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In another original concerto pairing, Grammy award winning violinist, Hilary Hahn, releases the world-premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto. Higdon’s masterpiece is stunningly paired with the ever-popular Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, one of the most popular romantic violin concertos in the repertoire.
“While they come from different worlds, they share a great many qualities: lyrical delicacy, a brooding gentility, energetic abandon, and a fine maturity of spirit. Placed back to back, they suggest the range of musical possibilities open to the violin in the early twenty-first century,” syas Hahn
On this recording, Hahn teams up with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of award winning young conductor, Vasily Petrenko. Hilary won a Grammy as “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra)” in 2009 and the Choc du Monde de la musique in 2008.
“While they come from different worlds, they share a great many qualities: lyrical delicacy, a brooding gentility, energetic abandon, and a fine maturity of spirit. Placed back to back, they suggest the range of musical possibilities open to the violin in the early twenty-first century,” syas Hahn
On this recording, Hahn teams up with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of award winning young conductor, Vasily Petrenko. Hilary won a Grammy as “Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra)” in 2009 and the Choc du Monde de la musique in 2008.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Quite frankly I bought this CD because of the Higdon concerto since I have at least a dozen versions of the Tchaikovsky concerto. I must admit I was very impressed by the performance of Hilary Hahn in the Higdon concerto. Her technique and purity of tone are beyond reproach. As for the warhorse Tchaikovsky concerto, even though the performance is generally good, it fell short of my expectations. I have Hahn's recordings of Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius concertos which are all outstanding and I suppose that's why my expectations were high. For the Tchaikovsky concerto, there are more electrifying performances in the catalogue. Try Fischer's, Repin's or Vengerov's.
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Not as good as the Barber/Mayer CD but pretty good
The Tchaikovsky is excellent - she manages to make a very familiar concerto sound fresh
The Higdon, while beautifully played is a tad disappointing - more down to the music than Hahn
If you like the Higdon, this is an excellent cd
The Tchaikovsky is excellent - she manages to make a very familiar concerto sound fresh
The Higdon, while beautifully played is a tad disappointing - more down to the music than Hahn
If you like the Higdon, this is an excellent cd
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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First is to say that I own 4 other versions of the Tchaikovsky concerto:
Heifetz/Barbirolli/London Philharmonic Orchestra;
Oistrakh/Konwitschny/Staatskapelle Dresden;
Perlman/Leinsdorf/Boston Symphony Orchestra;
Mutter/Previn/VPO
so I kind of know this piece very well. Maybe these are not the best but they are the ones I could get along the years. Each set has something good and something I dislike, being the sound quality a clear let down in the Heifetz set since the recording made in the 30s was not really improved IMHO by EMI in the 2006 remaster. Also the mono sound in the Oistrakh set means for me a not fully satisfactory experience. The sets I like and that I play more often are Perlman and Mutter, not only because of a better sound but also because the orchestra is not shaded by the solo player and you can hear both. I think Mutter is better in the Korngold that completes her set but still her Tchaikovsky is good. Perlman's is fantastic I believe.
Then having listened only to Hahn's Bach album, I decided to buy this set and I was really surprised. Maybe the reason that the concerto sounds SO different is because it's the original, uncut version (as said in the booklet). Or maybe it's because Hahn somehow plays each note as if she was savouring their flavour (as you would do with a delicious cake) so we can taste it with her. The playing could be not as fast as in other versions but I don't think this means it's less virtuosity. Quite the opposit. Hahn's playing sounds as clear as a bell and her pianissimos are awesome. As awesome is Petrenko conducting this orchestra (so good now!) for not shadowing Hahn's soft playing and still managing to let the orchestra shine.
By far, the best version of Tchaikovsky concerto I own. Will be played often and enjoyed for many years to come.
The Higdon concerto is a world premiere recording so nothing to say there. It's a contemporary concerto but it has some clear lines that go back into more tonal music I believe. It's not as atonal as Berg concerto I think. Well I really don't understand these differences very well and I talk of what they sound to me anyway. I liked it.
I would recommend this CD, even if you think you have the BEST version ever of Tchaikovsky's. Try this one. It's different, but it's as good as the best.
Heifetz/Barbirolli/London Philharmonic Orchestra;
Oistrakh/Konwitschny/Staatskapelle Dresden;
Perlman/Leinsdorf/Boston Symphony Orchestra;
Mutter/Previn/VPO
so I kind of know this piece very well. Maybe these are not the best but they are the ones I could get along the years. Each set has something good and something I dislike, being the sound quality a clear let down in the Heifetz set since the recording made in the 30s was not really improved IMHO by EMI in the 2006 remaster. Also the mono sound in the Oistrakh set means for me a not fully satisfactory experience. The sets I like and that I play more often are Perlman and Mutter, not only because of a better sound but also because the orchestra is not shaded by the solo player and you can hear both. I think Mutter is better in the Korngold that completes her set but still her Tchaikovsky is good. Perlman's is fantastic I believe.
Then having listened only to Hahn's Bach album, I decided to buy this set and I was really surprised. Maybe the reason that the concerto sounds SO different is because it's the original, uncut version (as said in the booklet). Or maybe it's because Hahn somehow plays each note as if she was savouring their flavour (as you would do with a delicious cake) so we can taste it with her. The playing could be not as fast as in other versions but I don't think this means it's less virtuosity. Quite the opposit. Hahn's playing sounds as clear as a bell and her pianissimos are awesome. As awesome is Petrenko conducting this orchestra (so good now!) for not shadowing Hahn's soft playing and still managing to let the orchestra shine.
By far, the best version of Tchaikovsky concerto I own. Will be played often and enjoyed for many years to come.
The Higdon concerto is a world premiere recording so nothing to say there. It's a contemporary concerto but it has some clear lines that go back into more tonal music I believe. It's not as atonal as Berg concerto I think. Well I really don't understand these differences very well and I talk of what they sound to me anyway. I liked it.
I would recommend this CD, even if you think you have the BEST version ever of Tchaikovsky's. Try this one. It's different, but it's as good as the best.
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