Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 8

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The familiar warmth is still there, but now there's a much firmer sense of disciplined purposefulness, and barely a rubato in sight. Whatever your opinions on the morality of style, there's a... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015 More…

Release Date: 18th May 2015
Catalogue No: ONYX4154
Label: Onyx
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Work length44:42

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Augustin Dumay, Sinfonia Varsovia

I. Allegro ma non troppo - Adagio

Track length24:57

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II. Larghetto

Track length9:29

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III. Rondo - Allegro

Track length10:16

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Work length24:53

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Augustin Dumay, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra

I. Allegro vivace e con brio

Track length8:54

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II. Allegretto scherzando

Track length3:57

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III. Tempo di minuetto

Track length4:44

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IV. Allegro vivace

Track length7:18

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Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18

Work length37:20

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Augustin Dumay, Svetlin Roussev, Miguel Da Silva, Marie Chilemme, Henri Demarquette, Aurélien Pascal

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length15:06

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II. Andante ma moderato

Track length9:23

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III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

Track length2:48

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IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

Track length10:03

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Augustin Dumay, one of the great exemplars of the Franco-Belgian school of violinist (Ysaye, Vieuxtemps, Wienawski, Grumiaux) appears on his new recording as soloist and conductor in a concerto that is contemporaneous with the foundation of what would become known as the Franco-Belgian school. Viotti played an important role in the early years of the movement, and his influence can be heard in Beethoven's great D major concerto of 1806, which after a less than successful premiere and years of neglect, until championed by Joachim in the 1850s, is now considered one of the greatest concertos for the violin. Distinctly chamber-like in mood, the solo part is extremely challenging and exposed, with nowhere to hide, and with no overtly flashy displays of virtuosity for the soloist. The concerto is partnered with Beethoven's compact, extrovert and high spirited 8th Symphony of 1812. Less well received than its companion of the same year, the A major 7th Symphony, Beethoven spoke of his affection for the 8th, and the music captures his boisterous humour, especially in the closing minutes of the work. The second CD is devoted to a third facet of Dumay's artistry: chamber music. Brahms' first String Sextet sees him joined by young musician friends. Brahms commenced his chamber music for strings not with a quartet, which would have invited comparison with Beethoven, but with a sextet. The darker sounds of the additional instruments provided a richer, darker sonority that suited Brahms' complex and rich contrapuntal and tonal palate. The work's premiere was led by Joseph Joachim, the champion of Beethoven's concerto, and a great friend of Brahms and the Schumanns.

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October 2015

The familiar warmth is still there, but now there's a much firmer sense of disciplined purposefulness, and barely a rubato in sight. Whatever your opinions on the morality of style, there's a lovely generosity and enthusiasm about Dumay's playing and direction that makes it all very hard to resist

July 2015

Perhaps not every gesture convinces, but better that than an anodyne, safety-first approach; rest assured, there's no whiff of stale routine, and Dumay's customary stylish, raptly intense showing, to say nothing of his subtly variegated tonal palette, will enthral his many admirers.

Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 8

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