Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann is not a household name, but he has become a fixture of the BIS label's stable and has successfully recorded a variety of repertory from Beethoven to the 20th century. This 2020 release of music by Martinu and Bartók plays to his strengths, to his ability to combine great virtuosity (the cadenza in the first movement of the Martinu Violin Concerto No. 2 is a barn-burner) with a sensitive modulation of his playing to the repertory at hand. The two Martinu concertos are a case in point. The ...
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Violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann is not a household name, but he has become a fixture of the BIS label's stable and has successfully recorded a variety of repertory from Beethoven to the 20th century. This 2020 release of music by Martinu and Bartók plays to his strengths, to his ability to combine great virtuosity (the cadenza in the first movement of the Martinu Violin Concerto No. 2 is a barn-burner) with a sensitive modulation of his playing to the repertory at hand. The two Martinu concertos are a case in point. The more popular of the pair is the Violin Concerto No. 2, with its juxtaposition of graceful tunes in the violin part against tougher material in the orchestra. Zimmermann delivers a lyrical performance that anyone can enjoy. The Violin Concerto No. 1, premiered late due to creative differences between the composer and his commissioner, Samuel Dushkin, remains less-often played, but Zimmermann and the Bamberger Symphoniker under Jakub Hru?a make a very strong case for it. It's in a...
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Add this copy of Violin Concertos 1 & 2 to cart. $11.12, good condition, Sold by Dream Books Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by BIS.
Add this copy of Violin Concertos 1 & 2 to cart. $13.39, good condition, Sold by Zoom Books Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lynden, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by BIS.
