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Lancino: Violin Concerto & Prelude and Death of Virgil

3/2/2015, 7 Tracks, 1:00:20

Featuring

  • Arturo Tamayo
  • Isabelle Faust
  • Gerard Schwarz
  • Matteo de Monti
  • Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
  • Orchestre National de France
  • Thierry Lancino

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Composition History

The Violin Concerto was composed entirely at night, which is standard practice for Thierry Lancino.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Thierry Lancino's Violin Concerto embraces the traditional concerto form but uses it as a structure for "extravagant impulses," reflecting the idea that 'con-certo' means to fight fiercely.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Thierry Lancino, the composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory and later specialized in computer sound synthesis at Stanford University.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Thierry Lancino's early creative work focused on experimenting with sound phenomena, combining artistic and scientific approaches.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album cover features an inscription of Alfonso of Aragon in front of Virgil's Tomb in Naples, photographed by the composer Thierry Lancino.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features world première recordings of both the Violin Concerto and Prelude and Death of Virgil.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Isabelle Faust, the violinist, plays the 'Sleeping Beauty' Stradivarius from 1704, which is kindly lent to her by the L-Bank Baden-Württemberg.

Source: Booklet

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