Brahms, Rihm, Harbison: Double Concertos

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Sony’s rich recording suits the repertoire: the Rihm is Romantic at heart, its lush textures magnificent, underpinned by modernist roots. Brahms is closer than one thinks. Wang’s violin sings... — Classical Music, July 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Jun 2018
Catalogue No: 19075836752
Label: Sony
Length: 77 minutes

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Rihm: Duo Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra

Work length22:41

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Jan Vogler (violoncello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Mira Wang (violin)
Peter Oundjian

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Work length33:54

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Jan Vogler (violoncello), Mira Wang (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian

I. Allegro

Track length17:19

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II. Andante

Track length7:40

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III. Vivace non troppo

Track length8:55

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Harbison: Double Concerto, 'To the Memory of Roman Totenberg'

Work length20:54

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Jan Vogler (violoncello), Mira Wang (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Peter Oundjian

I. Affetuoso, poco inquieto

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II. Notturno. Adagio

Track length7:41

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III. Tempo giusto

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The cellist Jan Vogler, who lives in New York and Dresden, has recorded three Double concertos for violin, cello and orchestra with his wife, the outstanding violinist Mira Wang, with the renowned Royal Scottish National Orchestra under direction of Peter Oundjian. Brahms' famous Double concerto captivates with wonderfully sweeping melodies, romantic sounds, eloquent solos and great orchestral sound. The English press wrote about one of the previous concerts: 'Vogler, in particular, treated his solo sections like an operatic recitative, even in the faster Vivace sections of the finale, and Wang, his wife, matched him both in virtuosity and in beauty of tone. The highlight, however, was the opening of the slow movement, which produced sensational legato tone, soloists and orchestra slotting into one another like concentric circles, and creating a sound like molten chocolate.' The American composer John Harbison (born 1938), whose cello concerto premiered by Yo-Yo Ma has already caused a sensation, composed the Double concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra commissioned by the Friends of the Dresden Festival. The highly praised world premiere with Jan Vogler and Mira Wang took place on April 8th 2010 in Boston under the direction of Carlos Kalmar. Now this colorful, dynamic work full of glittering virtuosity can be heard for the first time in a recording. The German composer Wolfgang Rihm (born 1953) is considered one of the most important composers of our time. His 'Duo Concerto', performed at Carnegie Hall in New York by Jan Vogler and Mira Wang with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in 2015, completes this fascinating new recording of three Double concerts with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

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Classical Music July 2018

Sony’s rich recording suits the repertoire: the Rihm is Romantic at heart, its lush textures magnificent, underpinned by modernist roots. Brahms is closer than one thinks. Wang’s violin sings sweetly and expressively in Rihm’s long lines, Vogler an able partner, their lines often at odds as if in brow-knitted discourse. Written for the present soloists and premiered by them, the Harbison is restless in the expressive first movement, giving way to a thornier central panel in which the soloists mirror each other, leading to a playful finale.

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