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Martinů: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Zimmermann, Hruša, Bamberg Symphony
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Martinů: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Zimmermann, Hruša, Bamberg Symphony

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Details

Composer
BARTOK MARTINU
Artist
Zimmermann, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hrusa
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Nov 06, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2457
UPC
7318599924571

About

Frank Peter Zimmermann, one of today’s most highly regarded violinists, takes our breath away with this recording together with the Bamberger Symphoniker and their chief conductor Jakub Hruša – one of the leading Martinu conductors of today. They start off by exploring the lyrical side of Bohuslav Martinu, offered in the Second Violin Concerto (1943), to dive into the neo-classical idiom championed by Stravinsky that informs the composer’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin closes the album. Composed in 1944, only a year before Bartók’s death, it is a deeply personal statement which fuses the overall layout of Bach’s solo violin sonatas with Hungarian folk tradition with results that are as fascinating to the listener as they are challenging to the performer.

 

REVIEW:

 

Hrůša is as fine a Martinů interpreter as anyone on the podium currently. What impresses most here, however, is the clarity and naturalness of Zimmermann’s performances, remarkable in combining an intimate knowledge of the music (the result of long study) with a freshness of approach. This is, for me, the top recommendation for these two works and, frankly, is how Martinů should always be played.

 

– Gramophone (Editor's Choice, January 2021)

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 11:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    11:37
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  2. 2 II. Andante moderato 07:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  3. 3 III. Poco allegro 07:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco allegro
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 09:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  5. 5 II. Andante 05:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  6. 6 III. [Allegretto] 07:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. [Allegretto]
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Bamberger Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  7. 7 I. Tempo di ciaccona 08:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Tempo di ciaccona
    Duration
    08:58
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
  8. 8 II. Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo 04:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
  9. 9 III. Melodia: Adagio 06:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Melodia: Adagio
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann
  10. 10 IV. Presto 04:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Frank Peter Zimmermann