Ikuko Kawai - Violin Muse Based on Two Chaconnes

This piece is based on compositions by Johannes Sebastian Bach and Tomaso Antonio Vitali. Not only does the fusing of the chaconnes work well, but the fusing of different types of instruments does as well. The flute adds an Asian or Celtic hue to an otherwise Western-sounding piece, and there are even some bells and pipe organ in there for added intensity. All this makes for a rich combination of sounds that somehow work.

 Ikuko Kawai A.K.A. 川井 郁子 - Violin Muse Based on Two Chaconnes:

Ikuko Kawai - Czardas

I found a video of this artist performing this piece through the related videos margin of YouTube. In case it’s not obvious, this Japanese artist is a violinist, but I didn’t realize when I came upon her music that she’s a composer as well. This piece, however, is not an original composition of hers; it’s by Vittorio Monti.

Ikuko Kawai A.K.A. 川井郁子 - Czardas: