Joshua Bell ~ Sibelius ? Goldmark - Violin Concertos / Los Angeles Philharmonic ? Salonen
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Gold CD
CD Release Date: 2000-08-22
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Op.: Allegro Moderato - Jean Sibelius
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Op.: Adagio Di Molto - Jean Sibelius
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Op.: Allegro, Ma Non ... - Jean Sibelius
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.: Movement 1 - Karl Goldmark
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.: Movement 2 - Karl Goldmark
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in a Minor, Op.: Movement 3 - Karl Goldmark
Music reviews of Joshua Bell ~ Sibelius ? Goldmark - Violin Concertos / Los Angeles Philharmonic ? Salonen
Music Review: Excessive rather than expressive
Rating: 2 Stars
Bell's prodigious technique not withstanding, he continually approaches the repetoire as a personal Rorshach, rather than a journey to the composer's intention. In concert, he bends and sways like a fiddler at a Hungarian restaurant. Judging by this Sibelius, he's never met a ritard he didn't like. All of that herky-jerky stopping and starting all but ruins the gorgeous through line of this miraculous concerto. Sibelius may have been a romantic, but his Finnish personality was cooler by many Celsius degrees than the stereotypical sheen given by Mr. Bell. By contrast, Salonen's accompaniment with the L.A. Phil may be even more persuasive than his work with The Philharmonia for Cho-Liang Lin. But Lin's absolute understanding of the work, his intelligence, clarity, beautiful tone...his total approach makes this the recording to own. Lin has unjustifiably never attained the superstar status of Bell, but he is by far the greater musician.
Description of Joshua Bell ~ Sibelius ? Goldmark - Violin Concertos / Los Angeles Philharmonic ? Salonen
Joshua Bell has returned to the mainstream repertoire from his recent successful excursions into film (The Red Violin) and bluegrass-crossover (Short Trip Home), and his playing, always brilliant, and arresting, has reached a new peak. Despite the booklet's claim to the contrary, these two concertos have nothing in common except fiendishly difficult bravura solo parts; rather, they represent a perfectly valid pairing of opposites. Bell makes the most of the contrasts, bringing out each work's idiomatic character. The Sibelius, from the eerily icy opening to the exuberant ending, is heavy, rugged, austere, majestic, expansive, with grand, intense climaxes. The Goldmark has a Hungarian flavor with its romantic, melancholy lyricism, poetic, almost religious inwardness, charm, and vitality. Bell's effortless virtuosity is unlimited but entirely unobtrusive; his intonation is perfect, the passage-work crystal clear. He seems incapable of producing a bad sound, even in double and triple stops; his tone is ravishingly beautiful, radiant as golden sunshine, warm as dark velvet. Best of all, he makes music: every note is expressive, everything has shape and direction; the playing is always noble, honestly felt, and without excess or exaggeration. --Edith EislerGeneral CDs
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