Fünf Ausgewählte Lieder. Par MAHLER GUSTAV. Mahler for violin and piano? Why not! The violin is probably the instrument most akin to the human voice and Mahler was a prolific song writer. Georgian violinist, Lisa Batiashvili, has chosen five songs, in arrangements by Ronald Kornfeil, to enhance her own and others’ concert repertoire. She offers a selection from “Aus der Jugendzeit”, “Fahrenden Gesellen” and “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”, including the gorgeous “Urlicht”. The full-throated piano accompaniments of these originally orchestral songs will not only do the songs justice but also remind us of their use in Mahler’s symphonies where, of course, the solo violin often featured. With no huge technical demands, these arrangements can be tackled even by intermediate players and will offer students a rewarding exercise in powerful yet lyrical playing./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

für Violine und Klavier. Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. A collection of 19 Preludes for Violin with Piano accompaniment by Russian-born composer, Dmitri Shostakovich. After an initial period of writing avant-garde works, Shostakovich wrote primarily in the Romantic idiom, drawing on the influence of Mahler, however he still combined atonality and, at times, tone rows. A collection of 19 Preludes for Violin with Piano accompaniment by Russian-born composer, Dmitri Shostakovich. After an initial period of writing avant-garde works, Shostakovich wrote primarily in the Romantic idiom, drawing on the influence of Mahler, however he still combined atonality and, at times, tone rows./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano