ÇESK ZADEJA (1927-1997): Violin Sonata, NIKOS SKALKOTTAS (1904-1949): Petite Suite No. 2 for Violin and Piano, PANTCHO VLADIGEROV (1899-1978): Song from Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21, ALEKSANDRA VREBALOV (b.1970): Easter Chapel Meditations for Violin, Piano and Pre-recorded Sounds, GEORGE ENESCU (1881-1955): Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25 "dans le caractère populaire roumain".

Description: Balkan music for violin and piano offered mainly for the two-movement, 11-minute sonata by Zadeja (19782-74) which may be the first Albaninan composition we've offered since taking over RI in 1997. Skalkottas' Petite Suite combines serialism with Greek folk rhythms and Vrebalov's 9:43 Meditations summons the world of Orthodox chant. Miroslav Hristov (violin), Vladimir Valjarevic (piano).