Credits:

Johannes Mesoneros

Description:

This album features unaccompanied violin works by four composers from the Baroque period to the present day. Biber's enigmatic "Passacaglia" placed at the end of his "Rosary Sonata"; Loboda's "Requiem" dedicated to the victims of the 2014 Ukrainian conflict; Bach's "Partita No. 2" with its long chaconne; and Ysaÿe's sonata, in which Bach's partita is cited. As the title "TRASCENDO" (transcendence) suggests, these works, which seem to push the limits of the violin's expressive power, are performed with great dignity. Honatan Mesonero is a young player from Spain. He studied under Keiko Wataya at the Basque Conservatory of Music, and later went to Berlin to further his studies. He manipulates a specially made instrument, the Roberto Regazzi 2009, and captivates the audience with his beautiful sound created from a natural flow. Naxos Japan