Rhapsody

Eastern European Poetics and Brilliance of the Violin – A Singular Artist Giving Voice to the Hungarian Tradition

Born into one of Budapest’s most distinguished musical families—renowned for artists such as György Cziffra—Tibor Somora has built an international career as a soloist in Europe and the United States. This recording marks his debut solo album. With a programme rooted in the folk traditions of Eastern Europe, featuring works by Bartók, Dinicu, and Kodály, Somora reveals a masterly command of tone, rhythm, and agogic freedom, embodying the essence of violin virtuosity. Dedicated to the great masters he reveres—Heifetz, Oistrakh, and Gitlis—this album conveys the soul of the violin as a living tradition, carried forward into the future.

• Bartók Béla: Rhapsody No.1 BB94a (Sz86)
  
  • [1]　I. Lassú. Moderato
  • [2]　II. Friss. Allegretto moderato
• [3]　Hubay Jenő: Zephyr Op. 30-5
• [4]　Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella Op. 43
• [5]　Henryk Wieniawski: Legend Op. 17
• [6]　Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarentelle Op. 16
• [7]　Grigoraş Dinicu (Arr. Jascha Heifetz): Hora Staccato
• [8]　Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
• [9]　Sergei Rachmaninov: Romance from “Morceaux de salon” Op. 6-1
• [10]　Vittorio Monti (Arr. Szomora Tibor): Csardas
• [11]　Bartók Béla: Andante in A Major BB26b (DD70)
• [12]　Henryk Wieniawski: Variations on an Original Theme Op. 15
• [13]　Kodály Zoltán: Adagio

Szomora Tibor, Violin
Aki Fujii, Piano

Recorded at Lake Sagami-ko Community Center, on 22-23 May 2025
Recording Engineer: Yukio Kojima
Assistant Engineer & Editing: Jun Kawanami
Piano Technician: Harumasa Fujino
Page-Turner: Miki Kudo
Notes: Szomora Tibor
Production Support: Masaro Yoshida
Cover Design: Waka Harada
Booklet Editor: Kensuke Fujii
Special Thanks: Kanako Yanagisawa, Reiko Yoshida