034571176192

Ernst: Violin Music

Ilya Gringolts

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA67619

Release Date:  01 March 2008

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571176192

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

  • Description

    As virtuoso violinist, the Moravian Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst was a legend in his own lifetime. He died before the era of sound-recording, and his personal wizardry and magnetism can only dimly be recaptured in the written testimony of his contemporaries. Yet to a significant extent it lives on in his own works for his instrument: for he was a composer who significantly extended the boundaries and meaning of bravura technique. Unfortunately Ernst has long been the preserve of violin specialists only—unjustly, considering his quality as a musical thinker. As a composer Ernst combined the reckless virtuosity of Paganini and Liszt with a sure instinct for musical substance, putting transcendent violin technique at the service of something more than mere display.
    The brilliant Russian violinist Ilya Gringolts, acclaimed for his technical brilliance and inspired interpretations of a range of repertoire, is the ideal performer of these dazzlingly difficult works. He has made many distinguished recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and BIS; this is his first recording for Hyperion. He is partnered by fellow former BBC New Generation Artist Ashley Wass.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Fantasie Brilliante for Violin and Orchestra from Otello, Op. 11
      • 2. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 1, Rondino scherzo con spirito
      • 3. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 2, Allegretto con grazia
      • 4. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 3, Terzetto 'Allegro moderato e tranquillo'
      • 5. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 4, Allegro risoluto
      • 6. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 5, Air de Ballet 'Allegretto con giusto'
      • 7. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Introduction and Theme
      • 8. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Variation no 1
      • 9. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Variation no 2
      • 10. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Variation no 3
      • 11. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Variation no 4
      • 12. Polyphonic Studies (6) for Violin solo: no 6, Die letze Rose - Finale
      • 13. Elégie for Violin in C minor, Op. 10 'Sur la mort d'un objet chéri'
      • 14. Grand Caprice for solo Violin on Schubert's 'Erlkönig,' Op. 26