Natalia Prass

In their latest collaboration, violinist Natalia Lomeiko and pianist Dinara Klinton explore themes of resilience, mythology, and enchantment through the works of Clara Schumann, Karol Szymanowski, and Sergei Prokofiev. Clara Schumann's Three Romances offer introspective reflections on personal journeys with themes of perseverance and emotional expression, while Szymanowski's Mythes takes on an ancient mythological dimension, painting vivid musical landscapes inspired by Greek legends. Prokofiev's Five Pieces from Cinderella imbue the album with fantasy and romance, capturing the magic of the beloved fairy tale from the waltzes of the royal ball to the delicate beauty of the Winter Fairy.

After the success of Hasta la Raíz and different projects that paid tribute to Latin American music, Natalia Lafourcade decides to return to the recording studio, after seven years to record twelve songs, and in this way confront what had become a hidden fear: To release an album of newly written songs. De Todas las Flores (Of All the Flowers) is a musical diary inspired by different life experiences. It is a piece that honors vulnerability, life and death, femininity, nature, the mystical, love and heartbreak.

Violinist Michael Barenboim makes his second appearance on Linn, this time with pianist and partner Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim. Together they have recorded some of Mendelssohn’s beloved Songs without Words. Beginning their life as a musical game between Mendelssohn and his older sister Fanny Hensel, these songs were arranged into piano pieces to pass the time during their childhood. The album showcases a selection arranged for violin by violinist and composer Ferdinand David. Hardly known today, David was to become a close friend of Felix and the dedicatee of his famous Violin Concerto Op. 64. These arrangements always remain true to Mendelssohn’s musical aesthetic, and their intimate character calls for a closely shared musicianship, undoubtedly a distinctive quality which the duo has aplenty.