Violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s 26^th recording for Cedille Records, Dependent Arising, reveals surprising confluences between classical and heavy metal music by pairing Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 77, with Earl Maneein’s “Dependent Arising”– concerto for violin and orchestra, performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the baton of Tito Muñoz.

Known for her virtuosity, expressive playing, and extensive repertoire, Pine discovered her love for heavy metal as a teenager and later performed on rock radio stations, where she would intersperse covers of songs by Black Sabbath, AC/DC, and Metallica with works by Paganini and Ysaÿe. Dependent Arising explores connections between modern classical music and heavy metal and showcases Pine’s unique journey in these two seemingly disparate genres.

The album was produced by the Grammy-winning team of James Ginsburg and engineer Bill Maylone, with session engineering by the RSNO’s Hedd Morfett-Jones. 

Rachel Barton Pine brings to life the distinctive sounds of several historic violins in original performance videos filmed for MIM’s special exhibition Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Violins and Guitars.

7 tracks, 67 minutes