Saint-Saens: The Three Violin Concertos
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Saint-Saens: The Three Violin Concertos
Philippe Graffin, violin / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, conductor
[ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 1 / CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 22 May 2005
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'All are beautifully crafted, irresistibly violinistic and catchily tuneful. Graffin is a real stylist, a player in the Franco-Belgian tradition with exquisitely sweet and focused tone and enviable bravura in the technical high jinks Saint-Saëns demands of his soloist. A delectable issue'
- The Sunday Times
CD DISC OF THE MONTH - BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
'Hyperion holds a trump card in Philippe Graffin, whose elegant, emotionally charged playing is strongly reminiscent of the young Menuhin (he has a similar sort of sound) and whose understanding of the idiom seems to me second to none - certainly among modern players'
- Gramophone
'The delightful surprise here is the Second Concerto, full of youthful exuberance. Philippe Graffin, with rich, firm tone, gives performances full of temperament, warmly supported by Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish'
- The Guardian
'All are beautifully crafted, irresistibly violinistic and catchily tuneful. Graffin is a real stylist, a player in the Franco-Belgian tradition with exquisitely sweet and focused tone and enviable bravura in the technical high jinks Saint-Saëns demands of his soloist. A delectable issue'
- The Sunday Times
Tracks:
Violin Concerto No 1 in A Major Op 20
Allegro - [4'55]
Andante espressivo - [4'16]
(reprise) [4'26]
Violin Concerto No 2 in C Major Op 58
Allegro moderato e maestoso - Cadenza - a tempo più allegro [14'17]
Andante espressivo [9'53]
Allegro scherzando quasi allegretto [7'20]
Violin Concerto No 3 in B Minor Op 61
Allegro non troppo [9'47]
Andantino quasi allegretto [8'31]
Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro no troppo [11'59]
