One of the most technically accomplished young musicians, Hilary Hahn is also ambitious. Performing Johannes Brahms' violin concerto at age 21 is a serious-minded choice, since this piece has acquired a reputation for being appropriate for mature artists. Hahn removes that dubious impediment by playing it on her own terms, with new ears, and by taking no heed of pretensions imposed on this masterpiece. All the fire and yearning are here, the chief characteristics of Brahmsian romanticism. However, Hahn has the intelligence ...
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One of the most technically accomplished young musicians, Hilary Hahn is also ambitious. Performing Johannes Brahms' violin concerto at age 21 is a serious-minded choice, since this piece has acquired a reputation for being appropriate for mature artists. Hahn removes that dubious impediment by playing it on her own terms, with new ears, and by taking no heed of pretensions imposed on this masterpiece. All the fire and yearning are here, the chief characteristics of Brahmsian romanticism. However, Hahn has the intelligence and sensibility to keep her interpretation within classical bounds. Although she pushes the envelope just once -- her drawn-out cadenza in the first movement seems a little self-indulgent -- she maintains a high degree of control throughout. Her second-movement entrance, following the long oboe solo, is seraphic, perhaps the concerto's most moving passage. The finale is a pure delight, Hahn's shining moment as a virtuoso. Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields...
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