Arensky: Violin Concerto; Taneyev: Suite de concert (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 7)
10/13/2023, 16 Tracks, 1:00:17
Featuring
Ilya Gringolts
Ilan Volkov
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Anton Arensky
Sergei Taneyev
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Historical Context
Both works on this album are dedicated to Leopold Auer, a Hungarian-born violinist and pedagogue who taught at the St Petersburg Conservatoire from 1868 to 1917.
Compositional Technique
Arensky's Violin Concerto is structurally original, cast in a single movement that nonetheless divides into four clear sections: an exposition, a slow movement, an intermezzo in waltz time, and a recapitulation.
Composer Biography
Sergei Taneyev, another composer on this album, was the first student to win the gold medal in both performance and composition upon graduating from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1875.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Taneyev had a strong interest in Russian folk music, viewing it as a basis for polyphonic treatment, and believed in well-balanced structures and logical development, earning him the nickname 'the Russian Brahms'.
Performer Biography
Ilya Gringolts, the violinist on this recording, won the 1998 International Violin Competition 'Premio Paganini' and was awarded special prizes as the youngest-ever finalist and best interpreter of Paganini's Caprices.
Performer Biography
Ilan Volkov, the conductor on this album, became the youngest person to hold a Chief Conductor position with a BBC orchestra when he was appointed to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in 2003.
Composer Biography
Anton Arensky, a composer on this album, was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory where his harmony class included Rachmaninov and Scriabin.
