Album Notes

Mr. Sverdlove is an alumni of the Bowdoin International Music Festival where he studied several summers with Lewis Kaplan of the Juilliard School. Max was also the recipient of the Bryce and Jonelle Jordan Music Scholarship to the Penn State University School of Music where he was a student of James Lyon. Max Sverdlove graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance in May 2005. Mr. Sverdlove performs on the "Arcalli", a fine Italian mid-18th century violin and currently records exclusively on the Musical Horizon label.

Damn Hard Music was recorded in historic Morristown, New Jersey and is the culmination of the hard work of two extremely talented classical musicians. We sincerely hope you enjoy and savor every moment - we know that we did.

Special thanks goes to: My parents for their encouragement and support, as well as, all of my friends and co-workers who have inspired me each and every day.

- Max Sverdlove

Igor Stravinsky Suite Italienne (1934)
William Bolcom Graceful Ghost Rag (1970)
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major (1886)
Fritz Kreisler Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 (1910)

Suite Italienne used with permission from Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Graceful Ghost Rag used with permission from Edward B. Mark Music Company (Carlin America, Inc.)