{"product_id":"1930s-violin-concertos-1barber-hartmann-stravinsky-boston-sym-orch","title":"1930S VIOLIN CONCERTOS Vol. 1 (BARBER \/ BERG \/ HARTMANN \/ BRITTEN \/ STRAVINSKY) - Gil Shaham, The Knights, New York Philharmonic, Staatkapelle Dresden, Boston Symphony Orchestra (2 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/officialaboutthisrecordingsept2022_e7b3927d-1fc9-46bb-a8ed-7264dcd678c9_480x480.png?v=1670953827\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Knights\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGil Shaham violin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Robertson conductor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Philharmonic\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStaatskapelle Dresden\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBBC Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJuanjo Mena conductor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoston Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSejong Soloists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1930s was an incredibly rich decade for the violin concerto, thriving on what was the uncertainty of the age. Over 30 violin concertos materialized across the decade with well over a dozen, from Stravinskyand Berg’s through to Barber’s and Britten’s concertos all commanding iconic status within the violinist’s repertory. \u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;Gil Shaham is the leading violinist of his generation. He was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008 he received the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. In 2012, Gil was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by Musical America, citing his “special kind of humanism”. Combine this “humanism” with a flawless technique and his generosity of spirit, and the musical results are nothing short of inspired.\u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;CD1. Gil’s recording of the Barber Violin Concerto displays his trademark rich soulfulness as well as the sounds of urban America when called for, skyscrapers, sirens, clearly manifest themselves in the last movement. The weeping, if not lamenting, solo violin in the Berg concerto, harmonized with very poignant 12-tone chords, reveals emotionally charged heart on sleeve mourning in this recording. For Hartmann’s Concerto funebre Gil is reunited with acclaimed Sejong Soloists, with whom he has recorded Mendelssohn’s octet and Haydn concerti (CC08), the New York Times observing from a concert performance of the Hartmann that Shaham “perfectly characterised the work’s anguished and occasionally angry spirit”.\u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u0026gt;CD2. Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto is a concerto with which Gil and conductor David Robertson have performed together countless times. The result is an interpretation which is luminous, light and dancing, The Times noting from this performance that “Shaham’s interpretation was exceptionally spirited and fresh, always at one with the incisive accompaniment from Robertson’s orchestra.” Benjamin Britten’s concerto is arguably the most challenging to play on this collection and is arguably the most sobering work here, and shows another side of Shaham’s musical personality; a work with a martial-like drama, and for the most part a forceful bordering on violent execution of the work unfolds, interspersed, where called for, an ethereal sound world bordering on the surreal; the tonal ambiguity at the end of the third movement positively haunting. In concert the Chicago Classical Review notes, “This is music that fits Gil Shaham like a well-tailored glove.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/officialTRACKLISTINGWITHWORLD_9d96408d-adfc-4228-a53c-1546f2d18789_480x480.png?v=1670953817\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/officialTRACKLISTINGWITHWORLD_9d96408d-adfc-4228-a53c-1546f2d18789_480x480.png?v=1670953817\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op.14 i Allegro\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op.14 ii Andante\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto, Op.14 iii Presto in moto perpetuo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eALBAN BERG Violin Concerto i a) Andante\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eALBAN BERG Violin Concerto i b) Allegretto\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eALBAN BERG Violin Concerto ii a) Allegro\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eALBAN BERG Violin Concerto ii b) Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKARL AMADEUS HARTMANN Concerto funebre i Introduktion (Largo)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKARL AMADEUS HARTMANN Concerto funebre ii Adagio\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKARL AMADEUS HARTMANN Concerto funebre iii Allegro di molto\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKARL AMADEUS HARTMANN Concerto funebre iv Choral (Langsamer Marsch)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto in D i Toccata\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto in D ii Aria I\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto in D iii Aria II\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto in D iv Capriccio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBENJAMIN BRITTEN Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.15 i Moderato con moto - agitato - Tempo primo -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBENJAMIN BRITTEN Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.15 ii Vivace - animando - largamente - Cadenza -\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBENJAMIN BRITTEN Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.15 iii Passacaglia: Andante Lento (un poco meno mosso)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canary Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43822131937530,"sku":"892118001129","price":36.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/2503187.jpg?v=1672178627","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/1930s-violin-concertos-1barber-hartmann-stravinsky-boston-sym-orch","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}