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Whoever it was that said that nobody but Oistrakh should ever be allowed to record Shostakovich's violin concertos should be made to listen to this disc by young Japanese-German violinist Arabella Steinbacher. After decades of performances that were more smoke than fire and more shadow than substance, Steinbacher comes out with performances of amazing virtuosity, astonishing energy, and astounding intensity. She never knew the crawling terror of the post-Great Patriotic War USSR, but you can't tell it from her maniacal performance of the First. She never knew the numbing dread of post-heart attack, pre-death Shostakovich, but you can't tell it from her horrifying performance of the Second. Not only is Steinbacher completely on top of the composer's excruciatingly difficult violin writing, she's totally under the skin of his acutely nervous psychology. Although her performance is wholly her own, her interpretation seems entirely Shostakovich's. With the skillful and sympathetic conducting of Andris Nelsons and the passionate and powerful playing of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Steinbacher has created a pair of performances that stand close -- very close -- very, very close -- to Oistrakh's. Orfeo's sound is big and brash but not unpleasantly so.
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Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 129 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Arabella Steinbacher, Performer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestra - Andris Nelsons, Conductor - Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Album review
Whoever it was that said that nobody but Oistrakh should ever be allowed to record Shostakovich's violin concertos should be made to listen to this disc by young Japanese-German violinist Arabella Steinbacher. After decades of performances that were more smoke than fire and more shadow than substance, Steinbacher comes out with performances of amazing virtuosity, astonishing energy, and astounding intensity. She never knew the crawling terror of the post-Great Patriotic War USSR, but you can't tell it from her maniacal performance of the First. She never knew the numbing dread of post-heart attack, pre-death Shostakovich, but you can't tell it from her horrifying performance of the Second. Not only is Steinbacher completely on top of the composer's excruciatingly difficult violin writing, she's totally under the skin of his acutely nervous psychology. Although her performance is wholly her own, her interpretation seems entirely Shostakovich's. With the skillful and sympathetic conducting of Andris Nelsons and the passionate and powerful playing of the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Steinbacher has created a pair of performances that stand close -- very close -- very, very close -- to Oistrakh's. Orfeo's sound is big and brash but not unpleasantly so.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:39
- Main artists: Arabella Steinbacher Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks Andris Nelsons
- Composer: Dimitri Chostakovitch
- Label: Orfeo
- Area: Russie
- Genre: Classical Concertos Violin Concertos
- Period: Modern Style
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
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