Julija Hartig – Dark Velvet (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Julija Hartig – Dark Velvet (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:11:30 minutes | 686 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Challenge Classics

This album can be seen as an autobiographical story. It is a reflection of Julija Hartig’s Yugoslav and Dutch identity described in 10 pieces by 8 composers. All of these pieces have their unique musical language and way of expressing thoughts and feelings. From pure honest most tender love to the unearthly sounds in search of answers. Some of them speak about deep sorrow of loss, passionate greed for love and life, brutally distorted decomposed beauty or simply pure wild untamed joy. One thing that is common to all of them is that they were written or arranged for Julija Hartig with a deep understanding of her way of playing which is always intense, honest and expressive. She loves them all like my children and enjoy watching them grow. In addition to the selection of already composed music from 1990 on, three new works were written for her, especially as a part of this project.

Tracklist:

1-01. Julija Hartig – ‘Dark velvet’ for violin and piano (2006/2021) (05:11)
1-02. Julija Hartig – ‘Monolog’ for solo violin (1993) (06:13)
1-03. Julija Hartig – ‘A song for Isidora’ (2020) (04:00)
1-04. Reineke Broekhans – ‘Oh, Die, My Love’, song for violin, female voice and piano (2011) (03:23)
1-05. Julija Hartig – ‘Guslarska’ for solo violin (1993) (05:22)
1-06. Reineke Broekhans – ‘Constellation Hartig’ for violin and prepared piano (2021) (13:55)
1-07. Maja Bogdanovic – ‘Dijalozi’ for violin and cello (1990): I. Allegro (02:12)
1-08. Maja Bogdanovic – ‘Dijalozi’ for violin and cello (1990): II. Molto Moderato (02:48)
1-09. Julija Hartig – ‘Dijalozi’ for violin and cello (1990): III. Allegro Moderato (03:02)
1-10. Reineke Broekhans – ‘Air & Riffs’ diptych for violin and piano (2022) (05:44)
1-11. Julija Hartig – ‘De Jaque, Sal, Gala y Luna’ for solo violin (1997) (08:41)
1-12. Julija Hartig – ‘The Music of Erich Zann’ for solo violin (2022) (10:52)

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