Shostakovich: Violin Concertos

Ibragimova is the latest to make you think you’ve never heard [the First Concerto] played better, and her intense relationship with Vladimir Jurowski and the current incarnation of Yevgeny Svetlanov’s... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 29th May 2020
Catalogue No: CDA68313
Label: Hyperion
Length: 71 minutes

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

Work length39:00

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'
Vladimir Jurowski

I. Nocturne: Moderato

Track length12:36

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$3.05

II. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length6:26

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$1.55

III. Passacaglia: Andante – Cadenza –

Track length15:02

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IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio – Presto

Track length4:56

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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129

Work length32:25

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Alina Ibragimova (violin)
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'
Vladimir Jurowski

I. Moderato

Track length14:14

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II. Adagio –

Track length10:01

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III. Adagio – Allegro

Track length8:10

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Recording of the Week, Shostakovich from Alina Ibragimova

29th May 2020

The Russian-born violinist brings searing intensity and muscular tone to the two concertos, backed to the hilt by Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'.

Interview, Alina Ibragimova on Shostakovich

21st May 2020

The Russian-British violinist talks to Katherine about her recording of the two concertos with Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', out on Hyperion next Friday.

The prospect of hearing Alina Ibragimova in two of the most important concertos written for the violin is in itself irresistibly enticing, but Shostakovich aﬁcionados will also welcome an opportunity to hear the rarely performed original opening to the Burlesque of No 1, subsequently made less fearsome for the soloist at the request of the work’s dedicatee, David Oistrakh.

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July 2020

Ibragimova is the latest to make you think you’ve never heard [the First Concerto] played better, and her intense relationship with Vladimir Jurowski and the current incarnation of Yevgeny Svetlanov’s ‘orchestra with a voice’, making just as compelling a case for the sequel concerto, is supernaturally fine-tuned…Above all it’s the massive cadenza where Ibragimova goes to the limits, not afraid of making ugly and terrifying sounds.

July 2020

If there’s one factor above all that sets these performances apart it’s the osmosis between soloist and conductor. There’s a musical and intellectual friction going on here and it has to do with the balance between head and heart...Ibragimova’s playing has an unvarnished truth about it. It’s the kind of playing that looks you unblinkingly in the eye and tells it like it is. She’s not afraid to ‘invade your space’ or apply pressure to the sound until its rawness is almost unbearable.

29th May 2020

Ibragimova is recorded up-close-and-personal, the mics catching the rasp of wood-on-string and the occasional percussive impact of fingers-on-fingerboard in the most strenuous passages, all of which captures the physicality of the performance to great effect – you can practically smell the rosin and sweat in places...coming to this album after enjoying her intimate, conversational accounts of Mozart and French sonatas with Cédric Tiberghien I was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the sound she summons here when required.

7th June 2020

In this first recording of the original version Ibragimova digs deep into her expressive strings, aided by Jurowski’s Moscow band. She makes as strong a case for the C sharp minor Concerto, both searching and revelling in the music’s black wit.

August 2020

Gripping playing captures Shostakovich’s astringent wit and emotional drama.

5th June 2020

You know you’re not in Britain either with wind players so acerbic or lugubrious, both tones being much required in Shostakovich’s postwar masterpiece. Whatever the colouring, Jurowski’s team and Ibragimova’s solo line effortlessly dovetail...Darkly meditative one moment, febrile with passion the next, she presses ahead with characteristic freshness and muscular force, and never disappoints.

Classical Music September 2020

At 35, Ibragimova must be among the greatest violinists living. Along with her superb modern sound she has the extra range of a fine Baroque technique player. This is a huge advantage in the taut reflection of the second concerto, which is mostly an accompanied aria. Jurowski and his RSASO are ideal partners. They feel this music deeply and play flawlessly (there’s some truly superb horn work). I cannot recommend this too highly.

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Recording of the Week, Shostakovich from Alina Ibragimova

Interview, Alina Ibragimova on Shostakovich