Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma, praised by theCleveland Plain Dealer for her ‘brilliant …polished, expressive and intense’ playing, focusesher captivating artistry on three distinctive andcontrasting pieces. Shades of Mozart resound inSchubert’s Sonatina; Strauss, meanwhile, drewinspiration for his magnificent Violin Sonata fromhis love for his fiery future wife, the singer Paulinede Ahna.