Alexandru Tomescu - Stradivarius Obsessions

Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu masterfully renders Ysaye’s six sonatas on his latest CD Stradivarii Obsessions (named after a theme from Ysaye’s second sonata). Released in September, the CD was co-produced by the Grammy award-winning recording engineer Jakob Handel. Describing his second consecutive collaboration with Handel, Tomescu says, “He really understands what I want to transmit, which is vital when he edits the recording.” In other words, a good recording engineer must strike the right balance in adding, subtracting and combining musical elements throughout the various phases of recording, editing, mixing and mastering. The quality of production, performance and content truly qualify this CD as a must-have for classical music fans and newcomers. There are also plans for a future DVD that will include the collaborative performances of Romanian actors Ana Pepine and Paul Cimpoieru, who performed alongside Tomescu in the Stradivarius Obsessii concert tour preceding the CD.