Past Forward is an album of world-premiere recordings showcasing the gifts of Greek Cypriot composer Constantinos Y. Stylianou (b. 1972). Stylianou’s two Sonatas for viola and piano, performed by Hungarian born violist Máté Szűcs and Steinway artist Nicolas Costantinou, contrast the varied timbres of the First Viola Sonata with the spirit of resistance manifest in the Second, which was composed partly as a response to the covid pandemic. The release follows hot on the heels of the Odradek album Metavasis, in which Costantinou performs Stylianou’s 12 Préludes, each inspired by a different work of art.
