
This album is a first for Romanian (now based in the US) violinist Irina Muresanu. Four Strings Around the World traverses four continents, exploring and celebrating “diverse musical cultures through the unifying voice of solo violin.”
Her journey begins with fellow Romanian George Enescu, and it’s apparent from the opening bars of his Airs in Romanian Folk Style that Muresanu has a wonderfully arresting and nuanced tone. Deeper in, this carefully chosen collection of unaccompanied works allows Muresanu to share an extraordinary sonic palette in which her 1849 Giuseppe Rocca violin seems at times to have its own breath. There are a few obvious choices from the solo violin canon – Bach’s famous Chaconne, Paganini’s...
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