Hyman Bress - The Violin: Vol. 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1963, this is the fifth and final album in a series InchprimerInch on the violin. Detailed liner notes include a history of the violin's evolution, dating as far back to the Egyptian lyre, and information on each song, as well as a list of composers who wrote important works for the violin. Liner notes also include an essay by Bress, InchThe Role of Electronic Music in Relationship to the Violin.Inch

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1962, this third album in a series InchprimerInch on the violin comprises key works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Kreisler, and Dvorak. Detailed liner notes include a history of violin's evolution, dating as far back to the Egyptian lyre, and information on each song, as well as a list of composers who wrote important works for the violin.

On this album, Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and noted accompanist Charles Reiner play three Stravinsky violin compositions. Each piece pulses with Stravinsky's signature rhythmic force and equal use of all 12 chromatic scale tones (12-tone technique). The recording includes a violin-piano double concerto; an Italian ballad suite based on a Baroque ballet suite; and the InchFairy's KissInch Divertimento. See liner notes for more information on the pieces and Stravinsky's development of them.