Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Other Works (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 21)
10/13/2023, 7 Tracks, 1:08:19
Featuring
Jack Liebeck
Martyn Brabbins
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Max Bruch
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Critical Reception
The premiere of Bruch's Violin Concerto No 2 in 1877 was met with a damning review from The Sunday Times critic, who felt the composer "despises the canons of 'form'".
Composer Biography
Max Bruch, the composer, relied heavily on the playing skills, compositional wisdom, and worldly influence of violinist Joseph Joachim in the late 1870s.
Composition History
The musicologist Wilhelm Altmann revealed that Pablo de Sarasate, the Spanish virtuoso violinist, provided Bruch with a scenario for the Violin Concerto No 2, depicting the aftermath of a battle in the Spanish Carlist Wars.
Recording & Production
The first recording of Bruch's music is thought to be a cut version of the Adagio from the Konzertstück, recorded in 1911 by American player Maud Powell for the Victor Talking Machine Company, though it was never released.
Composition History
Bruch's Violin Concerto No 2, Op 44, was inspired by the Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate's "indescribably perfect performance" of Bruch's first concerto.
Composition History
Bruch considered his In memoriam in C sharp minor, Op 65, his finest work for violin, describing it as a "lamentation, or a kind of instrumental elegy."
Composition History
The Konzertstück in F sharp minor, Op 84, was originally called the "fourth concerto" but was renamed because it only had two movements.
Rare French Works: Fauré: Violin Concerto – Canteloube: Poème etc.
Lalo: Concerto russe - Romance-serenade - Fantaisie-ballet - Piano Concerto
Lalo: Symphony espagnole Op.21 / Saint-Saens: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 61 / Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice Op. 8 For Violin And Orchestra
