Press Release: 9 July 2019 FANTASY IN MIND AND BLUEGRASS IN HER BLOOD KENTUCKY VIOLINIST TESSA LARK’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM FIRST HAND RECORDS FHR86 Release Date: 27 September 2019 Worldwide release on CD and all digital platforms Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasie No. 1 in B-flat Major Franz Schubert Fantasie in C Major, D. 934 * Tessa Lark Appalachian Fantasy Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasie No. 4 in D Major Fritz Kreisler Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta * Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasie No. 5 in A Major Maurice Ravel Tzigane* American violinist Tessa Lark has chosen a selection of some of her most cherished Fantasies and Rhapsodies for violin for the recording of her debut solo album, released on First Hand Records in September 2019. *For the Schubert, Kreisler and Ravel she is joined by acclaimed pianist Amy Yang. Born and raised in Kentucky, her first musical influences came from Bluegrass, Appalachian and other American Folk styles and have subsequently inspired her classical training, career and recital programming. The ‘fantasy’ genre in classical music, with its free-form composition unbound by traditional structures, immediately appealed to her fiddler’s soul and improvisational leanings.
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PressRelease:9July2019
FANTASYINMINDANDBLUEGRASSINHERBLOOD
KENTUCKYVIOLINISTTESSALARK’SFIRSTSOLOALBUMFIRSTHANDRECORDS
FHR86ReleaseDate:27September2019WorldwidereleaseonCDandalldigitalplatforms
GeorgPhilippTelemannFantasieNo.1inB-flatMajorFranzSchubertFantasieinCMajor,D.934*
TessaLarkAppalachianFantasyGeorgPhilippTelemannFantasieNo.4inDMajorFritzKreislerVienneseRhapsodicFantasietta*
GeorgPhilippTelemannFantasieNo.5inAMajorMauriceRavelTzigane*
AmericanviolinistTessaLarkhaschosenaselectionofsomeofhermostcherishedFantasiesandRhapsodiesforviolinfortherecordingofherdebutsoloalbum,releasedonFirstHandRecordsinSeptember2019.*FortheSchubert,KreislerandRavelsheisjoinedbyacclaimedpianistAmyYang.BornandraisedinKentucky,herfirstmusicalinfluencescamefromBluegrass,AppalachianandotherAmericanFolkstylesandhavesubsequentlyinspiredherclassicaltraining,careerandrecitalprogramming.The‘fantasy’genreinclassicalmusic,withitsfree-formcompositionunboundbytraditionalstructures,immediatelyappealedtoherfiddler’ssoulandimprovisationalleanings.
Conjuringupaworldofmake-believeandfreedom,themusicalformof‘fantasy’hasexistedforcenturies.TheearliestonthisalbumarebyTelemann(1681-1767)andthemostrecentisTessa’sownAppalachianFantasyinwhichechoesofpopularhomestatemelodiessuchasCumberlandGapandBonaparte’sRetreatminglewithahomagetoSchubert’sFantasieinCMajorfeaturedonthisdisc.Theseworksareoftenmercurial,spirited,paceyandhighlyvirtuosic.ThethreeofTelemann’sarealldifferentlyconceivedandtestifytothecomposer’swide-ranginginfluences;Schubert’seffectivelyrepresentshislongestsinglemovement,playedwithoutbreakalthoughtherearesevensections;Ravel’sdancingTziganewascomposedafterstudyingLiszt’sHungarianRhapsodiesandPaganini’s24Caprices;andKreisler’sVienneseRhapsodicFantasiettasetsupanostalgichoney-tonedwaltzrhythmthatescalatestoabravurafinale.TherecordingwasmadepossiblebyaFellowshipfromtheLeonoreAnnenbergArtsFellowshipFundandreleasedbyFirstHandRecordswiththeassistanceoftheBorletti-BuitoniTrust.ForthisrecordingTessaplayeda1683ex-GingoldStradivariuscourtesyoftheInternationalViolinCompetitionofIndianapolis.Arapidlyrisinginternationalstarintheclassicalrealm,TessaLarkisalsoahighlyacclaimedfiddlerinthetraditionofhernativeKentuckyand,withBBTsupport,isalsodevelopingaproject,Stradgrass,withmulti-genremusicianssuchaslegendaryinstrumentalist/composerJonBatisteandtheremarkableblindfiddlerMichaelCleveland.Furtherpressinformation:DebraBorastonatBorletti-BuitoniTrustT.+44(0)1424883307M.+44(0)7989434388E.debra@henrymoorestudio.co.ukwww.bbtrust.comAudioexcerptsandFirstHandRecordspromo:https://youtu.be/fual9IgsajsPromotionalfilmofFantasyrecordingsessionsfeaturingcommentaryfromTessaLark,AmyYangandproducerJudithSherman:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQfHD1RowRc
TESSALARKviolinhttps://www.tessalark.com
• Recipientofa2018Borletti-BuitoniTrustFellowshipanda2016AveryFisherCareerGrant,SilverMedalistintheInternationalViolinCompetitionofIndianapolis,winnerofthe2012NaumburgInternationalViolinCompetition,FellowshipfromtheLeonoreAnnenbergArtsFellowshipFund.
• SincemakingherconcertodebutwiththeCincinnatiSymphonyOrchestraat16,hasappearedwithdozensoforchestras,festivals,andrecitalvenuesincludingCarnegieHall,Ravinia,SanFranciscoPerformances,Amsterdam'sConcertgebouw,BuffaloPhilharmonic,MarlboroMusic,Australia’sMusicaVivafestivalandSeattleandIndianapolisSymphonyorchestras.ScheduledforMay2020isaLincolnCenterrecitaldebutonitsprestigiousGreatPerformersSeries.
• WorkswrittenforherincludeLoveLetterbybassist-composerMichaelThurberandSky,abluegrass-inspiredconcertobyMichaelTorkepremieredandrecordedwiththeAlbany(NY)SymphonyOrchestrathatisreleasedinAugust2019.
• OtherrecordingsincludeInvention,adebutalbumoftheviolin-bassduoTessaLark&MichaelThurberthatcomprisesmusicofJ.S.Bachalongwithnon-classicaloriginalcompositions.
• GraduateofNewEnglandConservatorywithanArtistDiplomafromTheJuilliardSchool.• Playsaca.1600G.P.MagginiviolinonloanfromananonymousdonorthroughtheStradivari
SocietyofChicago.
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