Yuri Van Nieuwkerk - Rhapsodies 1-2: Rumanian Folk DancesSince 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

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combining the signature electronic feel of Son Lux with ornaments of brilliant instrumentation

and performance prowess beyond their years

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The album was produced by Bjørn Nessjø and was well received

This 1969 double-LP conceived by Flying Dutchman's Bob Thiele traces the history of jazz before moving on to a tribute to John Coltrane and a pioneering electronic experiment with Jon Appleton

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Tuscan folksong and medieval troubadour tradition are spiced with Bartokian harmony in a fresh and appealing combination