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Haydn - Violin Concertos 1 & 4; Stravinsky - Divertimento | Channel Classics CCS43921

Haydn - Violin Concertos 1 & 4; Stravinsky - Divertimento

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Label: Channel Classics

Cat No: CCS43921

Barcode: 0723385439219

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 24th September 2021

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About

‘Preparations for the present album have offered us much lightness in the dark months of the corona crisis. The timing was right: I dreamt at length about forming an ensemble of Dutch top musicians to record the Haydn violin concertos and the arrangement of the Stravinsky Divertimento in a play&direct setting. Empty corona diaries suddenly presented a short-term opportunity.

‘I have often performed Haydn and Stravinsky in combination, and although at first sight you might not associate one with the other, I do believe they form a fine pair. Why oh why? Perhaps because of the music’s frankness. The nimbleness. The intelligence behind it. And the humour, which you hear so well in the little final movements in particular. Haydn plays with his time signatures and puts the listener on the wrong track with his halting phrases. The pleasure of Stravinsky emerges for instance in a romantic
pas de deux which turns and changes into a sort of circus music. I think both pieces are cheerful, light and sometimes rather romantic, but never over the top.’
– Rosanne Philippens

Rosanne Philippens is an extraordinary communicator, with an innate musicality and an infectiously joyful yet sincere approach to musicmaking. She is a keen play/director and recently made her debut with the Orchestre National de Lyon leading the orchestra in a hugely successful performance of The Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzolla. Dutch daily paper De Telegraaf described her as ‘energetic, sensitive and flawless’.

The Vondel Strings came into being during the corona crisis in December 2020. Many of the ensemble’s musicians are former pupils of Coosje Wijzenbeek and Vera Beths. ‘Patroness’ Vera Beths also inspired the name of the group. She has lived for many years in the Vondelstraat in Amsterdam, until recently with her husband Anner Bijlsma. The house is literally a household word for their pupils and for international stars, among whom it is known as ‘The Vondel’. Students were taught upstairs, life was discussed at the coffee table. It felt more than logical that this ensemble, full of Vera’s pupils who forever bear her drive towards characterful playing, should be named after this very special spot.

Rosanne and The Vondel Strings performed the programme of this CD in April 2021 in the main auditorium of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

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