Igor Stravinsky:
Tango
Chanson Russe

Willem Jeths:
Portrayal

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Vocalise

Iván Fischer:
Wiegenlied

Erik Satie:
Le Tango perpétuel

Maurice Ravel:
Kaddish

René Samson:
Salaam we-ja’al bient

Efrem Podgaits:
Ave Maria

Gerard Beljon:
Evolutie

Gorka Hermosa:
Anantango

In VOX, Duo Rozemond & Bekkers combines new music for violin, voice and accordion with compositions by the great masters from a century ago: Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Ravel and Satie. The new works are by the Dutch composers Willem Jeths, Gerard Beljon and the Jewish composers René Samson (Netherlands), Iván Fischer (Hungary) and Efrem Podgaits (Russia).

Jacobien Rozemond and Renée Bekkers have sought out and commissioned captivating works, largely inspired by song. The result is a collage of works exploring all the possibilities of this instrumental combination. For instance, the accordion can sound like an organ, combining with the violin to evoke a profound sense of serenity, as in Podgaits’s Ave Maria and the chorales from Willem Jeths’s Ritratto. These provide a strong contrast with the nostalgic romanticism of Rachmaninov or the folk music in the tangos and Jewish songs. Through the occasional addition of singing and recited texts, the duo expand their colour palette and the programme’s expressive power.

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Recording: Het Penninckshuis, Deventer, The Netherlands, April 7-9, 2021.