Joachim, J.: Violin Concerto, Op. 11, "In the Hungarian Style" / Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 3
4/27/2010, 4 Tracks, 1:05:39
Featuring
Michael Halász
Suyoen Kim
Staatskapelle Weimar
Joseph Joachim
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Composer Biography
Joseph Joachim, the composer, had a close association with Brahms and significantly influenced Brahms's violin writing and orchestration techniques.
Historical Context
The Staatskapelle Weimar, the orchestra on this recording, was founded in 1491, making it one of the oldest orchestras in the world.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Joachim, the composer, sought a compromise between the programmatic music of Liszt and the poetic music of Schumann in his compositions.
Performer Biography
Michael Halász, the conductor, was engaged by Christoph von Dohnányi as principal Kapellmeister in Frankfurt and later at the Staatsoper in Hamburg.
Performer Biography
Suyoen Kim, the violinist on this album, began playing at age five and was the youngest student ever accepted at a German conservatory, enrolling at Detmold Musikhochschule at age nine.
Instruments
Suyoen Kim, the violinist, plays a violin made by Camillus Camilli in Mantua in 1742, which was given to her by the Deutscher Musikinstrumentenfonds.
Composer Biography
Joseph Joachim, the composer, was a child prodigy who, at age 12, met Mendelssohn and later performed Beethoven's Violin Concerto, a work then considered barely playable.
