| Robert Schumann |
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| Märchenbilder |
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| I. Nicht schnell |
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| II. Lebhaft |
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| III. Rasch |
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| IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck |
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| Benjamin Britten |
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| Lachrymae - Reflections on a Song of Dowland 0p.48 |
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| Kenji Bunch |
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| Suite for Viola and Piano (1998) |
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| I. Rhapsody |
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| II. Scherzo |
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| III. Lament |
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| IV. Cadenza |
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| V. Allegro |
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Works for Viola and Piano
by Robert Schumann, Benjamin Britten
and Kenji Bunch Naoko Shimizu, viola
Özgür Aydin, piano
Two ARD Prize Winners on Path to Success: The latest CD recording by Naoko Shimizu and Özgür Aydin once again shows that the duo is a first-rate chamber ensemble whose performances of quietly reflective works challenge audiences to cultivate the art of listening.
The works by Schumann and Britten are milestones within the viola-piano repertory: intimate, seemingly suspended in a reverie, yet with ever-recurring dramatic and sonorous passages. The Suite for Viola and Piano by Kenji Bunch (born in 1973) is a perfect complement to its famed predecessors in the literature for viola and piano. The composer and violist composed the piece for Naoko Shimizu, paying her the highest praise imaginable: "Her sensational talent not only inspired the work but also justified its coming into existence."
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