Composer: Alexander Glazunov, Aram Khachaturian, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Julia Fischer
Orchestra: Russian National Orchestra
Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Release: 2004
Size: 3.78 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Khatchaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor
01. I. Allegro con fermezza
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Allegro vivace
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
04. I. Andantino – Andante assai
05. II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
06. III. Moderato – Allegro moderato – Più tranquillo
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
07. I. Moderato
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro
Re-issue: This remarkable album marks the recording debut of German violinist Julia Fischer as well as the beginning of her extraordinary partnership with Russian-born conductor Yakov Kreizberg.
Result in numerous PENTATONE releases before the conductor’s untimely death in 2011.
Together they tackle three Russian violin concertos which have been tragically overlooked, shedding new light on these masterpieces.
The best-known work on the album is Serge Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, a tour de force which features Prokofiev’s satirical tendencies and lyrical talents in equal parts. Rounding out the selection is Alexander Glazunov’s Violin Concerto in A minor, a triumph of Russian Romanticism which Fischer clearly relishes in this performance, declaring that the work was “absolutely delightful and rewarding for the instrument.”
A truly stunning debut album. The violin concertos of Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Glazunov are preserved in timeless beauty.