Martinů: The Complete Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol. 2
2/16/2024, 7 Tracks, 1:04:34
Featuring
Bohuslav Matoušek
Karel Košárek
Christopher Hogwood
Czech Philharmonic
Bohuslav Martinů
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Performer Biography
Christopher Hogwood, the conductor, is a leading proponent of the early-music movement but also has a special interest in neo-baroque and neo-classical twentieth-century music, particularly Czech music and Martinu's works.
Performer Biography
Bohuslav Matoušek, the violinist on this recording, has an exceptional affinity with Martinu's music, having recorded the composer's complete works for violin and piano, which won a Cannes Classical Award in 2001.
Composition History
The Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra was composed in New York between 1952 and 1953, four years after the communist takeover in Czechoslovakia prevented Martinu from returning home.
Composition History
The Concerto da camera was commissioned by Swiss conductor Paul Sacher for his leader Madame Gertrud Flügel, a violinist specializing in vigorous movements.
Composer Biography
Bohuslav Martinu, the composer, had to escape France in July 1940, where he had lived for seventeen years, due to German occupation, and emigrated to the USA.
Compositional Technique
In the Concerto da camera, Martinu returned to his favorite concerto grosso form, which allowed him to focus on the constant evolution of small musical cells rather than thematic dualism.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, over several days in April 2004.
