{"id":2208,"date":"2016-05-05T08:43:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.insidethearts.com\/nondivisi\/?p=2208"},"modified":"2016-05-05T08:43:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:43:57","slug":"shameless-self-promotion-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidethearts.com\/nondivisi\/shameless-self-promotion-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"Shameless Self-Promotion Dept."},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people\u00a0know I’m extremely fortunate to play on an incredible violin that’s gained even more notoriety<\/a><\/strong> over the past couple of years. One of the numerous challenges after it was stolen was to try and pick up where I left off artistically and otherwise, which in reality ended up being much more difficult than I’d anticipated. In any case, I’m happy to announce that tomorrow (May 6)\u00a0 A Violin’s Life, Vol. 2<\/strong> <\/a>will be officially released,\u00a0after a long and winding road.<\/p>\n

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I had always hoped that A Violin\u2019s Life<\/b> would eventually be a multi-volume project, but also understood that would depend on a number of factors. The 2013 release was received with much enthusiasm, certainly far more than I\u2019d anticipated; I immediately began thinking of repertory for Volume 2, and perhaps even beyond.<\/p>\n

The events of January 2014 simultaneously curtailed and accelerated those plans. As my life turned upside down within a few hours, it was difficult to imagine ever even seeing the Lipi\u0144ski<\/i> again, let alone playing it. Miraculously, ten days later it was back in my hands, relatively unscathed.<\/p>\n

Amid a media frenzy and lots of new security protocols, I was determined to finish what had already looked to be a busy season, but was so physically and psychologically exhausted that another recording project was out of the question. A few months later I\u2019d planned it all out, but as usual there were a lot of moving parts to the puzzle, and I was still navigating the legal issues \u00a0related to the theft until February 2015. Nevertheless, I was stubbornly resolute that we\u2019d do another volume (hopefully during the 300th anniversary season), then maybe send signed copies to two guys in prison.<\/p>\n

\"Violins-Life-Vol-2-1-MB-250x250-1\"<\/a>The Violin Sonata of Amanda Maier-R\u00f6ntgen was a revelatory discovery in my research back in 2013, and it is immensely satisfying to include it on this recording.\u00a0Further, I’m thrilled\u00a0that the illustrious and much-admired Emily Hogstad<\/a><\/strong> contributed this wonderful essay<\/a><\/strong> on a composer who lingers in unjust\u00a0obscurity.<\/p>\n

The composer Eduard Tubin came to Amanda Maier-R\u00f6ntgen\u2019s native Sweden as a refugee, fleeing the various invasions of his native Estonia in 1944. The powerful solo sonata dates from 1962; his works were often programmed by the Estonian violinist Evi Liivak, who played on the Lipi\u0144ski<\/i> from 1962 until her retirement in the late 1980s. As musician members of the Estonian diaspora created by the war, they were surely acquainted. We’ve managed to include a compelling\u00a0article<\/a><\/strong> on this prolific and fascinating composer, also inexplicably remaining on the periphery of mainstream repertory\u00a0despite the efforts of the eminent Neeme J\u00e4rvi, who has boldly championed Tubin\u2019s symphonies (all 10 of them).<\/p>\n

Beethoven’s iconic Kreutzer<\/em> sonata speaks for itself, in all its fantastic glory. Back in 2013 I discovered that Karol Lipi\u0144ski included it during some concerts in Dresden in 1840 playing this violin; Franz Liszt was the pianist.<\/p>\n

So here it is<\/a><\/strong>, hopefully some kind of tribute\u00a0to the survival of great music played on a great work of art, even amid events no one could have possibly imagined back when I started this endeavor in 2012. I am of course quite relieved to be alive and still playing this superb violin, and my gratitude has only increased throughout the challenges and triumphs of the past two years. Many thanks again to all that have continued their unwavering support and enthusiasm for my various activities, including this latest project.<\/p>\n

Happy listening……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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