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Tchaikovsky / Glazunov - Violin Concertos | BIS BISSACD1432

Tchaikovsky / Glazunov - Violin Concertos

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISSACD1432

Barcode: 7318599914329

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 3rd March 2008

Penguin Guide 4 stars

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BIS have on this stunning new SACD brought together two of the greatest Russian violin concertos. Tchaikovsky’s concerto is characterised by a melodic flow reminiscent of his ballet music, and remains one of his freshest works, whereas Glazunov’s concerto displays all the virtues of the composer’s opulent late-Romantic style, with beautiful craftsmanship and rich orchestral colour.

The two works are bridged on this disc by the three pieces collectively called Souvenir d’un lieu cher, which Tchaikovsky composed for violin and piano at around the time of the concerto. (Indeed, the first of its three movements, entitled Méditation, was originally intended as the slow movement of the concerto.) Three years after Tchaikovsky’s death, Glazunov made an orchestration of the piano part.

Eminent violinist Vadim Gluzman has previously released three highly acclaimed discs on BIS, all of them featuring music from the Soviet and the post-Soviet era.

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