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Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D major of 1931 has always been a troublesome work, perhaps less often programmed than any other violin concerto by one of the generally acclaimed great composers. However, that situation may well change with this release by violinist Isabelle Faust and the historically oriented ensemble Les Siècles, playing instruments of the early 20th century, which hit classical best-seller lists in early 2023. Les Siècles have been better known for French music, but the group started out with Stravinsky, who, of course, was working in Paris when he wrote this music, and the effect of their technique in his works is really revelatory. The neoclassical Violin Concerto, hard to grasp in a mushy modern-instrument performance, comes alive in the reading by Les Siècles and leader François-Xavier Roth, where the period winds emerge and enter into lively dialogue with the violin. The group is a perfect match for Faust, whose gut strings vividly outline the big space defined by the violin's opening material. Her sound, wiry and lively, is also impressive in the shorter pieces that fill out the program as she shifts gears from concerto soloist to string quartet leader in the radical Three Pieces for String Quartet of 1914, an unclassifiable work unlike anything else Stravinsky wrote (imagine string quartet miniatures in the vein of The Rite of Spring). Harmonia Mundi's studio sound serves the musicians well in this bracing, fresh Stravinsky release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - François-Xavier Roth, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - François-Xavier Roth, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - François-Xavier Roth, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - François-Xavier Roth, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - François-Xavier Roth, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Robin Michael, Cello, MainArtist - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Martial Gauthier, Violin, MainArtist - Carole Roth, Viola, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Robin Michael, Cello, MainArtist - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Martial Gauthier, Violin, MainArtist - Carole Roth, Viola, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Robin Michael, Cello, MainArtist - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Martial Gauthier, Violin, MainArtist - Carole Roth, Viola, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Robin Michael, Cello, MainArtist - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Martial Gauthier, Violin, MainArtist - Carole Roth, Viola, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Les Siècles, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Laborie, Clarinet, MainArtist - Michaël Rolland, Bassoon, MainArtist - Hélène Mourot, Oboe, MainArtist - Stéphane Morvan, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Robin Michael, Cello, MainArtist - Isabelle Faust, Violin, MainArtist - Martial Gauthier, Violin, MainArtist - Carole Roth, Viola, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
Album review
Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D major of 1931 has always been a troublesome work, perhaps less often programmed than any other violin concerto by one of the generally acclaimed great composers. However, that situation may well change with this release by violinist Isabelle Faust and the historically oriented ensemble Les Siècles, playing instruments of the early 20th century, which hit classical best-seller lists in early 2023. Les Siècles have been better known for French music, but the group started out with Stravinsky, who, of course, was working in Paris when he wrote this music, and the effect of their technique in his works is really revelatory. The neoclassical Violin Concerto, hard to grasp in a mushy modern-instrument performance, comes alive in the reading by Les Siècles and leader François-Xavier Roth, where the period winds emerge and enter into lively dialogue with the violin. The group is a perfect match for Faust, whose gut strings vividly outline the big space defined by the violin's opening material. Her sound, wiry and lively, is also impressive in the shorter pieces that fill out the program as she shifts gears from concerto soloist to string quartet leader in the radical Three Pieces for String Quartet of 1914, an unclassifiable work unlike anything else Stravinsky wrote (imagine string quartet miniatures in the vein of The Rite of Spring). Harmonia Mundi's studio sound serves the musicians well in this bracing, fresh Stravinsky release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:45
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Isabelle Faust François-Xavier Roth Les Siècles
- Composer: Igor Stravinsky
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical
2023 harmonia mundi 2023 harmonia mundi / Les Siècles
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