Works for violin and piano

"History may look back on the music of Vincent Persichetti and place him in the same level of importance as Aaron Copland in 20th century American composers ... Here we have a disc of world premiere recordings, which is a further exploration into long forgotten music from his prolific career, including the recently discovered two-movement Sonata for Violin and Piano. The Solo Violin Sonata comes from the world of Bartok, presenting the soloist with many technical challenges ... The six short Piano Sonatinas could be viewed as works for early students ... The attractive movements all hover around the one minute mark. The ten Masques for violin and piano are even shorter, and finally to four the cameos that form the Serenade. Performances come from two professors of the University of Utah School of Music, Hasse Borup and his very nimble pianist, Heather Conner".

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"American composer, teacher and pianist, Vincent Persichetti is sadly a much neglected composer of the twentieth century. His early style is marked by the influences of Hindemith, Stravinsky, Copland and Bartok, but his works are not mere pastiches of an earlier style ... This CD replete with exciting premiere recordings offers a selection of his pieces for piano and violin. These are here played most perceptively ... Borup and Conner combine Persichetti's compositions of frenzied thoughts tangled amidst a wondering mind. These are fine interpretations and well-crafted performances".

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