Schumann & Wieniawski: Violin Concertos

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Juliette Kang here plays with quicksilver brilliance not only in the virtuosic Wieniawski concerto but in the rugged Schumann work, less grateful for the player. Yet, though she plays brilliantly,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: SMCD5197
Label: CBC
Series: SM 5000
Length: 62 minutes

Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. posth.

Work length29:52

$6.00

$7.75

Juliette Kang (violin)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona

I. In kraftigern, nicht zu schnellen Tempo

Track length14:26

$3.00

$3.85

II. Langsam (segue)

Track length6:25

$1.00

$1.30

III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell

Track length9:01

$2.00

$2.60

Wieniawski: Légende in G minor, Op. 17

Work length8:34

$2.00

$2.60

Juliette Kang (violin)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona

Legende in G minor, Op. 17

Track length8:34

$2.00

$2.60

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Work length24:07

$5.00

$6.45

Juliette Kang (violin)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Comissiona

I. Allegro moderato

Track length11:55

$3.00

$3.85

II. Romance: Andante non troppo

Track length5:20

$1.00

$1.30

III. Allegro con fuoco - Allegro moderato (a la Zingara)

Track length6:52

$1.00

$1.30

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2010

Juliette Kang here plays with quicksilver brilliance not only in the virtuosic Wieniawski concerto but in the rugged Schumann work, less grateful for the player. Yet, though she plays brilliantly, with dazzlingly clean articulation in bravura passages, these are comparatively smallscale readings. Where those virtuosos in the grand Romantic tradition are balanced relatively close, Kang is more naturally balanced in a slightly recessed acoustic. The impression is of a sweet, silvery violin tone that can't expand so fully; the orchestral strings, too, sound relatively small-scale. What matters is that the performances are all very persuasive. The Schumann, with its bravura double-stopping at the start, finds Kang fiery and impetuous, making up for barnstorming power, and when it comes to lyrical passages the poetry is beautifully caught. So too in the slow movement – introduced in a tender account of the brief opening cello solo – while the finale is taken at a speed which allows a delicious lilt in the dance-rhythms.
Similarly, in the Wieniawski Concerto, Kang is light and volatile in the rapid passagework, and relaxes sweetly into the songful beauty of the motto theme, playing with a natural, unexaggerated lyricism.
Those who insist on display as the first essential may not be completely satisfied, but deeper qualities amply make up for that. For those who want this unique coupling, this is a first-class recommendation.

Schumann & Wieniawski: Violin Concertos

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