Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2; Romance from The Gadfly
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichConductor: Maxim Shostakovich
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Music Label: Warner Classics
Soundtracks:
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): I. Nocturne: Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): II. Scherzo: Allegro
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): III. Passacaglia: Andante
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): III. Passacaglia: ...Cadenza
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99): IV. Burleska: Allegro con brio
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129: I. Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129: II. Adagio
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129: III. Adagio - Allegro
- Romance, transcription for piano from 'The Gadfly'
Music reviews of Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2; Romance from The Gadfly
Music Review: Pretty good, but too pretty
Rating: 3 Stars
I claim to be no expert on the Second Concerto, but I know the First pretty well so I'll talk about that one.
Hope's playing is excellent on the whole. However I'm going to pick on his tone and interpretation now...
The Nocturne was on the gentle side, but nothing unusual going on in terms of interpretation. Overall, he uses a bit too much portato and not enough true lagato for my ears, and the vibrato was a little too Romantic for this eerie Nocturne.
The Scherzo is too chunky and scratchy, even harsher than Vengerov's, who is about as harsh as possible while still being tasteful. This leaves many of his notes a little inaudible, due to the distant-sounding quality of the recording. Just a bit distasteful to my ears. I really prefer Viktoria Mullovah's sound on this movement, and the last, best.
The Passacaglia is another animal. Here Hope pours his soul out, and it is very obvious, which is good because other violinists don't seem to recognize that this movement really requires some depth. His sound, though, is too sweet for my tastes this time. A little more pain would have been better. On the whole I like Oistrakh's or Vengerov's take on this movement best.
The Cadenza was little too start-and-stop and too bouncy, without the inevitability of Oistrakh or Mullovah's interpretation. This is obviously a very schizophrenic cadenza, but it can be accomplished without the extra off-the-string bounce to the bow, and the slightly bizarre tempi choices, with a few oddly placed rubatos.
The Burlesque is probably his best movement. It is still harsher than I like it, but this time it doesn't kill it completely.
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