Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Henri Vieuxtemps - Violin Concertos (Hilary Hahn)

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Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Henri Vieuxtemps

1. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 1. Allegro aperto
2. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 2. Adagio
3. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: 3. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto
4. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 1. Andante - Moderato
5. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 2. Adagio religioso
6. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 3. Scherzo: Vivace - Trio: Meno mosso
7. Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31: 4. Finale marziale: Andante - Allegro

Hilary Hahn, violin
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Paavo Järvi, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4793956

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Review

Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie provide wonderful accompaniments for Hilary Hahn – always finely balanced and expressive, and, in the Vieuxtemps, providing the necessary elements of drama and emotional colour. Hahn explains the surprising combination of these two composers: both works played an important role in her development as a violinist. Her Mozart is elegant, stylish and played throughout with beautiful tone, while lacking something of [Vilde] Frang’s individuality and fantasy. The Vieuxtemps, though, is remarkable, with Hahn playing the role of melodramatic protagonist to perfection; she has a powerful presence and, in the finale, finds a truly heroic tone. The Scherzo, after listening to Viviane Hagner’s scintillating account, sounds maybe a touch too careful, though its pastoral Trio brings some lovely dialogue with horns, oboes and flute. But the performance as a whole, bold in its freedom and air of conviction, would surely have delighted its composer.

-- Duncan Druce, Gramophone

More reviews:
BBC Music Magazine  PERFORMANCE: **** / RECORDING: *****
https://www.thestrad.com/3951.article
http://classicalsource.com/db_control/db_cd_review.php?id=12914
http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/d/dgg793956b.php
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/16/violin-concertos-mozart-5-vieuxtemps-4-cd-review-hilary-hahn
http://www.allmusic.com/album/mozart-violin-concerto-no-5-vieuxtemps-violin-concerto-no-4-mw0002802194
https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Violin-Concerto-No-Vieuxtemps/dp/B00RD7PYKE

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 in Salzburg – 5 December 1791 in Vienna) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. Till his death in Vienna, he composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence is profound on subsequent Western art music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

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Henri Vieuxtemps (17 February 1820 – 6 June 1881) was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. The bulk of Vieuxtemps's compositions were for his own instrument, including seven concertos and a variety of short salon pieces. He is also known for playing upon what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesu, built in 1741, a violin of superior workmanship. The instrument was later played by noted violin masters like Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Vieuxtemps

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Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. In her active international career she has performed throughout the world both as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She also has built a reputation for championing contemporary music. Several composers have written works specially for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon. She has released 16 albums on the Deutsche Grammophon and Sony labels, in addition to three DVDs, an Oscar-nominated movie soundtrack, an award-winning recording for children, and various compilations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Hahn

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