Korean-born, English-trained violinist Julia Hwang qualifies as a prodigy, having begun conservatory studies at seven, made her concert debut at nine, and shown up all over British television as a teen, playing among other things the Vaughan Williams chestnut The Lark Ascending. There is no question that this work plays to Hwang's strengths: an unusual purity of tone in the high range and a delightful liquid melodic style. It's good, though, that Hwang and accompanist Charles Matthews push themselves slightly beyond Hwang's ...
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Korean-born, English-trained violinist Julia Hwang qualifies as a prodigy, having begun conservatory studies at seven, made her concert debut at nine, and shown up all over British television as a teen, playing among other things the Vaughan Williams chestnut The Lark Ascending. There is no question that this work plays to Hwang's strengths: an unusual purity of tone in the high range and a delightful liquid melodic style. It's good, though, that Hwang and accompanist Charles Matthews push themselves slightly beyond Hwang's comfort zone, with the rarely heard work by Lutoslawski that gives the album its title and the Fantaisie brillante sur des motifs de l'Opera Faust de Gounod, Op. 20. Of the major Romantic violin showpieces this may be the one that lies most easily under Hwang's fingers, and that's good: picking material in which you are confidently in command is part of charisma, which from all reports Hwang has in abundance. Sample the opening Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45, of Grieg to see...
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Edvard Grieg; Henryk Wieniawski; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Witold Lutoslawski. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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