East Meets West (2026 Remaster)
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Li Jian, piano
16th October 2026
AV2794 | 822252279429
£13.49 (1CD Digipak) | PRE-ORDER
Summary:
East meets West: Japanese-American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers pairs the world of French music with contemporary Japanese works on her AVIE Records debut. Sonatas by the fathers of French impression – Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel – foreshadow Olivier Messiaen‘s Thème et variations, whose chordal structure evokes Toru Takemitsu‘s Distance de Fée. Anne gives the world premiere recording of Birds in Warped Time II by Japan’s most prominent living composer, Somei Satoh, whose work she is closely associated with, having also performed and recorded his Violin Concerto.
Newly reissued: repackaged artwork and remastered audio in HD stereo and Immersive Audio, we’re excited to be releasing this stunning programme on 180g Vinyl LP for the very first time.
Tracklist:
SOMEI SATOH (b. 1947)
1. Birds in warped time II (10:24)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Sonata for violin and piano
2. Allegro Vivo (4:32)
3. Intermède: Fantasque Et Léger (3:36)
4. Finale: Très Animé (3:52)
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908–1992)
5. Théme et Variations (7:09)
TORU TAKEMITSU (1930–1996)
6. Distance de Fée
MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)
Violin Sonata
7. Allegretto (7:50)
8. Blues: Moderato (5:17)
9. Perpetuum Mobile: Allegro (3:48)
Total duration: 52:54
Recorded 27 & 28 August 2002, at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Massachusetts
Recording producer: David Frost | Recording Engineer: Tim Martyn |Editing: Tim Martyn
2026 Remaster: Silas Brown
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