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Bernstein: Serenade After Plato; Music of Bloch & Barber / Gluzman, Neschling

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Details

Composer
BARBER, SAMUEL BERNSTEIN, LEO
Artist
John, Vadim, Neschling, Gluzman
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 01, 2009
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1662
UPC
7318599916620

About

The three works for violin and orchestra gathered here testify both to the versatility of Vadim Gluzman as a performer and to the richness and variety of the influences at play in American music during the 20th century. Like the text by Plato which inspired it, Bernstein's Serenade, from 1954, is a series of statements in praise of love. Musically it is typical of its maker, with allusions both to his own music and to works by Bartók, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky, and with a hint of jazz in the finale. Composed some thirty years earlier, Ernest Bloch's Baal Shem turns to the Jewish culture of Eastern Europe, dealing specifically with aspects of the Chassidic movement. Its second movement, Nigun (Improvisation) is probably Bloch's most famous work for the violin, an attempt to recreate the ecstasy generated by fervent religious singing. Samuel Barber, on the other hand, was deeply fascinated by the music of J.S. Bach and Brahms, although this is not always obvious in his music. His Violin Concerto, which he began to compose in Switzerland in 1939, while war was breaking out in Europe, has been described as having 'a chastened and aristocratic classic style'. That violinist Vadim Gluzman possesses the musical convictions and the supreme command of his instrument to do justice to all of these works will be clear to anyone who has encountered his previous concerto disc, with works by Tchaikovsky and Glazunov. The recipient of numerous distinctions, it was glowingly reviewed, for instance in International Record Review: 'The variety of tone, lithe, sinuous and febrile ... is truly exceptional.' Gluzman is here supported by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) under John Neschling, a team that has demonstrated its versatility on a number of recordings ranging from Villa-Lobos' Choros to Liszt's piano concertos.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Phaedrus - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro 06:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Phaedrus - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  2. 2 II. Aristophanes: Allegretto 04:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Aristophanes: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  3. 3 III. Eryximachus: Presto 01:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Eryximachus: Presto
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  4. 4 IV. Agathon: Adagio 07:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Agathon: Adagio
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  5. 5 V. Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto tenuto - Allegro molto vivace 10:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto tenuto - Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Leonard Bernstein
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  6. 6 No. 1. Vidui (Contrition) 03:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Vidui (Contrition)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  7. 7 No. 2. Nigun (Improvisation) 06:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Nigun (Improvisation)
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  8. 8 No. 3. Simchat torah (Rejoicing) 04:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Simchat torah (Rejoicing)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ernest Bloch
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  9. 9 I. Allegro 10:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:40
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  10. 10 II. Andante 08:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling
  11. 11 III. Presto in moto perpetuo 03:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Presto in moto perpetuo
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Vadim Gluzman
    Ensemble
    Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
    Conductor
    John Neschling