Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Ning Feng
Orchestra: Bochum Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Tung-Chieh Chuang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Channel
Catalogue: CCS45924
Release: 2024
Size: 1.96 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
01. I. Andantino
02. II. Scherzo
03. III. Moderato
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
04. I. Nocturne
05. II. Scherzo
06. III. Passacaglia
07. IV. Cadenza
08. V. Burlesque
On the 1710 Stradivarius known as the “Vieuxtemps, Hauser”, violinist Ning Feng plays two monumental Russian violin concertos with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tung-Chieh Chuang. In the First Violin Concertos of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, the soloist is confronted with technical acrobatics and many contrasting moods, all of which Ning Feng navigates expertly and interprets in such a way that “the more you listen, the more you want to listen”, as Gramophone put it.