Linus Roth founded the International Weinberg Society in 2015 to raise awareness of the works of Mieczysław Weinberg, a composer to whom he has devoted special attention.
Instruments
Linus Roth performs on an A Stradivari 'Dancla' violin from 1703, which is kindly lent by the L-Bank, Staatsbank of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Compositional Technique
Eduard Lassen's Violin Concerto features a highly unusual and demanding fortissimo passage where each note for the violin is doubled in unison, an effect apparently unique in violin literature.
Performer Biography
Antony Hermus, the conductor, began his career as Music Director in Hagen before moving to Dessau, where he conducted his first 'Ring' cycle.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, between June 20 and 22, 2018.
Composition History
Rued Langgaard's one-movement Violin Concerto was composed during a period of extreme nostalgia between his ninth and tenth symphonies, while he was on holiday in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen.
Performer Biography
Linus Roth, the violinist on this album, received two ECHO Klassik Awards, one in 2006 for 'Best Newcomer' and another in 2017 for his Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky violin concertos recording.
