Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto

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Cat No: AV2323

Release Date: 17 July 2015

Label: Avie

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 822252232325

Genres: Classical Orchestral

Description
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. 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.

Personnel: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)

Critical acclaim for Augustin Hadelich:

"Here is a young artist with no evident limitations." - The New Yorker

"He is both a virtuoso violinist and a deeply thoughtful one." - The Sunday Times (on Flying Solo)

"Wondrous playing...exceptionally compelling performances...cannot be recommended highly enough." - Gramophone, Editor's Choice (on Echoes of Paris)

"Confirms Hadelich's place among the most admired violinists of his generation" - The Strad (on Histoire du Tango)

"The lack of any technical obstacle, together with the vivid recording, make this one of the most convincing and involving versions...grows in stature on each hearing." - BBC Music Magazine * * * * * (on Adès and Sibelius Violin Concertos)
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