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Joseph MARX (1882–1964) Chamber Music, Vol. 1 Suite and Pastorale for Cello and Piano * Violin Sonata No. 2 ‘Frühlingssonate’ ** Minna Pensola, Violin ** Vida Vujić, Cello * Simone Sgarbanti, Piano This first volume of Joseph Marx’s chamber music charts a period of 30 years from the cello works of 1913–14 to the Violin Sonata No. 2 , written in 1944, shortly before he ceased all composition. The Pastorale is characteristically subtle with impressionistic devices harnessed to ever-changing variations. The Suite in F major , for which the Pastorale was originally intended, balances a rural idyll with more sombre elements, informed by a noble Classical design. Violin Sonata No. 2 , subtitled Frühlingssonate (‘Spring Sonata’), consciously re-uses material from earlier works to form a lyrical dance-like work irradiated by ingenious harmonic twists. Key features: •
Finnish violinist Minna Pensola is renowned for being an intense performer, invigorating soloist, energetic orchestra leader and inspiring teacher. A regular guest at many international chamber music festivals, Pensola is a member of the award-winning string quartet Meta4, and is one of the tutors and artistic directors of the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA).
Playing time: 66:52 Release date: 14 Aug 2026
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She is also the artistic director of Kuhmo Chamber Music as well as the PuKamaChamber concert series. From 2019 to 2024, Pensola served as the artistic partner of the Joensuu City Orchestra, and was the artistic director of the Sysmän Suvisoitto from 2006 to 2012. She has also established ‘Klasariklubi’ – a concept that combines a relaxed bar setting with classical live music in her hometown of Helsinki. •
Listen to an excerpt from Suite in F major for Cello and Piano: I. Präludium LISTEN
Born in Paraćin (Serbia), Austrian cellist Vida Vujić enjoys an international career as a soloist and chamber musician. She studied cello with Rudolf Leopold in Graz and chamber music with Johannes Meissl in Vienna, graduating with distinction from both institutions. Further artistic inspiration came from Philippe Muller, Ivan Monighetti, Valter Dešpalj, Martin Hornstein
Tracklist Suite in F major for Cello and Piano (1914) 1 I. Präludium 2 II. Largo 3 III. Menuett 4 IV. Finale 5 Pastorale for Cello and Piano (1913) Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major ‘Frühlingssonate’ (‘Spring Sonata’) (1944) 6 I. Allegro espressivo 7 II. Allegretto (im Serenadenton) 8 III. Moderato
and Hatto Beyerle, among others. An active chamber musician, Vujić has performed throughout Europe and South America in renowned venues such as the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Kolarac in Belgrade. Her work has also been featured on radio and recordings. Vujić has received the Appreciation Prize from the Austrian Ministry of Education, the Stanojlo Rajcić prize for the best concert of the 2006/07 season, and the Thomastik-Infeld prize.
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