Galina Ustvolskaya

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"La plus audacieuse violoniste du monde" Strings MagazineThe work of Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006) draws its extraordinary expressive strength from its blend of frankness and great subtlety in its play of sound nuances as well as in its power and rhythmic rigor which at every moment attest to the unwavering continuity of her aesthetic quest.Fiercely independent, Ustvolskaya always maintained that her music was not close to or reminiscent of any other composer, dead or alive, and always kept away from trends and "schools".Patricia Kopatchinskaja accompanied by Markus Hinterhäuser perform the Sonata (1952) and the Duo (1964) for violin and piano, then joined by Reto Bieri, the Trio (1949) for clarinet, violin, and piano.The disc was recorded in the superb acoustics of the Lugano studio which has become one of the privileged locations of the ECM label.