Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Chung, Kempe
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Brand: CHUNG/DUTOIT/KEMPEComposer: Felix [1] Mendelssohn
Composer: Max Bruch
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra: Montréal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-08-10
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
- Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
- Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
- Violin Concerto No 1 In G minor, op.26: I. Introduction: Allegro moderato
- Violin Concerto No 1 In G minor, op.26: II. Adagio
- Violin Concerto No 1 In G minor, op.26: III. Finale: Allegro energico
- Scottish Fantasia For Violin And Orchestra , Op.46: I. Introduction: Grave - Adagio cantabile
- Scottish Fantasia For Violin And Orchestra , Op.46: II. Allegro
- Scottish Fantasia For Violin And Orchestra,Op.46: III. Andante sostenuto
- Scottish Fantasia For Violin And Orchestra,Op.46: IV. Finale: Allegro guerriero
Music reviews of Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Chung, Kempe
Music Review: Beauty and drama and fantasy - all rolled into one!
Rating: 5 Stars
This is a disc of classic recordings. The Bruch works are played with dazzling virtuosity and hot fire that is the Chung trademark. But there is poetry and inner emotion as well. The Scottish fantasia I love especially in this CD, as it really sounds like a fantasy. Chung plays with great imagination and adds meaning to the notes (while many other performers can play with passion, the structure of the piece goes nowhere). This is something Chung can do magnificently. Any piece she tackles has meaning and structure. Even in the Berg concerto, a work I found confusing before I heard Chung's performance, she was able to grasp the intention of the piece fully, so I was able to hear what she was saying and what Berg was saying in the work. The concerto is played with no less energy and fire, although it can sound a little tired on repeated listenings. But the rapport between soloist, orchestra and conductor is really something. They play the pieces like chamber music: they talk to each other and respond back. Kempe is a conductor I have always admired, and here he exceeds my expectations. The balance of the interpretation is just right, although sound-wise the violin is a little too forward. But that is no reason to not enjoy this recording. But I suggest her later recording with Klaus Tennstedt on EMI for the concerto. The Mendelssohn is the real gem in this CD. For once this overplayed work sounds fresh. This was recorded 8 years after the Bruch in Montreal, with the Montreal Symphony under Dutoit. The acoustics are more generous and forgiving thatn on the Bruch works, but again the violin is too forwardly placed. This was especially apparent in the original CD issue of the work, coupled with the Tchaikovsky (her second version. The first was with the London SO under Previn), but thankfully the remastering has reduced the forwardness of the soloist, although not enough to say that the balance is perfect. The performance is completely void of sentimentality, just pure (in the fullest sense of the word) emotion. Chung appraoches the work with just the right amount of lightness that is required in Mendelssohn. Her phrasings are simply fun. She really sounds as if she is having fun with the music, especially in the delightful finale. That sense of fun is transmitted onto the recording and to the listener ultimately. As the Kellogg ad for the cereal "Just Rught" says: It's Just Right. The CD is at mid price which makes this a bargain.
Description of Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Chung, Kempe
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Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 10-AUG-1999
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