When the Violin: Transcendent Night, by Kaija Saariaho, Reena Esmail, JS Bach

When the Violin: Transcendent Night

by Kaija Saariaho, Reena Esmail, JS Bach

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garrett_fischbach Vijay Gupta’s Bach is like a dream in which one inhabits the inventive world of J.S. Bach, unencumbered by any preconceived notions surrounding his violin works. I believe Bach would have loved these performances — for me, they are pure bliss. Framing the Bach with the fascinating contemporary works by Saariaho and Esmail further reveals Gupta’s profound creativity as a violinist and musician. I’m grateful to Vijay Gupta for opening my eyes to a whole new world of artistic possibility.

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1.	Nocturne - Kaija Saariaho 05:36	info	buy track
2.	Grave - Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003 04:15		buy track
3.	Fuga - Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003 06:41		buy track
4.	Andante - Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003 04:40		buy track
5.	Allegro - Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003 05:59		buy track
6.	Darshan: Bihag - Reena Esmail 06:17		buy track

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Last Night As I Was Sleeping, by Antonio Machado

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.

Last night as I slept,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.

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released February 4, 2022

Vijay Gupta plays on a 2010 violin made by Eric Benning, and a bow made by Louis Bégin.

Recording Engineer and Mastering: Louis Ng
Producer: Vijay Gupta

Album Art: Ginevra Petrucci, oil on canvas.

Copyright: Vidya Projects, All Rights Reserved

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Vijay Gupta Los Angeles, California

Vijay Gupta is a violinist, speaker and citizen-artist dedicated to creating spaces of wholeness through music. He is the founder of Street Symphony, a community of musicians dedicated to engaging people in reentry and recovery living in LA's Skid Row. Vijay Gupta is a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. ... more

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JS Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Violin (ICR010)
by Johnny Gandelsman

Johnny has been an inspiration for years, and this particular album of Bach not only inspired me to create my own recordings, but my own label, too. Vijay Gupta
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Won't You Help To Sing?
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My dear friend Philip Graulty plays the guitar like prayer. This debut EP is soulful, gorgeous, and totally stunning. Vijay Gupta
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(Cycles) (ICR007)
by Kojiro Umezaki

I particularly love "108" on this album: an entire universe of stillness, trembling vibration and breath. Vijay Gupta
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