- Original Release Date: 1 Feb 2010
- Label: Halle Concerts Society
- Copyright: 2010 Hallé Concerts Society
- Total Length: 1:14:52
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- ASIN: B003P8MZYS
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 58,948 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | 1. The Kingdom, Op. 51: Prelude | Hallé, Mark Elder | 9:31 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro | Hallé, Mark Elder, Thomas Zehetmair | 17:00 | Album Only | |
| Play | 3. Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante | Hallé, Mark Elder, Thomas Zehetmair | 12:31 | Album Only | |
| Play | 4. Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: III. Allegro molto | Hallé, Mark Elder, Thomas Zehetmair | 18:30 | Album Only | |
| Play | 5. The Dream of Gerontius: Prelude and the Angel's Farewell: Prelude | Hallé, Mark Elder | 10:22 | Album Only | |
| Play | 6. The Dream of Gerontius: Prelude and the Angel's Farewell: The Angel's Farewell | Hallé, Mark Elder, Alice Coote | 6:58 | £0.89 |
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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What I mean by my heading is that this recording took more time to reveal it's merits than other recordings of this work have. Having written a fulsome review of the recent Znaider recording I found myself slightly resenting this recording on first hearing. My mistake is that this performance takes more time to reveal it's beauties. There is no easy victory here!
The Violin playing here is not as 'beautiful' as on the Znaider recording and there are one or two moments where the ferocious double stopping does sound a little like 'scrunching celery'. However, the tremendous virtuosity in the other 98% of the playing more than compensates for this.
What I grew to love about this performance is that it doesn't hang around! At the risk of committing a heinous crime I'm going to suggest that the revered Menuhin/Composer recording can sound a little 'heavy going' at time. Others have fallen into this trap - not least Ida Haendel and that great Elgarian Sir Adrian Boult. Elder and his soloist keep the momentum going at all times without giving the impression of skating over the surface of what is a deeply felt composition.
The CD is worth having for the extras too. Hopefully, the Prelude to 'The Kingdom' will encourage others to listen to this under-rated score. Highly recommended.
The Violin playing here is not as 'beautiful' as on the Znaider recording and there are one or two moments where the ferocious double stopping does sound a little like 'scrunching celery'. However, the tremendous virtuosity in the other 98% of the playing more than compensates for this.
What I grew to love about this performance is that it doesn't hang around! At the risk of committing a heinous crime I'm going to suggest that the revered Menuhin/Composer recording can sound a little 'heavy going' at time. Others have fallen into this trap - not least Ida Haendel and that great Elgarian Sir Adrian Boult. Elder and his soloist keep the momentum going at all times without giving the impression of skating over the surface of what is a deeply felt composition.
The CD is worth having for the extras too. Hopefully, the Prelude to 'The Kingdom' will encourage others to listen to this under-rated score. Highly recommended.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Stephen
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I heard Zehetmair play this wonderful work a day or two before this recording was made. The live performance was breathtaking but challenging, with some quite rough intonation and intense commitment. The CD is better, in the sense that it can be heard over and over (which the live performance probably couldn't). Great stuff.
These things are subjective but my order for this concerto (of which I own over 30 versions on CD) is 1. Sammons 1929 (more or less definitive); then of the excellent set of versions in modern sound 2. James Ehnes 3. Zehetmair 4. Gil Shaham.
These things are subjective but my order for this concerto (of which I own over 30 versions on CD) is 1. Sammons 1929 (more or less definitive); then of the excellent set of versions in modern sound 2. James Ehnes 3. Zehetmair 4. Gil Shaham.
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