Violin Concerto No. 2 / Il Vitalino raddoppiato

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HANS WERNER HENZE
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Il Vitalino raddoppiato
Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin) / Parnassus Ensemble London, Hans Werner Henze, with Omar Ebrahim (speaker)

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Release Date: Friday 1 May 2015

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Henze's Violin Concerto No. 2 occupies a space between the theatre and concert stages. A dramatic work with a rôle for a speaker, it comes from the period of his interest in 'action music' and is scored for a large experimental chamber orchestra. Equally Janus-faced, but very different, is the Italianate Il Vitalino raddoppiato, vividly coloured and overtly romantic 'chamber music' that looks back to the example of Tomaso Vitali. The Concerto is heard in an archive performance conducted by the composer, and this volume concludes Peter Sheppard Skærved's survey of Henze's works for violin and orchestra (the First and Third Concertos are on 8557738).

"[The Concerto is] a rich, indulgent mix, typical of Henze's music of this period, and not everything hangs together. But that isn't the point...[Vitaliano Raddoppiato] is sometimes acerbic, sometimes achingly beautiful, in many ways it's the epitome of so much of Henze's music." (Guardian)

"This vivid pairing of concertos presents a double take on Henze as that rather rare creature, the musical ironist." (Sunday Times)

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Violin Concerto No. 2
Il Vitalino raddoppiato