The Shea-Kim Duo's “All Roads” features composers connected to the musical Mecca of Vienna
Violinist Brendan Shea and pianist Yerin Kim's second album includes music by Beethoven, Schumann, Schnittke, and Beach
Released June 16, 2023 on Blue Griffin
“Shea and Kim work exquisitely as a team, overlapping their lines so seamlessly they become inseparable. ” — Strings Magazine
In “All Roads,” the duo explores the evolving musical styles and sounds that passed through the cultural Mecca of Vienna. “We wanted to present composers who were connected to Vienna in increasingly distant ways, like travelers along a long road,” they wrote in the liner notes. “One cannot help but imagine generations of people from all different backgrounds living along a road that spans the world, but inevitably leads back to Vienna.”
Ludwig Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 pushes the boundaries of the forms common at the time. Robert Schumann’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in A minor takes us through layers of precious colors and implosive emotions; Alfred Schnittke’s Suite in the Old Style is an homage to the past with his inevitable sense of humor; and Amy Beach’s Romance is a re-imagination of a genre that was already two centuries old.
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"This duo is very reluctant to hold back…they frankly play the bejeezus out of it.” — American Record Guide
All Roads
Shea-Kim Duo
Brendan Shea, violin
Yerin Kim, piano
Blue Griffin Recording (BGR643)
Release date: June 16, 2023
TRACKS
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12
[01] I. Allegro con spirito 09:00
[02] II. Adagio con molta espressione 06:37
[03] III. Rondo: Allegro molto 04:30
Alfred Schnittke
Suite in the Old Style for Violin and Piano
[04] I. Pastorale: Moderato 04:17
[05] II. Ballet: Allegro 02:17
[06] III. Minuet: Tempo di Minuetto 03:48
[07] IV. Fugue: Allegro 02:29
[08] V. Pantomime: Andantino 05:26
Robert Schumann
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
[09] I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck 08:13
[10] II. Allegretto 04:05
[11] III. Lebhaft 05:57
Amy Beach
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
[12] Andante espressivo 06:10
The award-winning SHEA-KIM DUO, formed in 2014 by violinist Brendan Shea and pianist Yerin Kim, has been praised for “[creating] a rich and intimate atmosphere, as they navigate the thrills and spills” by BBC Music Magazine, and for their “lively, ebullient, and spikily accentuated performance” by Calgary Herald.
Shea and Kim are the founders and artistic directors of Washington’s Chamber Music in the Bend. The Duo regularly appears at music festivals, including the Anchorage, Annapolis, Harborfront, InterHarmony International, and Zephyr International Chamber Music festivals
The Shea-Kim Duo has toured the world, performing in Belgium, Italy, South Korea, Canada and the United States, and their performances have been broadcast on Klara Continuo (Belgium), PBC (South Korea) and WUFT (USA). Their awards include a Gold Medal from the Manhattan International Music Competition, the Ackerman Chamber Music Award, finalist at the Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition, and the Boulder International Chamber Music Competition. The duo is managed by Parker Artist Management.