Britten: Violin Concerto Op. 15 & Berger: Jiyeh

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Britten's Violin Concerto: A Call for Peace.Benjamin Britten, whose centenary we celebrate in this year 2013, channeled his rejection of war and his hatred of fascism into his Violin Concerto op.15. This major work of the repertoire, with its unbridled lyricism, constitutes a poignant commentary on the devastating violence of his era. Nearly seventy years after the Holocaust, with the same concerns as Britten, composer Jonathan Berger also turned to a violin concerto, Jiyeh, a work revealing his opposition to war, violence, and inhumanity.Paired together, these two works present a musical reflection on a world gone mad from composers whose aesthetic, despite stylistic differences, shares a similar lyrical and expressive sensibility.In these troubled times when it seems important to refocus on the important things in life, it seemed essential to us to release this album to raise one more voice against events that should never happen again.Livia Sohn, an outstanding violinist who premiered Berger's Concerto in 2007, reveals these works as a call for peace, full of sensitivity, hope, and humanity.