On this recording the Duo MAISS YOU presents two standard works of the modern classical literature, Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 (1922) and Leoš Janáček’s Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914–21), contrasting them with the Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 156 (2018) [World Premiere Recording!] by the contemporary composer Roland Leistner-Mayer (b. 1945).
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Burkhard Maiss
is founding member of both the Jacques Thibaud Trio and the Jacques Thibaud Ensemble. The violinist and violist has been giving concerts around the world for more than twenty-five years. His recitals, CD productions and radio recordings received tremendous acclaim from the international critics. The New York Times described his sound as rich and warm, like full-bodied red wine. Burkhard Maiss plays a violin by Lorenzo Storioni.
Ji-Yeoun You
has internationally reached a fastidious audience by her solo and chamber music performances. In recognition of her contributions to culture she was awarded the Freedom of the City of Yeosu, her Korean hometown. The multi-laureate pianist is teaching at the Berlin University of the Arts as well as at the University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden.