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Violin concertos


Reviews (27)


AllMusic

2007

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Blair Sanderson

2007

"While Hahn makes a valiant intellectual effort with Schoenberg and patiently works her way through his dissonant counterpoint, it seems her heart is really with Sibelius, and the passionate way she embraces his melodies reveals an essentially Romantic and emotional approach to the music ... The accompaniment of Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra is sympathetic and robust throughout, and the recordings of both concertos position Hahn centrally, so the sound of the violin is carefully balanced with the orchestra and fully present".


AllMusic

2008

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James Leonard

2008

"In sum, while this disc may be mandatory for dedicated Schoenberg aficionados, only the heartiest of neophytes will want to sample anything except the Violin Concerto. Naxos' digital sound is clear and cool, but with an impressive sense of time and place".


RBB Kultur

d. 18. June 2020

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Hans Ackermann

d. 18. June 2020

"Die Violinkonzerte von Arnold Schönberg und Johannes Brahms haben auf den ersten Blick nicht viel gemeinsam. Hochromantisch das eine, radikal modern das andere Werk, bilden die beiden Konzerte für den britischen Geiger Jack Liebeck aber genau die richtige Kombination. Solist und Orchester sind bei beiden Werken im intensiven Dialog und finden in einer kühl-modernen Klangsprache überzeugend zusammen".


AllMusic

2020

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James Manheim

2020

"[This is] a strong performance, for beyond the concerto's basic tone, its interest lies in how Schoenberg tries to reconcile the 12-tone system with the very classical form of the concerto. Despite the tone row, parts of the work sound almost tonal, and Faust's clean, precise performance lets this emerge. She's even better in the early sextet Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4, which has had murkier, more decadent performances but settles down, in this performance with Faust as the lead violinist, at the end into the transcendence suggested by the work's title. With excellent Teldex Studio sound from Harmonia Mundi, this is a worthy entry for Schoenberg shelves or partitions".


The guardian

d. 27. Feb. 2020

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Andrew Clements (musikanmelder)

d. 27. Feb. 2020

"In the case of the violin work, the technical challenges of its solo part must have deterred some from performing it, but Isabelle Faust's wonderfully accomplished performance makes light of those difficulties. As in her exceptional 2012 account of the Berg concerto with Claudio Abbado, Faust brings a fabulous range of colour and expressive nuance to this music, and Daniel Harding matches her understanding in the way he teases out the wiry orchestral textures around her violin lines".


MusicWeb international

2008 November

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Ewan McCormick

2008 November

"A fascinating collection of music by one of the twentieth century greats, performed by one of his most eloquent advocates. Don't miss it".


MusicWeb international

2020 April

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Robert Cummings (musikanmelder)

2020 April

"As for the competition in these works, in the Schoenberg ... without doubt, Liebeck is absolutely the best in terms of sheer clarity, and at least as good as the others in overall performance. Moreover, his sound reproduction is state of the art, better than the competition's. Go with Liebeck. In the Brahms, the competition is much thicker ... Liebeck clearly stands with the better versions, and because he takes a rather different interpretive approach, his is eminently worth hearing. Both performances then are rather special in their very different ways".


Presto classical

d. 1. Apr. 2020

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Katherine Cooper

d. 1. Apr. 2020

"Editor's choices - March 2020: Liebeck's lyrical, spacious approach to the Schoenberg concerto should win this still under-recorded work many new fans, and the account of the Brahms (which has similar virtues) also emerges as a serious contender in a much more competitive market, the leisurely orchestral introduction setting the tone for an interpretation that's refreshingly free from bombast".


MusicWeb international

2020 March

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Roy Westbrook

2020 March

"In summary, a successful coupling, even if the first half of the Brahms first movement is a bit cool for my taste. The Schoenberg is the thing here, given a terrific performance, and one to make new friends for the work itself. It does not sweep the board though, for Hilary Hahn and Salonen remain untouchable still (DGG 2008, coupled with the Sibelius concerto). In particular their fire and commitment take nearly six minutes off the Orchid timing. But Liebeck's exploratory manner is just as persuasive in its own way".


Berlingske tidende

d. 28. May 2008

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Søren Schauser

d. 28. May 2008

"Pænheden får et alt for stort ord i Sibelius' violinkoncert. Gab, gab. Til gengæld er indspilningen af Schönbergs violinkoncert spændende! ... Man havde godt undt tolvtonemesteren selv at høre musikken spillet så klart. Alligevel, kære Hilary - hvornår kommer hjertet over i armen og ud i fingrene?".


Politiken

d. 22. Apr. 2020

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Henrik Friis (f. 1978)

d. 22. Apr. 2020

"Britiske Jack Liebeck har investeret en god portion tid ... på et af tolvtonemusikkens hovedværker, Arnold Schönbergs violinkoncert fra 1936, og de ... 35 minutters musik giver stof til mange timers intens lytning og lykkelig forundring over, hvad musik også kan være ... Her har Liebeck og BBC Symphony Orchestra fundet et let udtryk, og det bliver man glad for i længden. Informationsmængden er så stor, at alt, hvad der kan gøre musikken mere tilgængelig og lidt mindre massiv, er velkomment. Liebeck spiller nøgternt og bakkes godt op af orkestret, og der er ingen fare for, at det bliver klinisk eller upersonligt ... Liebeck fortolker også Brahms' violinkoncert på anden halvdel af albummet, og netop det værk med følelsesladet, dramatisk bredde klæder Schönbergs musik godt".


Politiken

d. 22. Apr. 2020

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Henrik Friis (f. 1978)

d. 22. Apr. 2020

"Schönbergs violinkoncert er musik, hvor alle medvirkende hele tiden har travlt, så der er ikke meget plads til at vise personlighed, når alle noder skal nås. Faust og Det Svenske Radiosymfoniorkester har dog formået at trække musikken i en mere vemodig retning ... Hun trykker lidt til sin violinklang, Isabelle Faust, og med en grundlæggende aggressivt indstilling i orkestret, bliver musikken meget heftig. Og måske også lidt for tung. Det bliver i hvert fald aldrig easy listening. Man mærker hjernevindingerne slappe af, når de tre satser er overstået, og Faust og en række kammermusikalske kolleger fortolker Schönbergs tidlige tonale værk 'Verklärte Nacht'. Her er samme dynamiske udsving og samme ekspressive temperament. Men der er samtidig også ro til at nyde de smukke melodiske udbrud".


Kristeligt dagblad

d. 23. Apr. 2008

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Mikael Garnæs

d. 23. Apr. 2008

"Al respekt for violinisten Hilary Hahn, at hun har taget et legendarisk monster som Schönbergs violinkoncert på sit repertoire ... Hilary Hahn spiller formidabelt. Jeg tvivler på, om denne tekniske tour de force med de stratosfærisk høje flageolet-toner og nærmest umulige dobbeltgreb nogen sinde har lydt så let og næsten ubesværet ... Hilary Hahn i sin tekniske suverænitet har det med at udglatte musikkens overflade og spille hen over værkets indbyggede knaster. Man savner vildskab og de sammensatte karakterer, som er en del af stykket".


Jyllands-posten

d. 26. Mar. 2008

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John Christiansen

d. 26. Mar. 2008

"Klangspillet er forunderligt, og så kan man diskutere, om Hilary Hahns erfaringer med Sibelius har præget hendes gengivelse af Schönbergs koncert, som vel ikke længere kan kaldes vanskelig ny musik ... Her er de to S'er spillet som den selvfølgeligste ting af verden og med et smittende engagement".


Klassisk

2008, nr. 9

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Jens Povlsen

2008, nr. 9

"Hvad enten man er til Schönbergs tour de force eller ej, er cd'en her noget særligt. Solistens lidenskab, orkestrets glød og optagelsens fyldighed og klarhed - alt er helt unikt. Desuden er Sibelius-koncerten det hele værd. Hahn, Salonen og Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester giver hver node mening og giver os to koncerter fulde af sanselighed og dramatik".


Klassisk

2020, nr. 58

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Esben Tange (f. 1962)

2020, nr. 58

"Begge violinkoncerter er rundet af et menneskesyn, hvor følelser tages alvorligt, hvor musikken stikker dybt i bevidstheden, og hvor det store klassiske orkester og dets dronning-instrument, violinen, er det naturlige medie at udtrykke sig igennem. Som barn af en jødisk familie ... er Jack Liebeck sig dette uhyre bevidst ... Og Liebeck lykkes med sit projekt. Hørt i hans hænder og i samspil med et fremragende BBC Symfoniorkester ledet af den talentfulde yngre dirigent Andrew Gourlay".


BBC music magazine

2020 May

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Malcolm Hayes

2020 May

"Recording of the month: Liebeck responds [to Schoenberg's technical demands] with astonishing command, allowing the music's expression to speak with a real degree of freedom, even fantasy, so that the solo part can interact with similarly deft accompaniment by the orchestra. The same qualities shine throughout in a stellar interpretation of Brahms's masterwork".


BBC music magazine

2020 July

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Erik Levi

2020 July

"The secret of her success lies in her ability to bring an immense amount of poetry and fantasy to the immensely complex solo part ... As a result, the listener gets drawn into the drama of the musical argument rather than becoming bogged down by the sheer density of Schoenberg's writing. Another plus for the present recording is the superb contribution from Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, whose players bring the requisite emotional heft and textural transparency to the orchestral part".


Fono Forum

2020 Mai

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Norbert Hornig

2020 Mai

"Isabelle Faust und das Schwedische Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester unter Daniel Harding fügen der bis dato sehr überschaubaren Diskografie des Werkes eine Version hinzu, die in jeder Hinsicht höchstes Niveau besitzt. Zunächst macht die Solistin jede manuelle Schwierigkeit - und das sind viele - völlig vergessen. Faust agiert absolut frei, sie legt sich hinein in den Solopart, lässt ihn erblühen und erglühen ... Man ist verleitet, das diffizile Stück erneut zu hören".


International record review

2008 April

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Richard Whitehouse

2008 April

"The sound has exemplary clarity and realism, while Roger Ruggeri's introductory note complements Hahn's on her relationship to both works: a process of engagement has led to one of the most significant concerto discs in recent years".


BBC music magazine

2008 May

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Stephen Johnson (f. 1955)

2008 May

"The Schoenberg is simply astonishing ... and we're talking about one of the most phenomenally challenging pieces of violin writing that ever got a toe-hold on the repertoire ... But it's not just Hilary Hahn's accuracy and stamina that make you feel like leaping out of your seat at the end. Hahn and Esa-Pekka Salonen also show how much beauty and brilliance there is in this work ... The Sibelius ... there's something missing here".


High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 41, nr. 6 (2008)

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Mogens Wenzel Andreasen

Årg. 41, nr. 6 (2008)

"Hilary Hahn er et fænomen, et violinistisk geni med en teknik, der er uforståelig ... Her har hun kastet sig over en umulig opgave og løst den med bravour: Schönbergs dodekafone violinkoncert, som er så teknisk kompliceret, at selv Jascha Heifetz nægtede at spille den. Hahn spiller den med en teknisk overlegenhed, som var det en koncert af Mozart ... Og så giver de os Sibelius oven i hatten ... Det må blive en af årets største cd'er".


High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 42, nr. 7 (2009)

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Mogens Wenzel Andreasen

Årg. 42, nr. 7 (2009)

"Arnold Schönberg bliver næppe nogen sinde hvermands eje ... Det kræver tid og tålmodighed, men ofte lønner det sig ... og så har vi jo Robert Craft ... en fremragende dirigent, især når det drejer sig om netop Stravinskij og Schönberg ... Alt i glimrende udførelse, og alt sammen værd at lytte til for den, der gider tage sig sammen og være opmærksom".


The gramophone

2020 May

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Edward Seckerson

2020 May

"The virtuosity and fine detailing of Liebeck's playing are pretty jaw-dropping but so too are the jewelled precision and sheer lucidity of what Andrew Gourlay and the BBC Symphony Orchestra achieve with the multi-layered orchestral writing".


Opus

2020, nr. 96

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Axel Lindhe

2020, nr. 96

"De tekniska utmaningarna i konzerten är ingen match för Faust, men jag fastnade ändå främst för den senromantiska Verklärte Nacht. Här i ursprungsversionen för stråksextett, där Faust samlat ihop ett formidabelt gäng musiker. Mer känsloladdat än så här kan det knappast bli".


The gramophone

2020 April

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Arnold Whittall

2020 April

"During the past decade or so, recordings by Hilary Hahn and Rolf Schulte have done excellent service in showing that, for all its difficulties, this really is music rather than an arid technical exercise; and for the 2020s Isabelle Faust performs the same function, with admirably alert support from the Swedish RSO under Daniel Harding ... [In Verklärte Nacht] Isabelle Faust and her colleagues achieve miracles of coordinated flexibility, making the ultimate advance into Schoenberg's serenely shimmering coda a truly magical experience".


Diapason

2020 mars

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Patrick Szersnovicz

2020 mars

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".