Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (with Rihm: Time Chant)
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 (with Rihm: Time Chant)
Jaap van Zweden (violin) / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 9 January 2014
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Composed in 1947-48 but unperformed until 1955, Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto is one of the great concertos of the twentieth century. The wide emotional range of its four-movement structure encompasses an opening of brooding, elegiac melancholy, a manic scherzo, a harrowing and deeply felt passacaglia, and a brilliant, concluding burlesque. Wolfgang Rihm has been described as 'one of the most approachable, engaging and profound composers writing music today' (The Guardian). The solo violin in Gesungene Zeit (Time Chant) plays one long fine-spun melody, the work creating a maximum of expression with a minimum of means.
This remarkable concerto recording was made on the cusp of Jaap van Zweden's career change from an acclaimed soloist to becoming one of today's most sought after conductors.
"Van Sweden's virtuosity as a violinist…is here shown to be of the highest class, in an account of the great Shostakovich Concerto that holds its own with the finest (including Oistrakh), and superbly partnered by de Waart. At the super-budget price, this is a fantastic bargain." © 2014 Musical Opinion
Tracks:
Rihm:
Time Chant (1991/92)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Zoltán Peskó
Shostakovich:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Edo de Waart
