Arnaud Sussmann · Violin
Recital Programs
Six programs
Nearly FrenchViolin and piano
French masterworks by Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns and Lili Boulanger, with one twist: Sigh, a new piece by American composer Michael Stephen Brown, inspired by Ravel’s Violin Sonata.
- DebussyViolin Sonata in G minor, L. 140
- Michael Stephen BrownSigh
- RavelViolin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
- Lili BoulangerDeux morceaux
- Saint-SaënsViolin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
- Duration
- About 66 minutes of music
The Violin Through the AgesFrom Bach to today
An exploration of the violin through the ages, with works from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, twentieth-century and modern eras.
- BachSonata for Violin and Keyboard in E major, BWV 1016
- MozartViolin Sonata in E minor, K. 304
- Amy BeachRomance, Op. 23
- Michael Stephen BrownSigh
- RavelViolin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
Folk Influences
Photo: Fortepan / Gyöngyi · CC BY-SA 3.0Four widely contrasting works by four composers who were immensely influenced by the folk sonorities and idioms of their respective lands.
- DvořákViolin Sonata in F major, Op. 57
- GriegViolin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
- EnescuViolin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25
- WeinbergRhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
- Duration
- About 78 minutes of music
Musical HeroinesWomen composers
Portraits: Grażyna Bacewicz, Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe · Clara Schumann, Franz Hanfstaengl · Pauline Viardot, Pierre Petit · Helen Grime, Benjamin Ealovega · Amy Beach, Library of CongressA recital devoted to music by women composers.
- BacewiczSonata da camera (1945)
- Clara SchumannThree Romances, Op. 22
- Pauline ViardotSix morceaux pour violon et piano (1868)
- Helen GrimeRomance
- Amy BeachViolin Sonata in A minor, Op. 34
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
- Duration
- About 75 minutes of music
Jewish VoicesPart One
Five extraordinary pieces by five composers, all affected by World War II and the Holocaust. A short film about Arnaud’s grandfather, Jacques Sussmann, a Holocaust survivor and the inspiration for the program, and spoken introductions to each composer, accompany the music.
- SchulhoffSuite for Violin and Piano, Op. 1
- DauberSerenade
- HaasSuite, Op. 17 (arr. for violin and piano)
- AdlerLullaby
- WeinbergRhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
Jewish VoicesPart Two · Songs from Theresienstadt
Poster photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe improbable cultural life of the Theresienstadt camp and ghetto, told through five composers who wrote music while imprisoned there, beginning with Karel Švenk’s Terezín March, which became an unofficial anthem of the ghetto.
- ŠvenkTerezín March
- UllmannThree Yiddish Songs, Op. 53
- HaasSuite for solo piano, Op. 13
- KleinLullaby
- KrásaSelections from Brundibár
- Ensemble
- Violin and piano
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