Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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There’s a steeliness and control to Pochekin’s playing that’s ideal for these dark, brooding concertos, and the Russian National Orchestra is alert to Shostakovich’s manic rhythmic and dynamic... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 14th Feb 2020
Catalogue No: PH19073
Label: Profil Medien
Length: 70 minutes

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

Work length37:16

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Ivan Pochekin (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Valentin Uryupin

I. Nocturne. Moderato

Track length11:35

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II. Scherzo. Allegro

Track length6:37

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III. Passacaglia. Andante

Track length13:54

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IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio

Track length5:10

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129

Work length33:28

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Ivan Pochekin (violin)
Russian National Orchestra
Valentin Uryupin

I. Moderato

Track length13:13

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II. Adagio

Track length10:46

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III. Adagio - Allegro

Track length9:29

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$3.50

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The First Violin Concerto was given as op. 99 on account of its late appearance. This was not the wish of Shostakovich, who had composed it as op. 77. When asked: What is the history of your relationship with Shostakovich's music? Why did you decide to record these particular works? Ivan Pochekin answered: “Shostakovich’s music very accurately conveys what was happening in the lives of people in my country until very recently. I feel it deeply and want to convey it to the audience, as if tracing the link between past and present, preserving authenticity. Together with Valentin Uryupin, we as individuals were formed in the very musical system where Dmitri Shostakovich worked several decades before. My father attended several premieres of Shostakovich's works, including the Violin Concerto No.2. There is a recorded telephone conversation between David Oistrakh and Dmitri Shostakovich in the public domain, where the composer points out the most important details of the interpretation and even hums the Concerto No.2 finale. For me, this is still live history.”

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June 2020

There’s a steeliness and control to Pochekin’s playing that’s ideal for these dark, brooding concertos, and the Russian National Orchestra is alert to Shostakovich’s manic rhythmic and dynamic twitches.

May 2020

The less familiar Second Concerto proves the most persuasive. Pochekin gives the music extra breadth and more insistent vibrato than Christian Tetzlaff, rising to considerable heights in the central Adagio...What Pochekin and Uryupin proffer is confident music-making.

July 2020

Violinist holds his own in a competitive field of Shostakovich concertos.

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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