The Violin Concerto was recorded in high resolution (192 kHz/24 Bit) at Auditorium Grafenegg in Lower Austria.
Composer Biography
Thomas Larcher, born in 1963, is considered one of the most inventive and frequently performed living composers, known for balancing experimental techniques with traditional elements.
Performer Biography
Adrian Eröd, the baritone on this recording, has performed major roles at the Wiener Staatsoper and internationally, including Sixtus Beckmesser at the Bayreuth Festival.
Composition History
Larcher's first symphony, "Alle Tage," for baritone and orchestra, was premiered in 2015 in Amsterdam and Leipzig.
Compositional Technique
The Violin Concerto by Thomas Larcher uses a wide array of unusual instruments for an orchestral work, including five kalimbas (African thumb pianos), cowbells, flexatone, and a frying pan.
Compositional Technique
The Violin Concerto's opening builds on the "tintinnabuli" style, a technique developed by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, where one voice moves in triads while others follow diatonic scales.
Instruments
Benjamin Beilman, the violinist, plays the "Engleman" Stradivarius from 1709, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
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