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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028947773467
Label: DG
Manufacturer: DG
MPN: 001085802
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: DG
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Studio: DG

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Disc 1:

1. 1 Poco allegro
2. 2 Andante grazioso
3. 3 Finale: Allegro
4. 1 Allegro moderato
5. 2 Adagio di molto
6. 3 Allegro, ma non tanto

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Editorial Review:

Album Description:
In another original pairing violinist Hilary Hahn brings together the familiar, highly commercial and long-awaited recording of the famous Sibelius Violin Concerto with the rarely performed Violin Concerto by Arnold Schoenberg. Hahn brings out the romantic qualities of Schoenberg's Concerto--known as one of the most difficult pieces in the violin repertoire--showing why it makes an ideal coupling with the Sibelius--"Hahn didn't merely play the notes, she passionately engaged with them." (The Daily Telegraph on a live performance of the Schoenberg Violin Concerto). As both an acclaimed Sibelius interpreter and a known advocate of 20th-century music in concert halls worldwide, Esa-Pekka Salonen is the ideal musical partner in this project.




Rating: - Five Stars -- No Doubt About It
Some CD's get 5 stars that don't deserve it. This is NOT one of those. It's definitely one to cherish.

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Rating: - Great Sibelius but the Schoenberg is the showstopper
It'd be tempting to say the classical music recording industry is in great shape when the Schoenberg on this disc is the primary work and the Sibelius is the "flip-side." But a look at much of the rest of the industry shows that this is an anomaly...still, we'll take what we can get. This wonderful CD starts off with a delightfully *lyrical,* yes, lyrical, reading of the Schoenberg concerto. If this performance doesn't make you fall in love with it, nothing will. It's not at the caliber of the ... Read More

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Rating: - Clarity Over Passion
Hilary Hahn's Schoenberg and Sibelius


A courageous Hilary Hahn and Esa-Pekka Solonen really crack this hard nut, the Schoenberg Violin Concerto, making it listenable music rather than what seems to be a collection of difficult 20th Century gestures, as it's often apt to sound. Their performance is better than the one by Amoyal and Boulez (Erato/Ultima), but perhaps not quite as good as the out of print classic account of Israel Baker and Robert ... Read More

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Rating: - Lyrical Schoenberg, Lost Sibelius
This recording pairs two concerti that, despite the obvious differences in tonal language, have much in common: both are large-scale, impassioned and, at times, achingly lyrical works that require technical mastery and musical maturity from both soloist and orchestra.
As far as the Schoenberg goes, Hahn and Salonen meet these challenges unabashedly; it is the most well-controlled yet lyrical recording of this sadly underplayed masterpiece I know. Schoenberg's musical language--so difficult for so ... Read More

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Rating: - DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!! THIS is POISON!!!
Yes, this is probably the best performance of the Schoenberg Violin Concerto ever recorded. That said, it is still a piece that looks better on paper than it sounds. The constant hype about the work does NOT make it a better piece of music. It is dull, paper music, PERIOD! This is musical castor oil played very sweetly, but even Mary Poppins won't make this go down "...in a most delightful way!!!" Hahn's hyperlyrical style makes the work sing better than ever before. The orchestra performance is excellent ... Read More

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