Switchback: Contemporary American Duos for Violin and Piano

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
April 10, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      John Corigliano, Christopher Dietz, Jennifer Higdon, Aaron Jay Kernis
    • PERFORMER
      Caroline Eva Chin, Laura Melton
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 10, 2026
    • UPC
      5060640070417
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCN0041
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Poco adagio

      Composer: Aaron Jay Kernis

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    2. II. A Song for My Father

      Composer: Aaron Jay Kernis

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    3. I. Jagged Climb

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    4. II. Nocturne

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    5. III. Blue Hills of Mist

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    6. IV. Maze Mechanical

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    7. V. Climb Jagged

      Composer: Jennifer Higdon

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    8. I. Heavy Solid

      Composer: Christopher Dietz

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    9. II. Suspended, Fluid

      Composer: Christopher Dietz

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    10. III. Tarantella

      Composer: Christopher Dietz

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    11. I. Allegro

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    12. II. Andantino

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    13. III. Lento

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton

    14. IV. Allegro

      Composer: John Corigliano Jr.

      Performer: Caroline Chin, Laura Melton


Modern American music has long been characterised by kaleidoscopic variety, reflecting the vigour and optimism of American culture more generally. John Corigliano's early Violin Sonata is a work of the mid-twentieth century. But his own assessment of the piece - 'It's eclecticism, it's rhythmic energy, and it's bright character give the Sonata a very American quality' - could be applied with equal merit to the three 21st-century scores that accompany it here, all four switching easily between gentle introspection and spirited exuberance.