Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann, though both Romantics, had different backgrounds: Mendelssohn came from a wealthy family, while Schumann came from a literary but modest background.
Performer Biography
The Leipziger Symphonieorchester, founded in 1963, performs around 100 concerts annually and has toured internationally to countries including Hungary, the UK, Italy, and China.
Compositional Technique
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor breaks with usual form by having a through-composed cadenza, which is usually improvised by the soloist, and by connecting all movements without long pauses.
Performer Biography
Albrecht Menzel, the violinist on this album, plays the Lady Hallè/Ernst Stradivari violin, made in Cremona in 1709.
Composer Biography
Despite their differences, Mendelssohn and Schumann greatly respected each other and developed a deep friendship after their first meeting on August 30, 1835.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded from January 2-4, 2025, at Kulturhaus Borna in Leipzig, Germany.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schumann's only violin concerto, written during a difficult time for him, reveals his inner world, including loneliness, despair, hope, and exhilaration.
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