Jennifer Koh:Shai Wosner - Bartok: Signs, Games Mess

Grammy-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh and virtuoso pianist Shai Wosner play 20th-century works by three remarkable Central European composers who intertwine folkloric influences with their own unmistakable originality.The album includes Leo� Jan�?ek's Moravian influenced Sonata for violin and piano, B�la Bart�k's impassioned Violin Sonata No. 1, and compelling miniatures by Gy�rgy Kurt�g, including Tre Pezzi for violin and piano and selections from Signs, Games and Messages.An ideal duo for this riveting repertoire, Koh, a high-octane violinist (The Strad), is renowned for her potent performances and unusually thoughtful recitals and recordings (The New York Times) while Wosner possesses a keen musical mind and deep musical soul (NPR's All Things Considered). On their live performance, The Philadelphia Inquirer praised Koh's strikingly beautiful playing in the Bartok sonata. Wosner brought a diaphanous tone deeply sympathetic to the Debussy-like writing to the Jan�?ek.This is Koh's eighth album on Cedille Records. Her String Poetic was nominated for a chamber music Grammy award, and her Violin Fantasies was the subject of an in-depth interview on NPR's All Things Considered. She's also recorded for Chandos and Telarc. Wosner, a BBC New Generation Artist and fellow recipient (to Koh) of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, is known to record buyers for his critically acclaimed albums on the Onyx label.