Petteri Iivonen was born in 1987 and began to study the violin at the Helsinki Conservatory when he was four years old. Petteri has performed with Paul Neubauer and David Grossman of the New York Philharmonic and has raised money for the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a special concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. He has played with the Israel Philharmonic and is scheduled for more concerto performances with major orchestras in Europe, especially for the Tchaikovsky, Bloch and Sibelius concertos for which Iivonen has become famous. This album features compositions from Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye (1858 to 1931), best known for his interpretations of Bach and Beethoven, as well as compositions from Bach and Debussy. The composition Eli Eli was written by David Lefkowitz in honor of Hagai Shaham, one of Iivonen's principal teachers.

Track Listing
1. Sonata No. 2 Mov 1 Obsession
2. Sonata No. 2 Mov 2 Malinconia
3. Sonata No. 2 Mov 3 Danse des ombres
4. Sonata No. 2 Mov 4 Les Furies
5. Cadenze
6. Violin Sonata in G Minor Mov 1 Allegro vivo
7. Violin Sonata in G Minor Mov 2 Intermede: Fantasque et leger
8. Violin Sonata in G Minor Mov 3 Finale: Tres anime
9. Sonata No. 4 Mov 1 Allemanda
10. Sonata No. 4 Mov 2 Sarabande
11. Sonata No. 4 Mov 3 Finale
12. Eli Eli
13. Eli Eli
14. Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, Mov 1 Allemanda
15. Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, Mov 2 Corrente
16. Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, Mov 3 Sarabanda
17. Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, Mov 4 Giga
18. Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, Mov 5 Ciaccona