19th century violon/piano duets.

Digital Audio Download Includes:
1 Edvard Grieg, Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op 45, Allegro molto ed appassionato
2 Edvard Grieg, Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op 45, Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
3 Edvard Grieg, Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op 45, Allegro animato
4 Antonin Dvorak, Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op 100, Allegro risoluto
5 Antonin Dvorak, Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op 100, Larghetto
6 Antonin Dvorak, Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op 100, Scherzo and Trio: Molto vivace
7 Antonin Dvorak, Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op 100, Finale: Allegro
8 Cesar Franck, Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Allegretto ben moderato
9 Cesar Franck, Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Allegro
10 Cesar Franck, Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Recitativo -- Fantasia: Ben moderato -- Molto lento
11 Cesar Franck, Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Allegretto poco mosso

Canadian born violinist, Kai Gleusteen, started learning the violin at the age of 5 in his native city, Calgary. Early on, Kai met with success in local, provincial, and national music competitions, in addition to receiving top academic awards. He spent the summers at Meadowmount in New York State, at the Aspen Festival, at the Banff School of Fine Arts, and at the Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, working with Ivan Galamian, Dorothy Delay, Stuart Canin, and Nathan Milstein. Winters were filled with skiing, badminton, music, and school.

With the desire of broadening his horizons, Kai chooses to balance his post-secondary education between academics and music. At the University of Michigan, he studied anthropology, geophysics, and philosophy. To his great fortune, he found there the person who would become his greatest inspiration on both a personal and musical level; his violin teacher, Camilla Wicks. After receiving a Master's Degree from Rice University, Kai moved to Europe to live in the heart of Western Culture. Paris and Prague were his bases for nine years, allowing him to develop and perform both as a soloist and leader of numerous orchestras. In the year 2000, Kai won the concertmaster position of the Orchestra 'del Gran Teatre del Liceu' and subsequently moved to Barcelona. In 2003, he formed his own chamber orchestra, the Kaimerata, and was appointed professor at the Escuela Superior de Musica de Catalunya. He continues to perform extensively as a soloist and a recitalist throughout Europe and North America. Kai plays on a violin made by J.B. Guadagnini in 1781.

Having performed her first recital at the age of twelve, it wasn't until the age of twenty, after two years of law school that Catherine decided to devote herself entirely to music. Taught by Colette Fernier, Monique Deschausse, Sergio Perticaroli, and encouraged by Franais-Reneuche, she received the highest distinction at both the Conservatory in Rouen and later at the Ecole Normale Alfred Cortot in Paris. Catherine was also awarded the Yvonne Lefevre Foundation Prize leading to television and radio broadcasts and concert engagements. Catherine chose to avoid the international competition circuit in favour of taking the time to study repertoire in its historical context. Being a great lover of nature, a fan of Marcel Proust and having spent many years in Normandy, she explores in depth the composers who were inspired by this region, such as Roussel, Debussy, and Saint-Saens. She deepens her understanding of Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms with numerous trips to Germany and her knowledge of the language and by reading Goethe and Heine. Her interpretation of Chopin is nourished by the time spent in Poland and a close examination of his letters.

Catherine's approach to music is very much appreciated not only by solo piano audiences throughout Europe and North America but also by various renowned chamber musicians. She is regularly invited to perform in chamber music festivals throughout these countries and devotes a large part of her time to her duo with Kai Gleusteen and the Trio Liceu.