Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Vilde Frang
Orchestra: Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Conductor: Pekka Kuusisto
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029667740
Release: 2022
Size: 2.26 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
04. I. Toccata
05. II. Aria I
06. III. Aria II
07. IV. Capriccio
Vilde Frang juxtaposes Beethoven’s epic, lyrical work with Stravinsky’s compact Violin Concerto, which pays spiky tribute to 18th century models. The conductor is Pekka Kuusisto, himself an adventurous violinist; he conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, familiar to the Beethoven orchestral works.
“The Beethoven concerto is a piece of overwhelming power,” says violinist Vilde Frang. “It is somehow more than music – the dimension of it feels almost cosmic. The force of this concerto takes me by surprise, over and over again.” Frang juxtaposes Beethoven’s epic, lyrical work with Stravinsky’s compact violin concerto, which pays spiky tribute to 18th century models. The conductor is Pekka Kuusisto, himself an adventurous violinist, in his role as Artistic Best Friend of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. “It was the chamber musical qualities of the Beethoven concerto that provided the key for me,” says Frang. “The violin is constantly ‘feeding’ and playing around the orchestra … In its own way, the Stravinsky too engages the soloist in a constant dialogue with the orchestra. With Pekka Kuusisto and the Bremen players, I really feel in such a comfort zone … There is a feeling of having everything to gain by gathering together, coming together.”