Folk

Description

This album is an opportunity to pay tribute to folk music, to the dances and popular songs that inspire a large part of the violin repertoire. Between the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, several composers managed to convey through their music strong impressions filled with emotions, stemming from their travels and encounters with certain musical traditions, traditional melodies, rhythms, and particular harmonies. The violin is the quintessential folk instrument, that of travel and wandering. It is both universal, popular, and nomadic and does not hesitate here to stage itself as an actor would, expressing in turn human feelings...