KORNGOLD. TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concertos
Glamour concertos from the darling of French violinists
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Composer or Director: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Naïve
Magazine Review Date: 02/2012
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 57
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: V5280
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Conductor Laurent Korcia, Violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège |
Author: Adrian Edwards
As I listened to this open-hearted and expressive interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, the thought crossed my mind that it is the most original such work of the 19th century. From the very beginning, anticipation is aroused by those beautifully phrased opening bars, poised like a dancer waiting for the curtain to rise, as it does in the following passage over a pedal A before the soloist enters. In other words, this performance balances Tchaikovsky’s renowned theatricality with his own instinctive sensibility regarding development. There’s a generosity about this performance that embraces every aspect of the concerto, from the expressive playing of the wind band in the slow movement to the soloist’s down-to-earth manner as he tunes up in the finale’s early cadenza, like a fiddler at the fair. A winning pairing of two irresistible concertos.
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