Beethoven Violin Concerto and Romances
Constantly illuminating performances of Beethoven’s Concerto and Romances
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Composer or Director: Ludwig van Beethoven
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Challenge Classics
Magazine Review Date: 4/2011
Media Format: Hybrid SACD
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CC72384
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Jan Willem de Vriend, Conductor Liza Ferschtman, Violin Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Netherlands Symphony Orchestra |
Romances, Movement: No. 1 in G, Op. 40 (c1802) |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Jan Willem de Vriend, Conductor Liza Ferschtman, Violin Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Netherlands Symphony Orchestra |
Romances, Movement: No. 2 in F, Op. 50 (c1798) |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Jan Willem de Vriend, Conductor Liza Ferschtman, Violin Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Netherlands Symphony Orchestra |
Author: DuncanDruce
Liza Ferschtman chooses for her first-movement cadenza the adaptation by Wolfgang Schneiderhan of Beethoven’s cadenza for his arrangement of the work as a piano concerto. It’s not easy to bring off this wonderful piece on the violin but, aided by the NSO’s timpanist, Peter Prommer, she succeeds triumphantly. I also warm to her playing of the finale – not as fast as Thomas Zehetmair but tremendously spirited – and, throughout the programme, to the way the orchestra matches her clear, unfussy phrasing. In both Concerto and Romances, Ferschtman’s tempi are almost identical to Christian Tetzlaff’s. Tetzlaff, however, sounds rather more suave, matched by the more blended sonority of the Zürich Tonhalle under David Zinman. It’s impossible to give a top recommendation for such often-recorded music but Ferschtman’s interpretation is constantly illuminating.
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