William Schuman: Violin Concerto

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The rediscovery here is the William Schuman Violin Concerto. The work is in two substantial movements both showing Schuman's own kind of exuberant energy with brass and percussion as well as... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Apr 2001
Catalogue No: 8559083
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics
Length: 57 minutes

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Schuman: Violin Concerto

Work length33:18

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Philippe Quint (violin)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier
Recorded: 30 and 31 May, 2000
Recording Venue: Poole Arts Centre, UK

Allegro risoluto

Track length15:46

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$5.15

Introduzione

Track length17:32

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Schuman: New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra After William Billings

Work length16:26

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier
Recorded: 30 and 31 May, 2000
Recording Venue: Poole Arts Centre, UK

Be Glad then America

Track length5:55

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When Jesus Wept

Track length7:12

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$2.60

Chester

Track length3:19

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Ives, C: Variations on 'America'

Work length7:18

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$2.60

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier

Variations on 'America'

Track length7:18

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$2.60

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2010

The rediscovery here is the William Schuman Violin Concerto. The work is in two substantial movements both showing Schuman's own kind of exuberant energy with brass and percussion as well as a special mystical stillness in soft music.
The soloist plunges in right at the start of the first movement; there's an oasis of calm at and then a sprawling cadenza of nearly three minutes.
The second movement has an aggressive start which clears the way for the delayed entry of the soloist. Again there's lyrical rapture as well as fireworks and – another Schuman fingerprint – a fugato. Philip Quint, the Russian-born American violinist, make his recorded début here. It's a very capable performance in every way – look out for him again.
Schuman's New England Triptych, based on three hymns by the first prominent American pioneer-composer, William Billings, is one of his most familiar pieces, well represented on CD. The Variations on 'America' – sending up the USA, royalty or both – ensures that this useful Schuman package ends with a good laugh.

2011 edition

[The Violin Concerto] is altogether a splendidly rewarding work, given a first-rate performance here by Philip Quint and the strongly involved Bournemouth players under Serebrier. They are no less persuasive in the New England Triptych, a folksy, immediately communicative work. First-class recording in an attractively spacious acoustic.

William Schuman: Violin Concerto

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