From an Empty Room Sara Trickey

• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Suite española No. 1, Op. 47, T. 61:
• 1 Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47, T. 61: No. 5, Asturias (Arr. J. Gillie for Violin) 06:06
• Bjarne Brustad (1895 - 1978): Fanitulsuite:
• 2 Brustad: Fanitulsuite: I. Hildring. Lento 03:55
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): 12 Fantasias for Violin Without Bass:
• 3 Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin Without Bass: No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14 07:32
• Sally Beamish (b. 1956): The Wise Maid (Transcr. for Violin):
• 4 Beamish: The Wise Maid (Transcr. for Violin) 03:10
• James Francis Brown (b. 1969): Soliloquy for Solo Violin:
• 5 Brown: Soliloquy for Solo Violin 03:45
• Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958): Bertha:
• 6 Wallen: Bertha 07:18
• David Matthews (b. 1943): 15 Preludes, Op. 132:
• 7 Matthews: 15 Preludes, Op. 132: No. 12, Luminoso 02:14
• Lyell Cresswell (1944 - 2022): Lento for Violin:
• 8 Cresswell: Lento for Violin 03:07
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 115:
• 9 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 115: I. Moderato 05:07
• 10 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 115: II. Andante dolce. Tema con variazioni 03:33
• 11 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 115: III. Con brio. Allegro precipitato 04:12
• Aleksey Igudesman (b. 1973): Applemania:
• 12 Igudesman: Applemania 02:55
• Total Runtime 52:54

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'One of the few great things about lockdown for me was the opportunity to discover and share some wonderful solo violin music, both old and new, via YouTube. In a time when I couldn't work with other musicians or play to live audiences, I felt I could still connect and relate to you, my virtual audience, through music. This recording consists of those works played during lockdown, both those from the classic solo violin repertoire such as Telemann and Prokofiev, and also those by contemporary composers - Sally Beamish, James Francis Brown, Lyell Creswell, David Matthews and Errollyn Wallen. Some of these pieces were written especially for me, and appear here as premiere recordings. One was even a lockdown commission.' (Sara Trickey) Sara Trickey enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her 'fiery and passionate' performances (The Strad) and her 'beautifully refined tone' (Musical Opinion), she performs at many of the major UK festivals and venues, including in the Presteigne, Alwyn, Oxford May Music, York, Ashburton and Wye Valley Chamber Music festivals. Trickey plays regularly with pianist Dan Tong with whom she has recorded the Schubert Sonatinas (Champs Hill Records) to critical acclaim ('Irresistible!' - Barry Millington). She has also made a world première recording of Mathias' Violin Sonatas (Naxos) with pianist Iwan Llewelyn Jones.

“Overall, this is a fascinating survey of varied solo violin repertoire, and speaks of intense commitment and a desire to communicate, as well as clear virtuosic command from Trickey.” (Classical Notes)

Sara Trickey, violin

Sara Trickey
enjoys an exciting and diverse career as a solo violinist and chamber musician. Noted for her “fiery and passionate” performances (The Strad) and her “beautifully refined tone” (Musical Opinion), she performs at many of the major UK festivals and venues, including in the Presteigne, Alwyn, Oxford May Music, York, Ashburton and Wye Valley Chamber Music festivals. She plays regularly with pianist Dan Tong with whom she has recorded the Schubert Sonatinas to critical acclaim (“Irresistible!” – Barry Millington). A CD of Fauré and David Matthews has recently been released by Deux-Elles. She also made a world premiere recording of Mathias’ violin sonatas with Iwan Llewelyn Jones.

Sara has performed most of the repertoire for violin and orchestra, with orchestras that include the City of London Sinfonia and the Orchestra of St John’s (“The Beethoven violin concerto was quite simply perfection” – Seen and Heard International). She recently recorded the David Matthews double concerto for violin and viola with the English Symphony Orchestra and violist Sarah-Jane Bradley.

She is a founder member of the Odysseus Piano Trio and is currently a member of The Rossetti Ensemble. She plays in a violin duo with Andrew Watkinson, leader of the Endellion Quartet. Prior to forming these groups, Sara led the Bronte String Quartet for six years, winning the Royal Overseas League competition and second prize in the Cremona International Quartet competition.

Sara recently curated her own project Dancing With Apollo at Kings Place as part of the Spitalfields Festival. This was a multi-media project based around Greek myth. As well as music for violin and piano it included narration and dance involving collaborations with Dame Marina Warner, choreographer Kim Brandstrup and pianist Ivana Gavric.

She has also collaborated recently with Joffrey Ballet, based in Chicago, and choreographer Cathy Marston to create the short film Bertha with a score written for her playing solo violin accompanied by hand pans by Errollyn Wallen

Sara studied with Camilla Wicks and also was very much influenced by her studies at IMS Prussia Cove. She read Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and this continues to be a passion. She also enjoys teaching, primarily at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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