Bartók & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

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[Hadelich] manages to make this supposedly 'difficult' work sound as approachable and lyrical as any Romantic warhorse…his expressive range traverses a satisfying sonic rainbow as the work progresses;... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2015 More…

Release Date: 17th Jul 2015
Catalogue No: AV2323
Label: Avie
Length: 62 minutes

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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Work length27:06

$4.50

$6.30

Augustin Hadelich
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya

I. Allegro molto appasionato

Track length12:28

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$2.80

II. Andante

Track length7:55

$1.50

$2.10

III. Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

Track length6:43

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$1.40

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Work length35:16

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$7.70

Augustin Hadelich
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length14:51

$2.00

$2.80

II. Andante tranquillo

Track length8:49

$1.50

$2.10

III. Allegro molto

Track length11:36

$2.00

$2.80

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Augustin Hadelich follows his universally acclaimed, Gramophone Award-nominated recording of the Violin Concertos of Thomas Adès and Sibelius, pairing the Mendelssohn with Bartók's Second, superbly supported by Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.

Augustin Hadelich’s first major concerto recording paired the Violin Concertos of Jean Sibelius and Thomas Adès (AV2276). Highly acclaimed, it was nominated for a Gramophone Award, was one of The New York Times’ Top Classical Albums of the Year, and was chosen by National Public Radio as one of the broadcaster’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2014, a list that included all genres of music. Augustin follows up with another provocative pairing, the ever-popular and melodious Mendelssohn with Bartók’s iconic Second Violin Concerto. Augustin revels in the concertos’ contrasts, as well as the similarities that emerge when the works are played together.

Augustin’s penchant for programming has quickly caught on, as BBC Radio 3’s CD Review noted of the Adès-Sibelius coupling: “It all makes perfect sense in this performance of [Adès’] ‘Concentric Paths’ which in turn makes more sense of the performance of the Sibelius Concerto. It really does work as a double header.” Augustin’s latest, in which he’s superbly supported by his frequent collaborator Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, is sure to strike a significant chord as well.

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September 2015

[Hadelich] manages to make this supposedly 'difficult' work sound as approachable and lyrical as any Romantic warhorse…his expressive range traverses a satisfying sonic rainbow as the work progresses; and he delivers the ultra-demanding solo part with unfailing precision, as though it were the most natural thing in the world.

August 2015

Hadelich offers a compellingly robust performance of Bartok's Second, alertly accompanied by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra…the Mendelssohn concerto is similarly satisfying, Romantic in spirit and full of energy

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