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In dubbing his album "The Golden Age" violinist Ray Chen wanted to evoke an era when violinists Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz travelled the world, and when the ink was barely dry on the works of Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Max Bruch, Cyril Scott and George Gershwin. Chen thought of his bouquet as a great big spray bordered by smaller flowers whose size hides an often exquisite perfection. And so it is that Max Bruch's First Concerto a major work, and musically a classic, dating from 1866, is hemmed around with a few pearls from Gershwin, Ponce and Scott re-written by Heifetz et Kreisler, not to forget a few delightful winks from Stephan Koncz (born 1984) at Satie in The New Satiesfaction or Debussy in his revision of Clair de lune. It's Stephan Koncz himself, who is also the cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic, who holds down the cello role in the revisions for string quartet. Ray Chen won the 2008 Menuhin Competition and the following year won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels: two big door-openers for the great international career which he has enjoyed since, with a constant companion in the form of a Stradivarius which had belonged to Joseph Joachim. © SM/Qobuz
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Erik Satie, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Made In Berlin, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Koncz, Composer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Fritz Kreisler, Composer - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julien Quentin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Manuel Ponce, Composer - Jascha Heifetz, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julien Quentin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (Max Bruch)
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Max Bruch, Composer - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neil Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Trevino, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Max Bruch, Composer - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neil Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Trevino, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Max Bruch, Composer - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neil Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Trevino, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Claude Debussy, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Made In Berlin, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Koncz, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Fritz Kreisler, Composer - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julien Quentin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin)
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Dorothy Heyward, Author - Dubose Heyward, Author - Jascha Heifetz, Contributor, Transcription - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julien Quentin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cyril Scott, ComposerLyricist - Julien Quentin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Traditional, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Producer, Recording Producer - Made In Berlin, Ensemble, MainArtist - Christian Feldgen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Chen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Koncz, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
In dubbing his album "The Golden Age" violinist Ray Chen wanted to evoke an era when violinists Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz travelled the world, and when the ink was barely dry on the works of Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Max Bruch, Cyril Scott and George Gershwin. Chen thought of his bouquet as a great big spray bordered by smaller flowers whose size hides an often exquisite perfection. And so it is that Max Bruch's First Concerto a major work, and musically a classic, dating from 1866, is hemmed around with a few pearls from Gershwin, Ponce and Scott re-written by Heifetz et Kreisler, not to forget a few delightful winks from Stephan Koncz (born 1984) at Satie in The New Satiesfaction or Debussy in his revision of Clair de lune. It's Stephan Koncz himself, who is also the cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic, who holds down the cello role in the revisions for string quartet. Ray Chen won the 2008 Menuhin Competition and the following year won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels: two big door-openers for the great international career which he has enjoyed since, with a constant companion in the form of a Stradivarius which had belonged to Joseph Joachim. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ray Chen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2018 Decca Music Group Limited
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