Kokoro Tomita ORIGINS 1. George Enescu (1881-1955): Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28-1 "Ménétrier" – For solo violin Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP119 2. I. Allegro con fuoco 3. II. Très lent et calme 4. III. Presto tragico Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): From Two Pieces for Violin and Piano 5. I. Nocturne 6. Jenő Hubay (1858-1937): Fantaisie brillante sur Carmen Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major 7. I. Allegretto 8. II. Blues. Moderato 9. III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro 10. Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Beau Soir (arr. J. Heifetz) Kokoro Tomita (Violin) Simon Callaghan (Piano) Recorded August 23-25, 2021 The Menuhin Hall, Stoke d'Abernon (UK) 【Debut Album of the Young Violinist, Kokoro Tomita】 This album, titled "ORIGINS," features a collection of pieces that hold special significance for her, having played the violin since childhood. The album opens with Enescu's "Ménétrier" from "Impressions d'enfance," composed in 1940. The piece, with its improvisational melody and folk music elements, is a fitting opening for the album. Poulenc's sonata, written in memory of the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, and Lili Boulanger's "Nocturne," which reflects the painful experiences of war, follow. Then, a piece by Hubay, who, like Tomita, was born into a musical family, is performed. The album concludes with Ravel's sonata, reminiscent of jazz, and finally, Debussy's masterpiece "Beau Soir," a carefully considered selection that fully expresses her current state of mind.