Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Elgar: Violin Sonata

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Barnes & Noble - EJ Johnson
Dvorák's Violin Concerto is not as well known as his famous and more mature Cello Concerto, but it should be: The Violin Concerto is lush and richly sonorous, in the uniquely Romantic idiom of the great Czech composer, and it is the equal to the Cello Concerto in its dark attraction. Here Maxim Vengerov, the young Siberian virtuoso, gives Dvorák's work an impassioned, vigorous performance accompanied by Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic. One might wish for more presence in the orchestral sound, but Vengerov more than makes up for this quibble with his full-bodied, vital playing. Edward Elgar's Sonata for Violin and Piano rounds out the second half of the disc, and ...
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - EJ Johnson
Dvorák's Violin Concerto is not as well known as his famous and more mature Cello Concerto, but it should be: The Violin Concerto is lush and richly sonorous, in the uniquely Romantic idiom of the great Czech composer, and it is the equal to the Cello Concerto in its dark attraction. Here Maxim Vengerov, the young Siberian virtuoso, gives Dvorák's work an impassioned, vigorous performance accompanied by Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic. One might wish for more presence in the orchestral sound, but Vengerov more than makes up for this quibble with his full-bodied, vital playing. Edward Elgar's Sonata for Violin and Piano rounds out the second half of the disc, and although pairing Elgar with Dvorák might at first seem odd, the composers' works complement each other surprisingly well. They were not strangers: As a young musician, Elgar played violin under Dvorák's baton and was greatly impressed by the Bohemian's music just as years earlier Dvorák had played violin under Wagner's direction and came under his inevitable spell. Elgar's sonata is a long way from "Pomp and Circumstance," and Dvorák might have heard hints of his influence in it. Revital Chachamov accompanies at the piano in this vivid reading of the English composer in his most continental vein.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/16/2001
  • Label: Teldec
  • UPC: 745099630027
  • Catalog Number: 96300
  • Sales rank: 111,090

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1–3 Violin Concerto in A minor (2 versions), B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53) - Antonin Dvorák & Kurt Masur (33:30)
    Composed byAntonin Dvorák
    Conducted byKurt Masur
    Performed byKurt Masur, New York Philharmonic
    1. 1Allegro ma non troppo
    2. 2Adagio ma non troppo
    3. 3Finale, Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
  2. 4–6 Sonata for violin & piano in E minor, Op.82 - Edward Elgar & Revital Chachamov (24:47)
    Composed byEdward Elgar
    1. 4Allegro
    2. 5Andante
    3. 6Allegro non troppo
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Performance Credits
Maxim Vengerov Primary Artist
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Beautiful music

    Vengerov is a superb technician and this is beautiful music played by an expert

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Viva Vengerov

    Vengerov plays with full zest and really makes the work greater than it is. Excellent sound!

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