Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
It's often said that opposites attract. On that basis, Vilde Frang has gambled on bringing together Schubert and Paganini onto one record. Far from trying to measure these composers against each other in terms of virtuosity, the Swedish violinist turns a spotlight onto their shared love of song. Sandwiched between two Caprices – the first by Paganini (Capriccio, Op. 38 after the aria Nel cor più non mi sento from La Molinara by Paisiello); and the latter by Ernst (the Grand Caprice, Op. 26, in a breathtaking transcription for solo violin based on Erlkönig) – Vilde Frang's recital deploys an incredible armada of assets in service of the music. She moves from one mode of playing to the other as if it was nothing. This confounding facility makes us forget the imposing technical demands made by the scores recorded here: Paganini's of course, but also Schubert's work. And she doesn't overburden the moving fragility of, for example, the opening of the Fantasie in C major, D.934.
We should take a moment to salute pianist Michail Lifits – whom we have already seen play Prokofiev alongside Alexandra Conunova for Aparté. In the second movement Allegretto, piano and violin converse cheerily, with a grace that brings out every bit of these two much-decorated musicians' even, firm temperament. The mismatched writing recalls the Scherzo from Beethoven's Frühlingssonate, Op. 24, with added Schubertian melancholy, and further underlines the complicity between our musicians.
Marvellously contrasted, these works provide a choice terrain for this incredible violinist, Vilde Frang. She follows her heart and her... caprices, to create the most varied atmospheres. Her interpretation of this Erlkönig howls like an icy blast in the dead of winter and takes your breath away. Laughter turns to horror. But a deliciously perfected horror! © Elsa Siffert/Qobuz
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
Capriccio on "Nel cor più non mi sento" in G Major, Op. 38, MS 44 (Niccolò Paganini)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Niccolò Paganini, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Fantasie in C Major, Op. 159, D. 934 (Franz Schubert)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
I palpiti, Op. 13, MS 77 (Niccolò Paganini)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Niccolò Paganini, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
9 Soirées de Vienne (After Schubert), S. 427 (Franz Liszt)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Liszt, Composer - Franz Schubert, Composer - David Oistrakh, Arranger
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Rondo brillant in B Minor, Op. 70, D. 895 (Franz Schubert)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 109 (Niccolò Paganini)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Michail Lifits, Piano - Niccolò Paganini, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Grand Caprice, Op. 26 (After Schubert's "Der Erlkönig", D. 328) (Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst)
Vilde Frang, Violin - Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Composer
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
It's often said that opposites attract. On that basis, Vilde Frang has gambled on bringing together Schubert and Paganini onto one record. Far from trying to measure these composers against each other in terms of virtuosity, the Swedish violinist turns a spotlight onto their shared love of song. Sandwiched between two Caprices – the first by Paganini (Capriccio, Op. 38 after the aria Nel cor più non mi sento from La Molinara by Paisiello); and the latter by Ernst (the Grand Caprice, Op. 26, in a breathtaking transcription for solo violin based on Erlkönig) – Vilde Frang's recital deploys an incredible armada of assets in service of the music. She moves from one mode of playing to the other as if it was nothing. This confounding facility makes us forget the imposing technical demands made by the scores recorded here: Paganini's of course, but also Schubert's work. And she doesn't overburden the moving fragility of, for example, the opening of the Fantasie in C major, D.934.
We should take a moment to salute pianist Michail Lifits – whom we have already seen play Prokofiev alongside Alexandra Conunova for Aparté. In the second movement Allegretto, piano and violin converse cheerily, with a grace that brings out every bit of these two much-decorated musicians' even, firm temperament. The mismatched writing recalls the Scherzo from Beethoven's Frühlingssonate, Op. 24, with added Schubertian melancholy, and further underlines the complicity between our musicians.
Marvellously contrasted, these works provide a choice terrain for this incredible violinist, Vilde Frang. She follows her heart and her... caprices, to create the most varied atmospheres. Her interpretation of this Erlkönig howls like an icy blast in the dead of winter and takes your breath away. Laughter turns to horror. But a deliciously perfected horror! © Elsa Siffert/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:15
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Vilde Frang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Romantic Music
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Parlophone Records Limited a Warner Music Group Company
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.