Credits:

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say

Description:

Kopatchinskaja & Psy, the super duo again! Violinist Patrizia Kopatchinskaja, who is now widely regarded as a prodigy, was partnered with composer-pianist Fazil Say, who was also highly regarded as a prodigy at the time, on her debut album released in 2008. The two have continued to work together since then, and their reputation as a great duo is firmly established. The two, who describe each other as "a pianist with the indomitable spirit and energy of a volcano" and "a transformable violinist who spontaneously creates a different character and a new story each time he performs," recorded three sonatas by Bartók, Brahms, and Janácek, each with a completely different character. The music spun by these two personalities, sometimes leaning on each other, sometimes battling with each other, is unique, with an intoxication that cannot be experienced anywhere else, and a fierceness that sends sparks flying. The highlight is Bartok, which Kopatchinskaja describes as "truly wonderful from beginning to end," and the tension-filled dialogue in the last movement is exceptional. Naxos Japan