Orch Dela Garde Republicaine - Henri Tomasi: Complete Violin Works - Violin Concerto 'P�riple d'Ulysse'; Capriccio

Henri Tomasi�s violin works are little known but they offer a compact insight into the direction of French 20th-century composition. The Violin Concerto �P�riple d�Ulysse� is a late work, by turns alluring, tragic and violent, conveyed through rhapsodic virtuosity and a rich sense of colour. The Capriccio is full of elegance and refinement with emotional intensity in its slow movement and brilliance in its finale. Chant h�bra�que conjures up oriental motifs while the sequence of early works for violin and piano reference Tomasi�s Corsican heritage and evoke quasi-cinematic exoticism.