Violinist Isabelle Faust has developed a performance manner that is relaxed and understated. She has an appreciation of musical structure and an interest in historical research that are integral to her work.
The purity of sound that has distinguished her playing can be heard in a repertoire stretching from Beethoven and Schubert through to Hartmann and Ligeti, on modern and period strings.
Where other violinists dazzle, Faust is a thinker. On the subject of her own individual sound, she is hesitant: “Of course, I’m trying to be me in whatever repertoire I’m playing, and I do think that my work is different from that of other violinists – but actually I’m never really trying to keep to this idea of an individual sound. It’s always my goal to get a different interpretation and also a different kind of voice particular to the voice of the composer.
Works performed are:
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 1 in B minor, BWV1014
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 2 in A major, BWV1015
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 3 in E major, BWV1016
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 4 in C minor, BWV1017
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 5 in F minor, BWV1018
Bach, J S: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 6 in G major, BWV1019
