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Lalo: Concerto Russe, Piano Concerto / Kantorow, Volondat, Bakels

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Details

Composer
LALO, EDOUARD
Artist
Jean-Jacques, Kees, Kantorow, Bakels
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 01, 2012
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1890
UPC
7318599918907

About

'A disc without flaws, a true marvel' is how Jean-Jacques Kantorow's previous recording of music by Édouard Lalo was described in the Spanish magazine Scherzo. The disc in question included three works composed for the great violin virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate: the violin concerto, Fantaisie norvégienne and the perennial favourite Symphonie espagnole. In a review in Gramophone, the soloist was compared to his great predecessor: 'Kantorow, one of today's most individual players, has the measure of Lalo's Sarasate-inspired violin-writing - he's able to toss off the virtuoso passagework in a seemingly effortless manner and his distinctive tone lends a sensuous allure to Lalo's melodies.' On the present disc, Kantorow plays two other works intended for Sarasate, the brief Fantaisie-ballet on themes from Lalo's ballet Namouna, and the large-scale Concerto russe. The latter piece, in four movements, borrows themes from two wedding songs included by Rimsky-Korsakov in his collection 100 Russian Folk Songs. A typically expressive and virtuosic composition, it is also one of the first important French works to draw upon Russian music - many others were to follow. Two shorter violin works are included here, but the disc closes with another concerto, the Piano Concerto from 1888. It was the composer's final major work, and in it he seems to depart from the pattern of his violin concertos, with their prominent solo parts. Lalo rather chooses to integrate the piano into the orchestral texture, and although the writing is redolent of the great Romantic concertos, it offers few opportunities for the soloist to show off - a possible reason for the work's absence from modern concert programmes and its rarity on disc. Championing this solo part is Pierre-Alain Volondat, and as in the other works orchestral support is provided by the eminent Tapiola Sinfonietta, conducted by Kees Bakels.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude - Allegro 12:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude - Allegro
    Duration
    12:45
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  2. 2 II. Chants russes 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Chants russes
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  3. 3 III. Intermezzo 04:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Intermezzo
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  4. 4 IV. Introduction - Chants russes 07:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Introduction - Chants russes
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  5. 5 Romance-serenade 05:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Romance-serenade
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  6. 6 Fantaisie-ballet 09:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fantaisie-ballet
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  7. 7 Guitare, Op. 28 (arr. G. Pierne for violin and orchestra) 03:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Guitare, Op. 28 (arr. G. Pierne for violin and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  8. 8 I. Lento - Allegro 11:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro
    Duration
    11:14
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Pierre-Alain Volondat
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  9. 9 II. Lento 06:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Pierre-Alain Volondat
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  10. 10 III. Allegro 06:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Édouard Lalo
    Performer
    Pierre-Alain Volondat
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels