Berg: Violin Concerto & Mendelssohn: Scottish Symphony

As recorded in Leipzig's handsome new(ish) Gewandhaus Hall, the sound is a feast in its own right - a lovely balance of clarity, spaciousness, and glowing warmth. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Aug 2018
Catalogue No: ACC10443
Label: Accentus Music

BBC Music Magazine

December 2018

Orchestral Choice

Berg: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935)

Baiba Skride (violin)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 'Scottish'

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons

Schleiermacher: Relief for Orchestra

World premiere, commissioned by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons

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For his inaugural concert as the new Gewandhauskapellmeister, Andris Nelsons chose three pieces, each with symbolic power. At its centre is the 'Scottish' Symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, his most prominent predecessor, which was premiered by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the baton of the composer himself in 1842. The symphony is framed by a commissioned work by the Leipzig composer Steffen Schleiermacher and Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto, a key work of classical modernism. There is no question about it: this programme defines his agenda. It professes Leipzig‘s rich musical tradition, spanning the period from the 19th to the 20th century, and to the music of our time. Recorded at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 22/23 February 2018.

Picture Formats NTSC 16:9, Full HD

Sound Formats DTS HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo

Region Code 0

Running Time 92:57

Disc Format BD 25

FSK 0

Reviews

December 2018

As recorded in Leipzig's handsome new(ish) Gewandhaus Hall, the sound is a feast in its own right - a lovely balance of clarity, spaciousness, and glowing warmth.

November 2018

Head buried in the score, Nelsons nonetheless holds a firm grip on the relentless motor rhythms powering the event’s premiere, commissioned from Steffen Schleiermacher…Skride gives a requiescal sort of performance of unruffled poise, without an ugly note in it…The Gewandhaus players often cover themselves in glory…and, if nothing else, show themselves adaptable to the changing winds of taste in music that they can doubtless play with their eyes shut.

February 2019

Baiba Skride is the soloist in Berg’s Violin Concertos and the two Latvian musicians make for fine partners in this work. She plays with almost supernatural clarity and purity, devoid of showy gestures, remaining still and calm in a slightly billowy blue dress.

April 2019

These are stellar performances from artists who know exactly what they want to say, and in such a way as to fix the attention firmly on the music rather than themselves.

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