Schumann: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1 & Phantasie

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Thomas Zehetmair coaxes his French players to produce warmly nuanced playing in this spirited account of the Spring Symphony…the orchestra works absolutely in tandem with the superb Zehetmair... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 18th Mar 2016
Catalogue No: 4811369
Label: ECM
Series: New Series
Length: 77 minutes

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Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. posth.

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Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Thomas Zehetmair
Recorded: 2014-02-26
Recording Venue: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris

1. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo

Track length15:24

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2. Langsam

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3. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell

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Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 'Spring'

Work length30:50

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Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Thomas Zehetmair
Recorded: 2014-02-26
Recording Venue: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris

1. Andante un poco maestoso - Allegro molto vivace

Track length11:19

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2. Larghetto

Track length5:42

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3. Scherzo (Molto vivace)

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4. Allegro animato e grazioso

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Schumann: Fantasie in C major for Violin and Orchestra, Op.131

Work length15:02

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Thomas Zehetmair (violin)
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
Thomas Zehetmair
Recorded: 2014-02-26
Recording Venue: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris

Im mäßigen Tempo – Lebhaft

Track length15:02

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Founded in 1978, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris quickly established its reputation as one of Europe’s leading chamber orchestras and it makes its ECM debut her with Thomas Zehetmair.

In 2012, Thomas Zehetmair was appointed the orchestra’s principal conductor and artistic advisor and on this recording, made at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in February 2014, does double duty as both soloist and conductor. Zehetmair’s insightful approach to Robert Schumann has already been demonstrated on ECM New Series with the Zehetmair Quartet, whose recording of the Schumann string quartets (4721692) won many prizes including the Gramophone Award as ‘Album of the Year’ in 2003.

Here the Orchestre de chamber de Paris plays the Symphony No. 1 ‘Spring’ (1841) and the Phantasie for Violin and Orchestra and the Violin Concerto (both 1853). The composition of the First Symphony drew inspiration from Schubert’s Ninth Symphony and from the poetry of Adolf Böttger. The Phantasie and the Violin Concerto had quite different fates. The Phantasie was premiered to huge acclaim after initial performances. The Violin Concerto had to wait more than 80 years for its premiere, and too often since then players have made adjustments to the violin part. Thomas Zehetmair reveals how urgent and convincing the impact of Schuman’s original version can be when the performers enter into its spirit.

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September 2016

Thomas Zehetmair coaxes his French players to produce warmly nuanced playing in this spirited account of the Spring Symphony…the orchestra works absolutely in tandem with the superb Zehetmair whose interpretation of the Concerto’s heart-rending slow movement is particularly moving

29th March 2016

Zehetmair, returning to Schumann’s original version, largely puts to rest the doubts that have dogged the work since its 1937 “rediscovery”.

24th March 2016

Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what’s fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin — passionate and resolute — while letting the orchestra hint at darker things...the Paris strings get a bit scraggly, but overall the playing is alert and light on its feet.

Schumann: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1 & Phantasie

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