22 No. 1
2. R. Schumann: Three Romances Op. 94 No. 2 Einfach, Innig
3. Fanny Mendelssohn: Hensel: 6 Lieder, Op. 7, No. 2 Erwin
4. Nadia Boulanger : Soleils Couchants
5. Amy Beach : Romance For Violin & Piano, Op. 23
6. Tchaikovsky: Six Romances, Op. 6, No. 6 None But the Lonely
7. Medtner: Fairy Tale, Op. 20, No. 1
8. Medtner: Canzona Matinata
9. Rachmaninoff: Six Romances, Op. 4, No. 4 Don't Sing, My Beau
10. Glinka: Mily Balakireff: L'alouette / the Lark
11. Schubert: Fantasie In C Major, Op. 159, D. 934
12. Schubert: Fantasie In C Major, Op. 159, D. 934
13. Schubert: Fantasie In C Major, Op. 159, D. 934
14. Schubert: Fantasie In C Major, Op. 159, D. 934
15. R. Strauss: 4 Lieder, Op. 27, Trv 170: No. 4 Morgen!

Label: Plg Uk Catalog | Origin: Holland

📌 Works By Rachmaninov/Tchaikovsky/Clara Schumann/A.O.