Jalbert, Bach, Pärt & Vasks: Music for Violin & Orchestra

Featuring

Jeffrey Kahane
Margaret Batjer
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Pierre Jalbert
Johann Sebastian Bach
Arvo Pärt

Pēteris Vasks

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Performer Biography

Jeffrey Kahane, the conductor on this album, is also a renowned pianist and served as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, overseeing the commissioning of over fifty works.

Instruments

Margaret Batjer performed on an extraordinary 1716 'Milstein' Stradivarius violin for this recording, loaned by Jerry and Terri Kohl.

Recording & Production

The recording of Pierre Jalbert's Violin Concerto was made at public concerts in March 2018 at the Alex Theater and Royce Hall in California.

Performer Biography

Margaret Batjer, the violinist on this recording, has served as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra since 1998.

Composition History

Pierre Jalbert's Violin Concerto was co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for their respective concertmasters.

Recording & Production

This Hybrid SACD recording offers playback in Stereo (CD and SACD) and 5.0 Surround sound (SACD), aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.