Ballade op.107

Composed in 1940 in Larchmont (New York), the Ballade op. 107 is one of the most important pieces Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco added to his rich catalogue of violin works. Dedicated to the Ukrainian virtuoso Tossy Spivakosvky, it is shaped after Chopin’s episodic ballade form and touches a wide-ranging palette of colours and expressions, within the frame of a tight and passionate dialogue between the instruments.