Sibelius, Khachaturian: Violin Concertos

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Sergey Khachatryan is among the most compelling players of his generation. Being the youngest- ever winner of the Sibelius Competition (2000) he was bound to record the Sibelius Concerto.
Interestingly,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Dec 2003
Catalogue No: V4959
Label: Naive
Length: 69 minutes

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Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Work length32:25

$8.00

$10.35

Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Emmanuel Krivine

I. Allegro moderato

Track length16:25

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$5.15

II. Adagio di molto

Track length8:12

$2.00

$2.60

III. Allegro ma non tanto

Track length7:48

$2.00

$2.60

Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor

Work length37:25

$9.00

$11.60

Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Emmanuel Krivine

I. Allegro con fermezza

Track length15:05

$4.00

$5.15

II. Andante sostenuto

Track length12:33

$3.00

$3.85

III. Allegro vivace

Track length9:47

$2.00

$2.60

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Sergey Khachatryan is among the most compelling players of his generation. Being the youngest- ever winner of the Sibelius Competition (2000) he was bound to record the Sibelius Concerto.
Interestingly, his conductor, Emmanuel Krivine, had already recorded the work with a star player of a slightly older generation, Vadim Repin. Common to both is a mellow, fairly softcore approach to the orchestral score, the new Sinfonia Varsovia recording, probably using a smaller band, warmer overall and with superior sound quality. Khachatryan's approach is smoother and more flexible, especially in the first movement's first cadenza, which he accelerates by stages, and the great leap that launches the second cadenza, which he edges into on a finely calculated crescendo. He moves around the score with comparative ease, always intense though with a mode of attack that stops short of roughness.
His sound in the lower registers is rich and fulsome, yet even at piano or thereabouts, he still manages to sustain a full-bodied tone.
Similar qualities inform the Khachaturian Concerto with a crisp, lightly articulated opening and seductive handling of the first movement's second set. In the finale Khachatryan knows how to coax a workable ebb and flow, ease his tone, lighten tension to facilitate a change in musical current. Again, Krivine and his team are sympathetic collaborators for a highly commendable performance.

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