Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Performer: Alina Ibragimova
Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia ‘Evgeny Svetlanov’
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68313
Release: 2020
Size: 2.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
01. I. Nocturne: Moderato
02. II. Scherzo: Allegro
03. III. Passacaglia: Andante – Cadenza –
04. IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio – Presto
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Adagio –
07. III. Adagio – Allegro
The prospect of hearing Alina Ibragimova in two of the most important concertos written for the violin is in itself irresistibly enticing, but Shostakovich aficionados will also welcome an opportunity to hear the rarely performed original opening to the Burlesque of No 1, subsequently made less fearsome for the soloist at the request of the work’s dedicatee, David Oistrakh.