Nice coupling, eh? Kurt Weill's twisted neo-Classical Concerto for violin and winds with its crooked melodies, broken harmonies, and bent sensuality does go extremely well with Peteris Vasks oddly neo-Romantic Concerto for violin and strings with its sometimes mellow, other times abrasive melodies, its sometimes warm other times harsh harmonies, and its sometimes sentimental, other times savage sensuality. Of course, this recording won't be for everyone -- how many listeners are looking for crooked melodies and savage ...
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Nice coupling, eh? Kurt Weill's twisted neo-Classical Concerto for violin and winds with its crooked melodies, broken harmonies, and bent sensuality does go extremely well with Peteris Vasks oddly neo-Romantic Concerto for violin and strings with its sometimes mellow, other times abrasive melodies, its sometimes warm other times harsh harmonies, and its sometimes sentimental, other times savage sensuality. Of course, this recording won't be for everyone -- how many listeners are looking for crooked melodies and savage sensuality? -- but for listeners with tougher ears, this coupling with violinist Anthony Marwood leading the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields will be just the thing to clear the head after too much Mozart. Marwood's playing is bright, clear, and deep and his conducting is strong, soulful, and, when necessary, acerbic. The Academy, long one of the best chamber orchestras from the sceptred isles, performs with polish, professionalism, and, despite the bent sensuality of Weill's music, a...
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Add this copy of Weill: Concerto for Violin & Wind Orchestra; Vasks: to cart. $3.79, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Hyperion Uk.
