Both soloists are in their prime and sonys remastering of the tapes provides the best sound these performances have yet received. Of course, the recording of oistrakh playing with shastakovich conducting serves as a valuable document of what the composer intended it to sound like but i listen to this cd when i want to listen to shastokovich. Sensational violinist nicola benedetti returns with a riveting recording of shostakovichs monumental violin concerto no. The magic of silence in shostakovichs violin concerto. The piece is well worth singling out for celebration, partly because to my mind it starts to resolve the very real difficulties that confront listeners when they engage with his music on anything more than the most superficial level. Although he wrote his concerto for piano, read more trumpet, and string orchestra in c minor in 1933 shostakovich was over forty before he composed his first string concerto, the violin concerto no. David oistrakh remade the first violin concerto with the composers son on the podium emi, but he never bettered this singularly intense performance from 1956, captured in excellent mono sound. Hilary hahn, violin berliner philarmoniker mariss jansons, conductor shostakovich. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of violin concerto no. This new recording follows benedettis charttopping success with bruchs scottish fantasy homecoming, 2014 and korngolds violin concerto silver violin, 2012. Those immediate postwar years were a time of strict censorship for composers in soviet russia.
Others of shostakovichs late works contemporaneous with the 2nd violin concerto are also found to be difficult by some people eg the violin sonata, the 12th and th string quartets, the 14th symphony. He is known for playing the abergavenny stradivari of 1725 and more recently the venus. He was still working on the piece at the time of the. Jun 16, 2016 kendra frey plays shostakovich violin concerto no. After the piece was completed, oistrakh and the composer played it through privately on violin and piano. Stradivari violins of the late 1720s have a certain rugged charm. Orchestra, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. David oistrakh remade the first violin concerto with the composers son on the podium emi, but he never bettered this singularly intense performance from.
Violin concerto no 2 in c sharp minor op 129 by dmitri shostakovich 1. Recorded in gothenburg april 2017 with gothenburg symphony and thomas sondergard. I had not heard more than a few of vengerovs performances and master classes on youtube prior to hearing this disc he is a remarkable individual and a. This was the feeling i had on first hearing of the 1st violin concerto of shostakovich, not all that long ago, i have to confess,and which i immediately bought via amazon, particularly as it was by a major violinist, and indeed a major orchestra, the lso with a conductor sadly no longer with us rostropovich. These works are also probably still under in the u. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a performance of shostakovichs violin concerto no. Shostakovich violin concerto no 1 benedetti youtube. Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for russias finest soloists, who also happened to be the among worlds best. Dylana jenson violin london symphony orchestradavid lockingtoncomposer. Download iwb live at itg 2008 bach, violin concerto in a minor arranged for brass quintet 1st movement download video iwb live at itg 2008 bach, violin concerto in a minor arranged for brass quintet 1st movement directly from youtube. Shostakovich, dmitry all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. Guest conductor and new england conservatory alumnus joshua weilerstein leads the nec philharmonia and violinist yoojin jang in a. As with his disc of berg and britten concertos, daniel hope here delivers penetrating and intense performances.
Roza lachegyi violin brigitta taraszova piano master recital gyorgy solti hall of the liszt academy budapest, hungary 5 may 2019 recorded by aviso studio. Shostakovichs 2nd cello concerto written around the same time as the 2nd violin concerto enjoys similarly far less recognition than the 1st. In the first concerto he draws the listener into the atmosphere of each movement from the very outset the bleak landscape of the nocturne, the savage mockery of the scherzo, the combination of nobility and worldweariness in the passacaglia and the manic abandon of the burlesque. He was still working on the piece at the time of the zhdanov decree, and in the period following the composers denunciation the work could not be performed. Eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra. Recorded november 8, 1959 at the broadwood hotel, philadelphia. Nov, 2011 jonathan richards performs the shostakovich violin concerto no. The disc contains outstanding performances of the shostakovich violin concerto, op.
September 6, 2016 new york, ny shostakovich violin concerto no. Vengerov on motives in shostakovichs violin concerto no. Contrasts in shostakovichs violin concerto youtube. Violinist nicola benedetti has just recorded shostakovichs mindblowing first violin concerto the album is available to buy now on decca. Just chose the format and click on the button download. Its mad, virtuoso fiddle music brings the concerto to an unsettling, but thrilling conclusion. You can download the whole album now on itunes or get a copy on amazon. This was the feeling i had on first hearing of the 1st violin concerto of shostakovich, not all that long ago, i have to confess,and which i immediately bought via amazon, particularly as it was by a major violinist, and indeed a major orchestra, the lso with a. Violin concerto no 1 in a minor, op 99 by dmitri shostakovich david oistrakh, violin staatskapelle berlin heinz fricke, conductor berlin 1967. Shostakovich violin concerto no 2 gidon kremerseiji. Together with the bournemouth symphony orchestra and conductor kirill karabits, the dark, introspective shostakovich violin concerto is brought to life in a compelling performance packed.
Of course, the recording of oistrakh playing with shastakovich conducting serves as a valuable document of what the composer intended it to sound like but. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Romance from the gadfly daniel hope on allmusic 2006 in addition to his position with the. Shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere.
Complete concertos, an album by dmitri shostakovich, tatarstan national symphony orchestra, alexander sladkovsky on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Shostakovich s 2nd cello concerto written around the same time as the 2nd violin concerto enjoys similarly far less recognition than the 1st. Nicola benedetti tells us why shostakovichs violin concerto is. During his long career under the communists, dmitri shostakovich seesawed between being the pride of russian music and a pariah one step away from the siberian gulag. The magic of silence in shostakovichs violin concerto no. Sensational violinist nicola benedetti returns with a riveting recording of shostakovich s monumental violin concerto no. Vengerov on motives in shostakovichs violin concerto. David oistrakh violin concerto no 1 shostakovich youtube. Sep 25, 2016 on this day, in 1966, dmitri shostakovich turned 60, and the evening brought a birthday concert including the world premiere of his cello concerto no. Others of shostakovich s late works contemporaneous with the 2nd violin concerto are also found to be difficult by some people eg the violin sonata, the 12th and th string quartets, the 14th symphony.
Maxim vengerovs masterclass on shostakovichs violin concerto no. Orchestra, piano, violin sheet music book by dmitri shostakovich 19061975. Vadim repin playing shostakovich s vc 1 with the mariinsky to under valery gergiev, live in st. Nov 20, 2017 shostakovich titled the last movement burlesca, an indication that fits the musics darkly comic atmosphere. Leonidas kavakos is performing the shostakovich violin concerto with the lso on 8 april 2015. Even then, the soviet regime and its attendant resources were less than thrilled. Violin concertos, an album by itzhak perlman, zubin mehta, israel philharmonic orchestra on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. His lowest moments came in 1936, when he was denounced for his seamy opera lady macbeth. Shostakovich had completed the first violin concerto as his op. Jonathan richards performs the shostakovich violin concerto no. Authoritative performances marred by unhelpful recorded balancemusicians. Sergei prokofiev, dmitri shostakovich, mstislav rostropovich, london symphony orchestra, maxim vengerov prokofiev. He wrote it in the spring of 1967 as an early 60th birthday present for its dedicatee, david oistrakh. He was still working on the piece at the time of the zhdanov decree, and in the period following the composers denunciation it could not be performed.
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