Stravinsky, Bartók & Martinů: Works for violin and orchestra Frank Peter Zimmermann, Bamberger Symphoniker & Jakub Hrůša

• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Violin Concerto in D:
• 1 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D: I. Toccata 05:36
• 2 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D: II. Aria I 04:05
• 3 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D: III. Aria II 05:25
• 4 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D: IV. Capriccio 06:02
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94b:
• 5 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94b: I. Lassú 04:32
• 6 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94b: II. Friss 05:42
• Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96b:
• 7 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96b: I. Lassú 04:02
• 8 Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96b: II. Friss 05:57
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959): Suite concertante (second version), H 276 II:
• 9 Martinů: Suite concertante (second version), H 276 II: I. Toccata 04:00
• 10 Martinů: Suite concertante (second version), H 276 II: II. Aria 07:18
• 11 Martinů: Suite concertante (second version), H 276 II: III. Scherzo 04:05
• 12 Martinů: Suite concertante (second version), H 276 II: IV. Rondo 05:46
• Méditation, H 276 I:
• 13 Martinů: Méditation, H 276 I 06:22
• Total Runtime 01:08:52

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Stravinsky, Bartók and Martinů were established international figures when they wrote these works for violin, travelling across Europe as well as the United States. With the onset of World War Two, all three composers would ultimately emigrate because of their rejection of fascism. In an age of political upheaval and cultural displacement, each of them found an individual approach to reinventing the language of tonal music, laying down roots in the west without abandoning their Eastern European identities. While the Russian-born Stravinsky was experimenting with possibilities of modern violin technique in his concerto, Martinů took these efforts a step further in his Suite concertante by blending the sounds of his native Bohemia with the colours of French neo-classicism. In the Rhapsodies, Bartók turned to the folk music of Hungary and Romania. Frank Peter Zimmermann, joined here by the Bamberger Symphoniker and its conductor Jakub Hrůša, continues his exploration of the great violin works of the 20th century after his acclaimed recordings of works by Hindemith (BIS-2024), Shostakovich (BIS-2247) as well as Martinů and Bartók (BIS-2457), a recording unanimously acclaimed by the critics, gaining a Diapason d’or and named ‘Concerto Choice’ by BBC Music Magazine, ‘Editor’s Choice’ by Gramophone and one of Classica’s ‘Chocs de l’année’.

Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

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