Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

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The sound of Ehnes's violin is especially full and expressive; it's not the kind of tone Tchaikovsky would have recognised but it sound gorgeous and allows him to rise to the concerto's lyrical... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2012 More…

Release Date: 5th Dec 2011
Catalogue No: ONYX4076
Label: Onyx
Length: 69 minutes

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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Work length34:35

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James Ehnes, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy

I. Allegro moderato

Track length18:28

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II. Canzonetta. Andante

Track length5:58

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III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo

Track length10:09

$1.50

$2.10

Tchaikovsky: Sérénade Mélancolique in B minor, Op. 26

Work length9:20

$1.50

$2.10

James Ehnes, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34

Work length8:58

$1.50

$2.10

James Ehnes, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42

Work length16:46

$3.50

$4.90

James Ehnes
Vladimir Ashkenazy

I. Méditation

Track length9:27

$1.50

$2.10

II. Scherzo

Track length3:28

$1.00

$1.40

III. Mélodie

Track length3:51

$1.00

$1.40

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After his acclaimed recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, for Onyx Classics, and current Gramophone CD of the Month [on Chandos], James Ehnes once again collaborates with Vladimir Ashkenazy for a Tchaikovsky programme, recorded live in Sydney. This CD contains Tchaikovsky’s complete works for violin and orchestra, plus a delightful bonus of the 'Souvenir d’un lieu cher' accompanied by Ashkenazy on piano.

Reviews

March 2012

The sound of Ehnes's violin is especially full and expressive; it's not the kind of tone Tchaikovsky would have recognised but it sound gorgeous and allows him to rise to the concerto's lyrical high spots with considerable intensity. Even his muted tone in the Canzonetta is exceptionally warm and resonant. He clearly enjoys demonstrating his ability as a virtuoso, making this one of the most exciting accounts of the finale I can remember.

February 2012

Ehnes and Ashkenazy deliver a particularly beautiful account of the slow movement...Ehnes demonstrates his characteristically phenomenal technical assurance while bringing out all the fire in the music too...their disc can be recommended warmly not only for the excellent if occasionally strait-laced Concerto but - above all - for the other pieces, which have seldom been recorded with such poise and poetry.

8th January 2012

Ehnes’s virtuosity impresses on account of its virtue. He makes a ravishing sound and meets every technical challenge thrown at him with utterly reliable intonation, tonal consistency and beautifully controlled articulation. What distinguishes him, however, is an almost self-effacing intelligence.

5th January 2012

Ehnes is not a violinist to use bravura as an end in itself...His dexterity is a marvel of lightness and precision in the finale, but it is consistently aimed towards a musical goal, the range of tone beautifully judged and, as in the first movement, the structure and direction kept in clear view. This is a consummate performance...All in all, the disc makes a fine start to 2012.

Musical Opinion 12th June 2012

I found this disc a marvellous experience, both technically and musically, and it has already qualified as one of my discs of the year...The key word that characterises his playing is grace. Right from the off, his playing glows with such beauty that the violin seems to have a singing quality that suits this music right to the core...This is the finest reading of the concerto that I have come across in a very long time, and I urge lovers of the work to hear it.

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