Franck, Grieg: Violin Sonata

[Machine Translation] Hanako Kamisato (Vn.) and Kazumasa Matsumoto (Pf.), who have performed as soloists on numerous major stages, present the first volume of their duo series on SACD. In their previously released piano trio, the two performers showed exquisite interplay, clashing and fusing, but in this more flexible duo, their individual sounds undulate, intertwine, and melt together to create a world that is hard to believe is being created by just two musicians. The pieces they have chosen for this album are straightforward programs of sonatas by Franck and Grieg. This is the culmination of three years of maturation since the duo began their activities as a duo.

数々の大舞台でソリストを務めてきた上里はな子(Vn.)と松本和将(Pf.)によるデュオシリーズ第1弾が、SACDで登場。先に発売されたピアノトリオでもぶつかり合いながら融合する絶妙の掛け合いを見せていた2人だが、より自由度の高いデュオでは、それぞれの音がうねり、絡み合い、溶け合い、たった2人で奏でているとは思えない世界を創り出している。今作で選んだ曲目は、フランクとグリーグのソナタという直球勝負のプログラム。デュオとして活動を始めてから3年の熟成を経ての一つの集大成である。