Gunther
Schuller: Duologue
John Knowles Paine: Violin Sonata in B Minor
Gunther
Schuller's modern masterpiece, commissioned by the McKim
Fund of the Library of Congress, is paired with a
recently rediscovered, turn-of-the-century gem of
America's first compser of international stature, John
Knowles Paine.
Virtuoso violinst Rafael Durian is
joined here by 1988 Busoni Competition winner Benjamin
Pasternack. Brilliantly played, digitally
recorded.
(Also listen to John Knowles Paine's
masterpiece oratorio on the GM 2-CD set, St
Peter: An Oratorio.)
"Durian
plays with an incantory raptness that is quite indrawing
... a wonderful and enterprising recital of American
violin music."
—Richard Dyer, Boston
Globe
Gunther
Schuller's modern masterpiece, commissioned by the McKim
Fund of the Library of Congress, is paired with a
recently rediscovered, turn-of-the-century gem of
America's first compser of international stature, John
Knowles Paine.