Sibelius / Tjeknavorian / Gonzales - Violin Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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. Album Tracks 1. I. Tranquillo 2. II. Energico 3. I. Allegro Moderato 4. II. Adagio Di Molto 5. III. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto

Album Tracks 1. Prelude 2. The Oak Tree 3. Humoreske 4. Caliban's Song 5. The Harvesters 6. Canon 7. Scene 8. Intrada - Berceuse 9. Interlude - Ariel's Song 10. The Storm 11. Chorus of the Winds 12. Intermezzo 13. Dance of the Nymphe 14. Prospero 15. Songs I & II 16. Miranda 17. The Naiads 18. Dance-Episode 19. 1. Allegro Moderato 20. 2. Adagio Di Molto 21. 3. Allegro Ma Non Tanto

Born into a musical Latvian family violinist Baiba Skride won First Prize at the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition, held annually in Belgium. Ms. Skride's natural approach to her music making has endeared her to some of today's most important conductors and orchestras. Following her debut at the BBC Proms with the Oslo Philharmonic and Vasily Petrenko playing the Szymanowski Concerto No. 1, The Times noted, 'Latvian violinist Baiba Skride sailed over the orchestra with long lines of melody, silver and sweet.' She was immediately re-invited, and at the 2014 Proms played the Stravinsky Concerto with the BBC Symphony and Ed Gardner. Baiba Skride debut recording with Orfeo of the Szymanowski Concertos and Myths was nominated for the 2015 BBC Music Magazine Awards in the Concerto section. For her Orfeo CD follow up she has recorded two Scandinavian violin concertos truly exciting, fresh and innovative - Jean Sibelius's well-loved concerto and Carl Nielsen's unjustly neglected companion work - with the Tampere Philharmonic and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali.