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Monday, November 13, 2017

Kurt Atterberg - Violin Concerto; Concert Overture; A Varmland Rhapsody (Ulf Wallin; Roger Epple)


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Composer: Kurt Atterberg
  1. En värmlandsrapsodi, Op. 36
  2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 7: I. Moderato
  3. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 7: II. Adagio cantabile
  4. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 7: III. Allegro molto
  5. Concert Overture in A minor, Op. 4

Ulf Wallin, violin (2-4)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Roger Epple, conductor

Date: 2006
Label: CPO


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Review

ARTISTIC QUALITY: 9 / SOUND QUALITY: 9

Kurt Atterberg’s music is instantly lovable and so stereotypically “romantic”-sounding that it sometimes threatens to cross over the line into caricature. This happens, for example, in his Piano Concerto, but the Violin Concerto is another matter entirely. I had previously lumped the two together in the wake of singularly disappointing performances released on Sterling a couple of years back, but now it seems that in a fine rendition such as this one, the music really does repay attentive listening.

At nearly 40 minutes, it’s still a long haul, especially for the soloist, but Ulf Wallin has matters well in hand and gives an intense, passionate account of the score. My only criticism is that the finale, which is marked Allegro molto and shares a thematic relationship to the “storm” music of the Third Symphony, could have been conducted by Roger Epple with still greater abandon. But I strongly doubt that the composer’s fans will be disappointed.

The two shorter works are typically appealing. If the Overture in A minor–an early piece already clearly revealing the composer’s mature idiom–arguably outstays its welcome by a minute or two, the folk-inspired Värmlands Rhapsody is just plain gorgeous, and beautifully made in all respects. It makes an enticing disc-opener, and given the extremely high quality of the orchestral playing and typically fine German radio sound, anyone who has been collecting this series will need no further urging from me. [6/19/2006]

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday

More reviews:
MusicWeb International  RECORDING OF THE MONTH
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Apr06/Atterberg_Violin_CPO7771062.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Violin-Concerto-K-Atterberg/dp/B000EBEGSC

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Kurt Atterberg (12 December 1887 – 15 February 1974) was a Swedish composer and engineer, best known for his symphonies, operas and ballets. Atterberg composed nine symphonies, six concertante works, nine orchestral suites, three string quartets, five operas and two ballets. His works combine compositional styles of the Russians, Brahms and Reger with Swedish folk tunes. From 1924 to 1947, Atterberg was president of the Society of Swedish Composers, which he co-founded in 1918, alongside other prominent composers such as Ture Rangström, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Atterberg

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Ulf Wallin is a Swedish violinist who was born in Växjö and grew up in Linköping. He studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He has particular interest in contemporary music and close collaboration with composers such as Anders Eliasson, Alfred Schnittke and Rodion Shchedrin. Wallin has made numerous recordings for radio and television, and recorded over 40 CD recordings for labels BIS, cpo, EMI and BMG. He is professor of violin at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin since 1996, and a member of the Royal Music Academy since 2015.
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_Wallin

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Roger Epple is a German conductor. His works focus on symphonic repertoire of Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner and the operas of Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner, but he is also a specialist in contemporary music with over 40 world premieres. Epple was General Music Director at the Oldenburg State Theater from 2012 to 2016. He has conducted major orchestras at home and abroad, including in Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Brussels, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Berlin, Munich, Dresden and Leipzig. Epple has made numerous recordings for Sony, Teldec, Capriccio, CPO and Wergo.

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