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The Romantic Violin Concerto
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Lassen, Scharwenka & Langgaard: Violin Concertos
The Romantic Violin Concerto Volume 22
Linus Roth (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Antony Hermus
The D major Concerto by Lassen is the real find here, gorgeously melodious and full o unexpected twists and turns. Roth is on fine form. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 5 - Coleridge-Taylor & Somervell
RecommendedAnthony Marwood (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 21 - Bruch
RecommendedJack Liebeck (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Throughout the Second Concerto, with its unforgettable soaring opening, Liebeck combines a beguiling silvery sound with tantalising interpretative restraint, free of heart-on-the-sleeve rhetoric…rarely... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2016
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 16 - Busoni & Strauss
RecommendedTanja Becker-Bender (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Garry Walker
Becker-Bender plays with enthusiasm and accuracy, and when she finally hits a whimsical melody about six minutes in[to the Busoni], it's charming and skittish...There's plenty of virtuosic solo... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st July 2014
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 1 - Saint-Saëns
Philippe Graffin (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
The first two violin concertos of Saint-Saëns were composed in reverse order. The Second is the longer and lesser-known of the two, but the First Concerto more resembles the thematic charm and... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 11 - Reger
Tanja Becker-Bender (violin)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek
it's one of [Reger's] most heart-warming works, allowing his intensely lyrical streak free rein...Aided by first-rate orchestral playing, [Zagrosek] finds transparency in Reger's original...Chief... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 3 - Hubay
Hagai Shaham (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
If, like me, you’re a sucker for lashings of blistering virtuosity, strong, well-contrasted melodic content, and a substantial orchestral contribution, I promise that you will not be disappointed —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 9 - Ferdinand David
Hagai Shaham (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Hagai Shaham possess a relatively small-scale, sweet sound that is absolutely ideal for this repertoire. He retains his 'cantabile' composure at all times, even when the notes start flying...Shaham... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 15 - Młynarski & Zarzycki
Eugene Ugorski (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michał Dworzyński
Not only the first recording of both Mlynarski's Violin Concertos together, but the premiere of his haunting First Concerto in a warm performance. The smaller Zarzycki works are attractive,... —
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 12 - Vieuxtemps
Chloë Hanslip (violin)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
At 40 minutes, the First Concerto has its longeurs...But it's beautifully shaped by Martyn Brabbins, with a warm resonant sound to the recording, and Chloe Hanslip's entry doesn't disappoint.... —
