J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Partita No. 2 (2018)

The Deutsche Grammophon label seems to come along periodically with a young violinist, preferably male, sensitive looking, and Russian, who it attempts to promote as the next big thing. But Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich shows signs of filling the bill. This is not actually his debut recording; at age 15 he was paired with Daniel Hope for Bartók's 44 Duos on the latter's My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin album (there his name was spelled in the Swedish fashion, Lozakovitj, creating problems for discographers henceforth). ... Read More

The Deutsche Grammophon label seems to come along periodically with a young violinist, preferably male, sensitive looking, and Russian, who it attempts to promote as the next big thing. But Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich shows signs of filling the bill. This is not actually his debut recording; at age 15 he was paired with Daniel Hope for Bartók's 44 Duos on the latter's My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin album (there his name was spelled in the Swedish fashion, Lozakovitj, creating problems for discographers henceforth). But this is his first full-length effort, and it's impressive. Lozakovich has an attractive lightness of tone; he does not, like other newcomers, try to go beyond what has been done before. His approach is especially attractive in the giant final chaconne of the Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004, where he eschews tortured heroics in favor of a long line and a light touch in the figuration that builds up to the movement's climax. Nowhere does Lozakovich overdo the... Read Less

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