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Wynton Marsalis - Violin Concerto - Fiddle Dance Suite
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Cristian Ma ̆celaru Nicola Benedetti, violin Qobuz 24/96 The orchestral piece is impressive. It has everything you can expect from a contemporary US composition (and I mean this in the most respectful way). It even made me think of Jack Gallagher at some moments. But the solo piece touched me even more! It is a work that goes into my favourites folder. Live recording from '17 and '19. The great African-American jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis, born in 1961, expands his extensive and diverse musical repertoire every year. His Violin Concerto in D – like those of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky (Sibelius’ is in D minor) – was made especially for violinist Nicola Benedetti. In fact, the incredibly versatile jazz virtuoso admits that the work takes inspiration from her life and the way she “enlightens and delights communities all over the world with the magic of her virtuosity”. “Scored for symphony orchestra, with tremendous respect for the demands of that instrument, it is nonetheless written from the perspective of a jazz musician and New Orleans bluesman” writes Wynton Marsalis. “We believe that all human beings are connected in the essential fundamentals of life: birth, death, love, and laughter; that our most profound individual experiences are also universal (especially pain); and acknowledging the depth of that pain in the context of a groove is a powerful first step towards healing”. The piece is skilfully composed in four movements and is a delightful montage of sounds from one of today’s most world-renowned virtuosos, with jazz influences and a style like that of Stravinsky’s American period which was itself a patchwork of all different types of music. The Fiddle Dance Suite for Solo Violin is a kind of 21st century urban “Sonata” or “Partita” in five movements which fuse Irish and American influences in a clever mix of folk and scholarly music, a fusion that Bach was well accustomed to and which Marsalis now brings to the modern world with a softness and sense of humour. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?
Prinz Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar: Concerti
Thüringer Bach Collegium Audite (2019) Via Qobuz I suppose we all get the same Presto new releases email, eh?
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Caro Mitis was a great audiophile label, with performances to match. Sadly, they seemed to have ceased production.
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Yes we do. And is this album worthy of my time Tony?
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Maddalena and the Prince
Qobuz 24/96 This is a charming album. Works from: Hammer, Franz Xaver (1741-1817) Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) Lidl, Andreas (c.1740-c.1789) Tomasini, Luigi (1741-1808) Ewald Donhoffer (harpsichord), David Pennetzdorfer (cello), Robert Bauerstatter (viola), Maddalena Del Gobbo (baryton), Maddalena Del Gobbo (viola da gamba)
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I think so, yes - energetic playing and good sound.
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