Angele Dubeau - Solo (2007) Hi-Res

Over the course of the 16th century, luthiers in the region around Milan, Italy perfected a new instrument that represented the culmination of a long evolution, one of the brightest jewels of our civilization’s musical heritage—the violin. The instrument combines a set of qualities that make it unique. It can sing with the expressiveness of a human voice but also dazzle us with keyboard-like virtuosity; its four strings give it polyphonic options, whereas most other melodic instruments are confined to playing a single line; its bow allows it to shape each note with an infinite variety of articulations; and its almost perfect acoustic properties lend its sound extraordinary intensity.
Given these qualities, it is not surprising that the violin has attracted so many musicians from so many different styles over the years, accumulating a vast repertoire along the way. In her explorations of this repertoire, Angèle Dubeau has travelled paths both fascinating and rarely frequented, and so to celebrate thirty years as a musician, she offers this exquisite homage to the violin.