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Schumann - Violin Concerto; Brahms - Double Concerto | CPO 5551722

Schumann - Violin Concerto; Brahms - Double Concerto

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Label: CPO

Cat No: 5551722

Barcode: 0761203517220

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 1st November 2019

Gramophone Editor's Choice BBC Music Magazine Award Winner

Contents

Artists

Antje Weithaas (violin)
Maximilian Hornung (cello)
NDR Radiophilharmonie

Conductor

Andrew Manze

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, op.102

Schumann, Robert

Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO23

Artists

Antje Weithaas (violin)
Maximilian Hornung (cello)
NDR Radiophilharmonie

Conductor

Andrew Manze

About

Antje Weithaas probes every detail in the musical text, charged with energy and with her compelling musical intelligence and unrivaled command of technique. Her charisma and stage presence are gripping but never force their way in front of the work. And we therefore are happy that this internationally top-ranking violinist is now interpreting the Violin Concerto by Robert Schumann and the Double Concerto by Johannes Brahms for cpo with Maximilian Hornung, a cellist who in every way is her equal. And they perform these works with the NDR Radio Philharmonic under the genial leadership of its principal conductor Andrew Manze, who has just renewed his contract with this orchestra through 2023. This recording brings together three great musicians and two composers who enjoyed the closest of relationships. Both works were written for the outstanding violinist Joseph Joachim, who played a central role for Schumann as well as for Brahms. In these interpretations – an absolute listening must!

Reviews

[Antje Weithaas] captures the ruminative, almost obsessive quality of the central Langsam [Schumann’s Violin Concerto] with playing that’s tenderly delicate yet also utterly unfussy. ... Here [Brahms’s Double Concerto] Weithaas is joined by the superb Maximilian Hornung, and the two play with real lyrical urgency. ... these interpretations are now my top recommendation for both concertos.  Andrew Farach-Colton
Gramophone February 2020

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