Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1

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Release Date: 30th Sep 2013
Catalogue No: 8573271
Label: Naxos
Length: 65 minutes

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

Work length38:32

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Jaap van Zweden
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart

I. Nocturne. Adagio

Track length12:41

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II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo

Track length6:29

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III. Passacaglia. Andante

Track length14:24

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IV. Burlesca. Allegro con brio

Track length4:58

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Rihm: Gesungene Zeit

Work length26:38

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Jaap van Zweden
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Zoltán Peskó

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Composed in 1947-48 but unperformed until 1955, Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto is one of the great concertos of the twentieth century. The wide emotional range of its four-movement structure encompasses an opening of brooding, elegiac melancholy, a manic scherzo, a harrowing and deeply felt passacaglia, and a brilliant, concluding burlesque. Wolfgang Rihm has been described as ‘one of the most approachable, engaging and profound composers writing music today’ (The Guardian). The solo violin in Gesungene Zeit (Time Chant) plays one long fine-spun melody, the work creating a maximum of expression with a minimum of means.

This remarkable concerto recording was made on the cusp of Jaap van Zweden’s career change from an acclaimed soloist to becoming one of today’s most sought after conductors.

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1

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