Renaud Capucon - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Renaud Capuçon recognises Vivaldi's Four Seasons as Incha highlight of the violin repertoireInch, but It has taken him some time to add it to his discography. InchFor years, I refused to play it,Inch he explains. InchI'd heard it too much in the corridors of the Métro in Paris and as holding music on the phone. But once I'd accepted to play it, I was blown away by the power of the music... I realised that it's famous because it's amazing! It's a masterpiece. I've now played it frequently with Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and it feels fresh and new every time.Inch He has chosen to complement Vivaldi's four concertos with two sparkling concertos composed in Paris some 40 years after Vivaldi's death. They are by Chevalier de Saint-George (1745-1799), born in Guadeloupe of French and African descent, who became a prominent and influential figure in Paris. He has been described in the New York Times as a composer who holds a Inchtruly unique place in Western classical music historyInch. Album Tracks 1. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 InchSpringInch I. Allegro 2. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 InchSpringInch II. Largo a Pianissimo Sempre 3. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 InchSpringInch III. Allegro. Danza Pastorale 4. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 InchSummerInch I. Allegro Non Molto 5. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 InchSummerInch II. Adagio - Presto 6. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 InchSummerInch III. Presto 7. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 InchAutumnInch I. Allegro 8. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 InchAutumnInch II. Adagio Molto 9. The Four Seasons, Violin Conc

Elgar's violin concerto - distinctively passionate and nostalgic - is one of the great late-Romantic concertos. InchIt is a huge piece,Inch says Renaud Capuçon Inchboth in terms of it's length and it's romantic and noble nature.Inch This is Capuçon's first recording with Sir Simon Rattle, here conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. When Rattle chose Elgar's Enigma Variations for his inaugural concert as the LSO's music director in 2017, he was celebrating the close historic links between the composer and the orchestra. Not only did the LSO accompany Fritz Kreisler in the premiere of the violin concerto in 1910, Elgar became it's Principal Conductor the following year. Paired with the concerto on this album is his violin sonata, first performed in 1919. Renaud Capuçon, who calls the sonata Incha work of nobility and tendernessInch, is joined by one of the leading British pianists of today, Stephen Hough. Album Tracks 1. Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 I. Allegro 2. Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 II. Andante 3. Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 III. Allegro Molto 4. Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 I. Allegro 5. Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 II. Romance. Andante 6. Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 III. Allegro Non Troppo

Recorded with Daniel Harding as conductor and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Much of the violin writing in the Sibelius concerto is purely virtuosic, but even the showiest passages alternate with the melodic. This concerto is generally symphonic in scope, departing completely from the often lighter, 'rhythmic' accompaniments of many other concertos. Renaud InchI discovered the concerto by Samuel Barber on a recording made by Isaac Stern, which is very moving for me because Stern played it on the violin that is now mine. I heard it again in Gil Shaham's interpretation. The first two movements are very lilting, very melodic and generate a lot of images. The finale is very virtuoso.Inch Album Tracks 1. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 I. Allegro Moderato 2. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 II. Adagio Di Molto 3. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 III. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto 4. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 I. Allegro 5. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 II. Andante 6. Violin Concerto, Op. 14 III. Presto in Moto Perpetuo