Since they met at a summer music camp in Switzerland in 2001, violinist Rosanne Philippens and pianist Yuri Van Nieuwkerk have been working together as a duo. They were awarded the Netherlands Programming Foundation Duo Prize at the National Violin Competition, as well as the Het Debuut at the latest Vriendenkrans/het Debuut. On this new recording, Philippens and van Nieuwkerk pay homage not just to Bartok and Ravel, but to what they call "the unbounded world of music," and their eclectic influences such as Radiohead, Brad Mehldau and Indonesian gamelan.

Tracklist:

Tzigane
Rhapsody No. 2, Sz. 89, Bb 96: Lassú (Moderato)
Rhapsody No. 2, Sz. 89, Bb 96: Friss (Allegro Moderato)
Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2: I. Allegretto
Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2: II. Moderato - Blues
Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2: III. Perpetuum Mobile - Allegro
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: Stick Dance
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: Sash Dance
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: In One Spot
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: Dance From Bucsum
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: Romanian Polka
Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, Bb 68: Fast Dance
Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 86, Bb 94: Lassú (Moderato)
Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 86, Bb 94: Friss (Allegro Moderato)
Scène De La Csárda No. 4 Hejre Kati Op. 32

UPC: 723385350132
Label: Channel Classics
Release Date: 5.14.13
Format: CD

Ravel / Hubay / Philippens / Nieuwkerk - Rhapsodies 1-2: Rumanian Folk Dances (CD)