Composer: Max Bruch, Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: Mikhail Pochekin
Orchestra: Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HC21058
Release: 2022
Size: 944 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
01. I. Allegro molto appassionato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro molto vivace
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44
04. I. Adagio ma non troppo
05. II. Recitativo. Allegro
06. III. Finale. Allegro molto
Both Mendelssohn’s and Bruch’s Violin concertos have in common that they were composed with great violinists in mind. With Mendelssohn it was the violin virtuoso Ferdinand David. There’s an interesting exchange of letters about the E Minor Violin Concerto and the friendship shared by Mendelssohn and David, which is a highly informative and compelling read. And the Bruch Concerto is unthinkable without Sarasate. Both works are based on a similar foundation. What the works have in common, however, is that they are two completely different masterpieces, each of which tells a completely different “story”. This combination creates many moments full of suspense.