Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
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Composer: P.I. Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Performer: Janine Jansen
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-01-06
Music Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Soundtracks:
  1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 2. Conzonetta: Andante
  3. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 3. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
  4. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: 1. Méditation
  5. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: 2. Scherzo
  6. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: 3. Mélodie

Music reviews of Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

Music Review: An experiment that doesn't quite work
Rating: 4 Stars

Ms. Jansen is part of the remarkable crop of young women violin virtuosi who have come to prominence in the last several years. Like the others (Hahn, Fischer, Josefowitz, Barton-Pine, Chan, etc.), she has an impressive technique. She has a distinctive, large, passionate, romantic sound, almost a throw-back to the days of David Oistrach. She also is an adventurous musician, not in her choice of repertoire but in her willingness to rethink the works and take chances with her interpretations.

Here she offers a Tchaikovsky reading unlike any other I've heard; for me, that's a positive. I like artists who make me look at a work anew. Her choice of a chamber orchestra heralds a more intimate reading, and she rethinks phrasing and dynamics, with the most arresting changes in the first movement. The individual ideas are good in themselves, but what seems to be lacking is an overall vision to integrate them. More than any other version I've heard, this one is episodic. Just about every episode is worth hearing, but as a whole this performance leaves me wanting more.

The recorded sound does not help matters. It is very forward, almost aggressive, and the lack of hall ambience makes the chamber orchestra sound like a large ensemble, thus virtually negating its potential effect. Janson is also miked in a spotlight, forward even of the forward ensemble. This recording does not lack for detail or clarity of texture, but in its attempt to make a dramatic impact it can become a bit wearing.

I would recommend this recording as a second or third version for your collection. Janson's ideas are worth hearing, but if you want only one version of this piece you can do better. The classic recording is Leonid Kogan/Constantine Silvestri; despite its age, the sound is better than many current recordings, the interpretation is nonpariel, and it's available for little money in EMI's cheapie line. Among the newer versions, Julia Fischer's recording on Pentatone is gorgeous, compelling and recorded in fabulous SACD sound.
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