Stravinsky long had a creative block about the violin, a situation that changed when he met violinist, Samuel Dushkin. Inspiration flowed and this selection contains works ranging from the austerely beautiful Pastorale – which also exists as a vocalise – to the Russian segment of this (mainly) enchanting CD consisting of extrovert arrangements made by the composer himself from Petrushka and The Firebird, to the tender Lullaby from the same ballet and the unadorned folk melody from the little known Mavra (perhaps his most Russian work.)