Catalogue

Summary:

“The album is at once intelligently thought out, sensuously beautiful, and deeply spiritual. Highly recommended.” ★★★★½ – James Manheim, AllMusic.com

“colourful and finely shaped performances by Anne Akiko Meyers and her various partners.” ★★★★ – Uwe Krusch, Pizzicato

“a thoughtful and thought-provoking CD …” – Terry Robbins, The Wholenote.com

“This is an interesting programme with a good deal of variety …  the undoubted highlight is the magnificent playing of Anne Akiko Meyers.” – David Barker, MusicwebInternational.com

“This new album by violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is a delightful combination of interesting music, splendid playing, excellent engineering …  beautiful production, which is first-class in every respect.” – Karl W Nehring, Classical Candor

“The aesthetic experience ends with an arrangement of Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium for violin and orchestra … the atmosphere it creates is mesmerizing as is the entire recording.” – Leonne Lewis, Miroirs CA

“The music is reflective and spiritual, and weaves a compelling story…” – Anne Carlini, Exclusive magazine

“… the lush and reflective O Magnum Mysterium ending the album with the most readily accessible piece that brings classical lush beauty with a contemporary sound. All of these pieces seem to tell a story; this one takes us on a contemplative journey into a sacred mystery.” – Joe Frazier, Joe’s Geek Fest

Superstar violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is one of today’s most in-demand classical performers. A Billboard Top Selling Classical Instrumentalist of the Year, she is beloved by audiences around the world, with a reputation for groundbreaking recital programmes and ground-breaking commissions. Mirror in Mirror marks her 37th studio album and is one of her most personal projects to date.

With the exception of Ravel, Anne collaborated with all of the composers and arrangers on this album. Several of the works were written for her. The music is reflective and spiritual, and weaves a beautiful story. Philip Glass’ Metamorphosis II is heard in an arrangement commissioned by Anne. The original work inspired Fratres by Arvo Pärt, whose Spiegel im Speigel (Mirror in Mirror) provides the album’s title. John Corigliano’s Lullaby for Natalie was written to commemorate the birth of Anne’s first daughter. Anne has commissioned numerous works by Jakob Ciupinski who combines acoustic instruments with electronics in Edo Lullaby – a modern setting of a traditional Japanese melody that Anne recalls from her childhood – and Wreck of the Umbria which conjures the composer’s dive and discovery of the ship off the coast of Sudan. Ciupinski contributes electronics to Ravel’s Tzigane, re-creating the sound of the original version’s lutheal. The album is capped by another Anne commission – the premiere recording of Morten Lauridsen’s own arrangement for violin and orchestra of his most famous choral composition, O Magnum Mysterium.

Tracklist:

PHILIP GLASS (b. 1937)
1. Metamorphosis II (7.15) * ++

ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935)
2. Fratres (10.44) *
3. Spiegel im Spiegel (7:17) *

MAURICE RAVEL (1875 – 1937)
4. Tzigane (9.46) **

JOHN CORIGLIANO (b. 1938)
5. Lullaby for Natalie (4.51) ++

JAKUB CIUPINSKI (b. 1981)
6. Edo Lullaby (6.21) ++
7. Wreck of the Umbria (10.46) ++

MORTEN LAURIDSEN (b. 1943)
8. O Magnum Mysterium (6.43) + ++

Total time : 63.49

* Akira Eguchi, piano
** Elizabeth Pridgen, keyboard ; Jakob Ciupinski, lutheal reproduction
+ Kristjan Järvi, Philharmonia Orchestra
++ world-premiere recordings
Recorded May 3, 2018, SUNY Purchase, NY (1, 2, 3, 5); May 2016, 2016, DiMenna Center for Classical Music (4, 6, 7);
May 9, 2016, London Air Studios (8)
Executive Producer: Anne Akiko Meyers
Producers : David Frost and Silas Brown
Engineering and mastering: Silas Brown