Henze / Skaerved / Ebrahim / Longbow / Parnassus - Il Vitalino Raddoppiato - Violin Concerto No. 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Since Thomas Søndergård's opening concert with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, this partnership has cultivated a special relationship with the music of Sibelius, resulting in three recordings of the composer's music. In 2017 they performed Symphonies 2 & 7 at the BBC Proms receiving widespread acclaim, with critics describing the performances as 'radiant', 'masterful' and 'quite, quite beautiful'. Prior to this first recording Søndergård made his excitement clear 'I can't wait to discover Sibelius all over again with my new orchestra'. With their nationalist themes Symphonies 2 & 7 were perfect repertoire for Søndergård and his orchestra to make their symphonic recording debut. Symphony No. 2 marked a major step in Sibelius' development as a composer, and remains one of his most popular works. Symphony No. 7 is notable for being a one-movement symphony and is completely original in form, subtle in it's handling of tempi, individual in it's treatment of key and is considered Sibelius' most remarkable compositional achievement.

Various Artists - Spring Moods / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/14/2006

The sonatas recorded here encompass almost the entirety of Hans Werner Henze's creative life. Composed in difficult conditions just after WWII, the Violin Sonata covers the broadest range of human emotions, and is in some ways a study for the extraordinary First Violin Concerto. Steeped in Italian mythology, the Solo Violin Sonata is 'a real piece of theatre,' as is the emotionally shattering Viola Sonata, written straight after the completion of the ballet Orpheus. The Violin Sonatina is drawn from Henze's children's opera Pollicino, and the two remaining miniatures are memorials for lost colleagues. Internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Peter Sheppard Skaerved's close connection with Hans Werner Henze is well recognized, and this follows on from his recordings of Henze's First and Third Violin Concertos Inchhaving some seriously emotional meat on the bones of this traditional formInch (MusicWeb International), and the Second Violin Concerto summed up as Incha superb [album]... highly recommendedInch by Gramophone. This is the first recording to bring together Henze's solo sonatas for violin and viola, as well as the early Violin Sonata and later Violin Sonatina. Peter Sheppard Skaerved recorded the composers revised 1992 version of the Solo Violin Sonata on the Metier tag in 2000, but returns to the 1977 original for this recording, completing a deal with the composer to Inchsee who is right!Inch