Isabelle Van Keulen -Violinkonzert 1 / Viola Concerto / The Lark Ascen -Challenge CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 Andantino"

02. "Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 Scherzo: Vivacissimo"

03. "Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19 Moderato - Allegro moderato"

04. "Viola Concerto Andante comodo"

05. "Viola Concerto Vivo, con moto preciso"

06. "Viola Concerto Allegro moderato"

07. "The Lark Ascending"

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Works By Vaughan Williams/ Walton/ Prokofiev

Description:

Here is a disc whose contents seem odd as it couples the violin concerto of a (still) Russian composer to the viola concerto of an English one. Instead, the coupling is very clever since Prokofievâ??s First Violin Concerto, whose premiere was in 1923 (while the composer was still living in France, a few years before his return to Soviet Union) served as a much-admired model to Waltonâ??s Viola Concerto, whose first performance was played by Paul Hindemith in 1929. The similarities between the two works go beyond the three-movements structure slow-quick-slow and concern themes, accompaniments and the rondo form of the virtuoso central Scherzo. The smart idea of such unusual coupling came to one of the few great living violinists who can really play the viola with equal skill: Isabelle van Keulen. This glorious disc is crowned by the orchestrated version of Vaughan Williamsâ?? masterpiece The Lark Ascending. One of German radio best orchestras, the NDR Radiophilharmonie, is conducted by Andrew Manze (Prokofiev), Keri-Lynn Wilson (Walton) and Andrew Litton (Vaughan Williams). - WORKS BY VAUGHAN WILLIAMS/WALTON/PROKOFIEV

Here is an album whose contents seem odd as it couples the violin concerto of a (still) Russian composer to the viola concerto of an English one. Instead, the coupling is very clever since Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto, whose premiere was in 1923 (while the composer was still living in France, a few years before his return to Soviet Union) served as a much-admired model to Walton's Viola Concerto, whose first performance was played by Paul Hindemith in 1929. The similarities between the two works go beyond the three-movement structure slow-quick-slow and concern themes, accompaniments and the rondo form of the virtuoso central Scherzo. The smart idea of such unusual coupling came to one of the few great living violinists who can really play the viola with equal skill: Isabelle van Keulen. This glorious album is crowned by the orchestrated version of Vaughan Williams' masterpiece The Lark Ascending. One of German radio's best orchestras, the NDR Radiophilharmonie is conducted by Andrew Manze, Keri-Lynn Wilson, and Andrew Litton.

Recording location: Großer Sendesaal im Landesfunkhaus NDR, Hannover Recording dates: 5-9 March 2018 (Prokofiev tracks 1 to 3) 12-13 March 2015 (Walton tracks 4 to 6) 26 January 2015 (Vaughan Williams Issuedin a standard jewel case with transparent tray, housed in a cardboard sleeve, with 28-page booklet Liner notes in English and German ? &© 2018 Challenge Classics On disc: Manufactured in Austria On cardboard sleeve: Made in Austria Total time 62:49 "NDR" and "Studio Hamburg Enterprises" logo on disc and slipcase back

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05712504

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