Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Kreutzer Sonata

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The arrangement [of the Kreutzer Sonata] works quite well in the more excitable moments of the outer movements, particularly given the stunning virtuosity not only of Radulović himself, but also... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 10th Nov 2023
Catalogue No: 5419774339
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 83 minutes

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Work length44:58

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Nemanja Radulović (violin)
Double Sens
Nemanja Radulović

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length25:18

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II. Larghetto

Track length9:40

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length10:00

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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Work length38:40

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Nemanja Radulović (violin)
Double Sens
Nemanja Radulović

I. Adagio sostenuto (Arranged by Radulović for Violin and Orchestra)

Track length13:44

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II. Andante con variazioni (Arranged by Radulović for Violin and Orchestra)

Track length16:12

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III. Finale. Presto (Arr. Radulović for Violin and Orchestra)

Track length8:44

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“This album presents the core of the violin repertoire – Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Kreutzer Sonata,” says Nemanja Radulović. While these Beethoven masterpieces have been recorded countless times, Radulović’s approach to each of them has an element of innovation. For the concerto, he has expanded Double Sens, the chamber ensemble he founded in 2008. “I wanted to retain the special character of Double Sens as an ensemble which plays without a conductor and explores new ways of interpretation ... In our recording of the concerto, we wanted to convey a range of emotions – courage, risk, joy, love, rage, sadness, nostalgia, and magical serenity and tenderness.” Rather than playing the grandly scaled Kreutzer Sonata in partnership with a pianist, he performs it here in his own arrangement for solo violin and five-part string ensemble. “While remaining faithful to Beethoven, I allowed myself to exercise my imagination.”

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Christmas 2023

The arrangement [of the Kreutzer Sonata] works quite well in the more excitable moments of the outer movements, particularly given the stunning virtuosity not only of Radulović himself, but also of the members of his regular ensemble, Double Sens…the mastery of Radulović’s playing is always a pleasure to listen to.

January 2024

Of course, conducting from the fiddle is a centuries-old tradition, but what Radulović accomplishes in this performance is remarkable as every element of the score is presented with near total interpretative unanimity.

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