Credits:

Toru Yasunaga (Vn), Ayumi Ichino (Pf)

Description:

This is a mature duo album by Toru Yasunaga on violin and Ayumi Ichino on piano, who have performed together for more than 20 years. In addition to Mozart's sorrowful E minor sonata and Brahms' luscious second sonata, the duo also performs a colorful series of smaller pieces by Elgar, Boulanger, and Piazzolla ....... The album's beautiful lyricism filled with nostalgia and melancholy, created by the rich resonance between the ex-concert master of the Berlin Philharmonic's elongated violin tone and the piano that knows every detail of the violin, envelops the listener like a soft light. ALM RECORDS/Kojima Recording