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Sibelius & Rautavaara: Violin Concertos

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Details

Composer
RAUTAVAARA SIBELIUS
Artist
Feldmann, Kantorow
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 25, 2018
Catalog #
Alpha357
UPC
3760014193576

About

Following his Alpha recording of sonatas by Prokofiev, Ravel and Strauss, the violinist Tobias Feldmann now turns to the concerto form, performing the two major works of the Finnish repertoire for the instrument: the violin concertos of Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Premiered in Helsinki in 1904, the Sibelius Concerto proved to be exceptionally difficult technically for the soloist. Sibelius revised his score, but subsequently composed for violin and orchestra only in shorter forms, the serenade and the humoresque. It was not until nearly seventy years later that a Finnish composer wrote another large-scale work for violin and orchestra, with the Concerto of Rautavaara, which in all respects equals the degree of virtuosity demanded by the earlier work.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 I. Tranquillo 13:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Tranquillo
    Duration
    13:32
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tobias Feldmann
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  2. 2 II. Energico 12:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Energico
    Duration
    12:05
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Performer
    Tobias Feldmann
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  3. 3 I. Allegro moderato 16:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    16:04
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Tobias Feldmann
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  4. 4 II. Adagio di molto 08:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Adagio di molto
    Duration
    08:46
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Tobias Feldmann
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow
  5. 5 III. Allegro ma non tanto 07:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Tobias Feldmann
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Jean-Jacques Kantorow