Bruch, Vaughan Williams & Barber - Works for Violin & Orchestra
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Label: Lawo Classics
Cat No: LWC1222
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 26th November 2021
Contents
Artists
Sonoko Miriam Welde (violin)Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors
Tabita BerglundJoshua Weilerstein
Works
Violin Concerto, op.14Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26
The Lark Ascending
Artists
Sonoko Miriam Welde (violin)Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors
Tabita BerglundJoshua Weilerstein
About
‘Although I personally would prefer invisibility, I also think there is something enviable about the freedom of being able to fly, to soar through the sky, above all the stress and troubles of life down on the ground. A lot has been said and written about how Vaughan Williams wrote The Lark Ascending during the 1st World War “when a pastoral scene of a singing bird on the wing seemed far removed from reality” (Betsy Schwarm, Britannica). I sometimes imagine people living through difficult times looking up at the lark, envying its life and freedom that they wish they had. It’s a moving piece with soaring melodies and the lark’s “silver chain of sound” (George Meredith’s poem The Lark Ascending).
‘Soaring melodies are present in Barber’s Concerto as well. Although it opens with a generous and warm melody, it doesn’t take long for uncertainty to creep in. The 2nd movement is, for me, one of the most touching and heartbreaking pieces of music. It is just endlessly beautiful....
‘The first two movements of the concerto are emotionally and dramatically linked in that they both have short solo violin cadenzas towards the end. The two are very similar to each other – very tense and devastating, like an existential cry. They are followed by a bizarre, disturbing, entertaining and adrenaline-inducing 3rd movement to end the piece. In a way it makes no sense to end this way, but that’s part of the fun of it.
‘Bruch’s Violin Concerto is a piece with its heart on its sleeve. The 1st movement is a very serious and dramatic introduction, the 2nd incredibly touching and sincere, and the 3rd so joyous and life affirming.
‘This piece has accompanied me in many important and special moments in my life so far and I am so happy that it is with me in this one as well – my debut album with the Oslo Philharmonic, a fantastic group of musicians that I have loved and admired for many years!’
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