Schumann's compelling arrangement of Bach D minor Chaconne for violin with piano accompaniment. Pianist extraordinaire Alasdair Beatson joins Elissa for this fresh look at this monumental masterpiece.

Bach/Schumann - D minor Chaconne

Anders Eliasson - Concerto for violin and strings(1992) 
Arcos Orchestra - Berlin Konzerthaus June 2011

Eliasson, Anders - Concerto for violin and strings (1992)

Bach - E major preludio - Elissa Cassini

Bartók - Tempo di Ciaconna

Maurice Ravel - Tzigane

Bartok - Concerto #2 -mov.1

K. Saariaho- FRISES de Fleurs for violin and electronics
Elissa Cassini, Violin
David Poissonnier, Sound
V2020 - 12 - 06

Kaija Saariaho - Frise de Fleurs - "Ré-sonances"-

Esquisse vers une « Meta.Chaconne » d'après une inspiration de J.S Bach
Elissa Cassini : violon, composition
Éliane Blaise : électronique(cpst r&d), technique son

Synchronies - Esquisse I - vers une méta-chaconne

Kaija Saariaho - Frise Jaune

Esquisse vers un méta-cantique d'après une inspiration de H. v. Bingen
Elissa Cassini, violon, composition
Éliane Blaise, électronique (cpst. r&d), mixage

Synchronies - Esquisse II -  vers un méta-cantique

Franco-American violinist Elissa Cassini has captivated audiences on three continents with her eloquent sonority, charismatic stage presence and eclectic programs.  Her Carnegie debut recital was lauded for displaying “the full range of her virtuosity in a dazzling, unusually rhapsodic, emotionally uninhibited performance that brought the house down.”(New York Concert Review). She recently performed concertos by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schumann and was praised as “an impeccable and powerful soloist” (C. Schlüren – Neue Muzik Zeitung)  for her performance of Anders Eliasson’s concerto with the Arcos Orchestra at the Konzerthaus in Berlin. 

Fond of innovation, Elissa enjoys exploring various contemporary styles and has inspired numerous composers to write for her including Bacri, Combier, Herraiz, Lunsqui, and has performed works of Kampela, Leroux, Murail or Saariaho among many others. While completing her Masters at The Juilliard School, Elissa had the opportunity to perform “Anthèmes 1” for Pierre Boulez who subsequently invited her as concertmaster at the Lucerne Festival Academy under his leadership.

Equally at home in traditional repertoire spanning from baroque to live electronics, Elissa bridges the old and the new in Duplexity’s exciting and communicative setting. Inspired by Elissa’s passion and dynamism, Duplexity stretches the boundaries of classical concerts, allowing the performers to fully realize their creative potential on stage.

ELISSA CASSINI, violinist & composer

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