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Today, Finland is one of the richest musical countries on Earth. Thanks to the exceptional quality of its musical teaching it produces numerous composers, conductors and artists who perform all over the world. The very rich catalogue of the dynamic Finnish publisher Ondine contains several recordings of the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff (Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin) by Bach, Mozart's sonatas, Trios by Brahms, concertos by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Shostakovich); and the Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu (Sibelius, Mahler, Enescu, Berio, Messiaen, Lindberg, Melartin), but it is their first record together.
Bartók's two Violin Concertos were written thirty years apart, for two virtuosos. While the Second Concerto in the form of variations on a theme that develop ingeniously across three movements, has been well-known for a long time, the first remained unheard for years. Written as a declaration of love for the Hungarian-Swiss violinist Stefi Geyer, for whom Bartók had fallen, it was a secret kept by the dedicatee: it was only long after the composer's death that the violinist let Bartók's patron and close friend, the conductor Paul Sacher, know about the work. He would see that it was performed, with Hansheinz Schneeberger, but only in 1958.
Bartók's two concertos, essential parts of the repertoire for violin and orchestra would enjoy a well-deserved resurgence in interest among a younger generation of violinists – the recording of the same works by Renaud Capuçon for Warner came out a few weeks ago. This new version, magnificently recorded, carefully explores all the orchestral richness, in perfect dialogue with Christian Tetzlaff's outstanding violin. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Béla Bartók)
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hannu Lintu, Conductor - Béla Bartók, Composer
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hannu Lintu, Conductor - Béla Bartók, Composer
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hannu Lintu, Conductor - Béla Bartók, Composer
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36 (Béla Bartók)
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hannu Lintu, Conductor - Béla Bartók, Composer
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Hannu Lintu, Conductor - Béla Bartók, Composer
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Album review
Today, Finland is one of the richest musical countries on Earth. Thanks to the exceptional quality of its musical teaching it produces numerous composers, conductors and artists who perform all over the world. The very rich catalogue of the dynamic Finnish publisher Ondine contains several recordings of the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff (Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin) by Bach, Mozart's sonatas, Trios by Brahms, concertos by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Shostakovich); and the Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu (Sibelius, Mahler, Enescu, Berio, Messiaen, Lindberg, Melartin), but it is their first record together.
Bartók's two Violin Concertos were written thirty years apart, for two virtuosos. While the Second Concerto in the form of variations on a theme that develop ingeniously across three movements, has been well-known for a long time, the first remained unheard for years. Written as a declaration of love for the Hungarian-Swiss violinist Stefi Geyer, for whom Bartók had fallen, it was a secret kept by the dedicatee: it was only long after the composer's death that the violinist let Bartók's patron and close friend, the conductor Paul Sacher, know about the work. He would see that it was performed, with Hansheinz Schneeberger, but only in 1958.
Bartók's two concertos, essential parts of the repertoire for violin and orchestra would enjoy a well-deserved resurgence in interest among a younger generation of violinists – the recording of the same works by Renaud Capuçon for Warner came out a few weeks ago. This new version, magnificently recorded, carefully explores all the orchestral richness, in perfect dialogue with Christian Tetzlaff's outstanding violin. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Recorded live, 18-19 October, 2017, Helsinki Music Centre (Sweden)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:24
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Christian Tetzlaff Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannu Lintu
- Composer: Béla Bartók
- Label: Ondine
- Area: Hongrie
- Genre: Classical Concertos Violin Concertos
- Period: Modern Style
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
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