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This recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, by veteran player Augustin Dumay, betters his earlier recording of the work with the London Symphony Orchestra. Here, he is in control of the proceedings, leading the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from the violin. The orchestra is the right size, not putting the violinist under strain as full-size symphony orchestras do, and this brings out the essentially lyrical, somewhat pastoral qualities of this well-worn standard. The result is a fresh reading where Dumay offers a gentle tone and a good deal of flexibility in the phrasing. The first movement is lovely right from the violin's opening statements, and the slow movement is soaring and peaceful. The program is filled out by violin-and-piano works: the unpublished Violin Sonata in F major and a group of Songs Without Words from various sets. These are a good deal less satisfactory. Young accompanist Jonathan Fournel doesn't quite seem to jibe with Dumay, and the sound is noisy and harsh, but these issues are secondary, for what is on offer here is a major summation of thinking about the Mendelssohn concerto from a leading modern exponent of the French violin school.
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Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Augustin Dumay, MainArtist - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Christopher Alder, StudioProducer - Matthew Cosgrove, AAndRCoordinator
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Austin Dumay
Album review
This recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, by veteran player Augustin Dumay, betters his earlier recording of the work with the London Symphony Orchestra. Here, he is in control of the proceedings, leading the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from the violin. The orchestra is the right size, not putting the violinist under strain as full-size symphony orchestras do, and this brings out the essentially lyrical, somewhat pastoral qualities of this well-worn standard. The result is a fresh reading where Dumay offers a gentle tone and a good deal of flexibility in the phrasing. The first movement is lovely right from the violin's opening statements, and the slow movement is soaring and peaceful. The program is filled out by violin-and-piano works: the unpublished Violin Sonata in F major and a group of Songs Without Words from various sets. These are a good deal less satisfactory. Young accompanist Jonathan Fournel doesn't quite seem to jibe with Dumay, and the sound is noisy and harsh, but these issues are secondary, for what is on offer here is a major summation of thinking about the Mendelssohn concerto from a leading modern exponent of the French violin school.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:12
- Main artists: Augustin Dumay
- Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
- Label: PM Classics Ltd.
- Genre: Classical Concertos
(C) 2021 Augustin Dumay (P) 2021 Augustin Dumay
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