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…Zimmermann… seems more at home in the Second Concerto, where the ecstatic element is leavened with the folk-influence that Szymanowski adopted later in his life - think Bartók rather than Scriabin.... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 6th Jul 2009
Catalogue No: 88697439992
Label: Sony
Length: 76 minutes

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Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

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Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

Vivace assai

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Tempo comodo

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Vivace scherzando

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Poco meno - Allegretto

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Vivace (Tempo I)

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Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

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Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Antoni Wit

Moderato - Molto tranquillo

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Andantino sostenuto

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Allegramente, molto energico

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Andantino, molto tranquillo

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Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15

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Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck

I. Moderato con moto

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II. Vivace - Largamente

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III. Passacaglia

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For his latest recording, the eminent violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman has recorded the concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, accompanied by the Warsaw Philharmonic under the baton of Antoni Wit. The final piece on the album is the violin concerto No. 1, op.35 by Benjamin Britten for which Zimmerman is partnered by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Manfred Honeck. Once more Zimmermann excels in the whole technical range of his instrument and shows sensitivity for these unusual works.

“…the exquisitely-toned, raptly-poetic Frank Peter Zimmerman” The Independent

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Christmas 2009

…Zimmermann… seems more at home in the Second Concerto, where the ecstatic element is leavened with the folk-influence that Szymanowski adopted later in his life - think Bartók rather than Scriabin. …in the Britten… Zimmermann is again responsive to the music's changing moods, and expresses them with an enormously varied tonal palette, and in the scherzo, with considerable virtuosity. Manfred Honeck steers his orchestra expertly, and the Swedish recording has bite.

Awards Issue 2009

…Zimmermann plays with flawless technique, ravishing pose and subtle range of colour. These are readings of strong personality, gutsy temperament and full-throated ardour. The captivating First Concerto is as passionate, sensuous and poetic as one could wish... The Britten is scarcely less impressive...

19th July 2009

Zimmermann makes light of the difficulties, throwing off the fiendish cadenzas (by Pawel Kochanski, the dedicatee of both works) with effortless ease. It is good to see a German fiddler championing Britten’s youthful work (1939-40), played here with the Swedish Radio SO under Manfred Honeck. Zimmermann’s sweet, intense tone is especially compelling in the concluding Passacaglia — prophetic of Britten’s mature style.

14th August 2009

The performances are close on definitive. Soloist Frank Peter Zimmermann has the remarkable ability to adapt his tone to each work: he attains a unique level of tragic anguish in the Britten, but the craggy sound he deploys there contrasts sharply with the syrupy decadence he brings to Szymanowski's First and the heavyweight lyricism with which he plays the Second. The orchestral contributions are outstanding, too: the Warsaw Philharmonic under Antoni Wit are match-less in Szymanowski; for the Britten, Manfred Honeck conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony with a searching intensity that matches Zimmermann's own.

26th July 2009

Benjamin Britten's violin concerto has never been among his most approachable works, but Zimmermann's cool, lyrical, crystal-clear style suits it perfectly, especially in the final Passacaglia, which gradually acquires a huge, desolate power. [In the two Szymanowsky concertos], Zimmermann perhaps lacks some rhapsodic warmth, but the gloriously exotic sounds of the First Concerto are magnificently realised, and the more folk-inspired Second blossoms idiomatically.

11th August 2009

[Britten's] Violin Concerto is given a forceful account by Zimmerman and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Zimmermann does particular justice to the shimmering, perfumed colours of [Szymanowski's Violin Concerto] No 1.

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