The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra (Vol 1)
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BOHUSLAV MARTINU
The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra (Vol 1)
Bohuslav Matousek (violin) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Hogwood
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 31 October 2007
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'[Duo concertante] Written in Martinu's best 1930s concerto grosso style, its three movements are limpidly scored, allowing the flowing, interweaving lines of the soloists to sound to best advantage; as the excellent booklet-notes say, "an extraordinary musical experience" … This disc is an utter delight from start to finish' (Gramophone)
"This is a propitious start in what looks like being a must-have series for the Martinů adherent. The engineering has placed the soloists - all highly, indeed admirably characterful - in close-up which means that some orchestral detail is occasionally obscured. I happen to like this immediacy of sound, feeling it suits the nature of the works, but I suspect that others will find it overdone."
(MusicWeb Nov 2007)
'[Duo concertante] Written in Martinu's best 1930s concerto grosso style, its three movements are limpidly scored, allowing the flowing, interweaving lines of the soloists to sound to best advantage; as the excellent booklet-notes say, "an extraordinary musical experience" … This disc is an utter delight from start to finish' (Gramophone)
This recording is the first volume of a four-disc survey of Martinuo's complete output for solo violin and orchestra-a project of lasting importance, containing some first recordings. The Czech violinist Bohuslav Matoušek is one of the foremost living exponents of this music.
Compact Disc CDA67671
Tracks:
Concerto for flute, violin and orchestra H252 (1936) [18:41]
Duo concertante for two violins and orchestra H264 (1937) [17:44]
Concerto in D major for two violins and orchestra H329 (1950) [18:37]
