Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Ray Chen, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding - Violin Concertos mp3

Tracklist

Credits

• Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (tracks: 4-6), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (tracks: 1-3)
• Conductor – Daniel Harding
• Engineer – Johan Hyttnäs
• Executive Producer – Anselm Cybinski
• Liner Notes – Jörg Hillebrand
• Orchestra – Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Producer – Cynthia Zetterqvist
• Violin – Ray Chen

Notes

Recorded: 4-9 April 2011 at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Barcodes

• Barcode: 886979841024

Album

Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos. Quickly following the release of Virtuoso, his 2011 album of essential violin repertoire on Sony, Ray Chen presents a pair of famous concertos to show that he has indeed arrived as a major recording artist. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor are the evergreens most young violinists launch careers with, and Chen won major competitions with them. He undoubtedly takes these obligatory vehicles in stride, playing with easy grace and giving them amiable interpretations. No, thanks. more quotes. Now playing . Mendelssohn originally proposed the idea of the violin concerto to Ferdinand David, a close friend and then concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Although conceived in 1838, the work took another six years to complete and was not premiered until 1845. During this time, Mendelssohn maintained a regular correspondence with David, who gave him many suggestions. The work itself was one of the foremost violin concertos of the Romantic era and was influential on many other composers. 2011: Ray Chen, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding conductor, Sony Classical Disc of the Month by Gramophone magazine, June 2012. Album 2012 6 Songs. By Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRay Chen, Daniel Harding & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 35: Allegro moderato, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: Canzonetta: Andante and more. 6 tracks 63:50. Ray Chens premiere album Virtuoso, released worldwide on Sony Classical, won the prestigious Echo Klassik Award in 2011. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2009 and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition 2008, Ray Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. Ray has proven himself to be a ver read more. Ray Chen violin, Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraHarding Sony. Fiona Maddocks. The Taiwanese-Australian violinist Ray Chen, 23 years old on Tuesday, has already scooped a sideboard full of awards including the coveted Queen Elisabeth competition and the Yehudi Menuhin top prize, which he won with the Tchaikovsky and the Mendelssohn concertos respectively. It's easy to see why Sony have snapped him up for star treatment. His tone is silken, his technique faultless, his musicianship persuasive as well as controlled and poetic. He can also handle the grand, febrile romanticism of these two mainstream works. Ray Chen holds prestigious awards from world class violin competitions. These are the two concertos that helped him win. Ray ChenSwedish Radio Symphony OrchestraDaniel Harding. TchaikovskyMendelssohn Violin Concertos. Daniel Harding conductor. recording of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: II. composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский Tchaikovsky - Russian romantic composer in 1878. part of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra tracks 16. revised by: Felix Mendelssohn composer 1845 tracks 46. arrangements: Finale from the Violin Concerto for horn and band, Hopkinson track 6. Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo Allegro molto vivace catch-all for arrangements track 6. is the basis for . Following the critical success of Ray Chen's solo album, Virtuoso, for which he received the prestigious 2011 German Echo Klassik Award, his new album, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn Violin Concertos, is the young violinist's first concerto recording on the Sony Classical label. This release combines the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn concertos, both of which have played a significant role in Ray's career so far. His superb performance of these works led to his triumph at two major violin