Vanhal: Violin Concertos in G Major, B-Flat Major, and G Major

Featuring

Helmut Müller-Brühl
Takako Nishizaki
Kölner Kammerorchester
Johann Baptist Krtitel Vanhal

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Performer Biography

Takako Nishizaki won Second Prize at the Leventritt International Competition in 1967, as runner-up to Itzhak Perlman, which launched her international concert career.

Performer Biography

The Cologne Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1923, has performed on period instruments as Capella Clementina and now plays on modern instruments according to historical performance-practice principles.

Notable Performances

In 1777, Mozart, a highly accomplished violinist, performed Vanhal's Violin Concerto in B flat to "universal applause" in Augsburg, Germany.

Composer Biography

Vanhal's freelance career was successful, mirroring Mozart's in some respects, as he taught, composed on commission, and increasingly relied on publication for income.

Composer Biography

Johann Baptist Vanhal, a contemporary of Haydn, chose to be a freelance musician rather than accept a Kapellmeister post, a decision influenced by his origins as the son of bonded parents.

Compositional Technique

Vanhal was a prolific composer, with over sixty concertos, including twenty for keyboard and seventeen for violin, in addition to works for viola, cello, double bass, oboe/flute, and bassoon.

Performer Biography

Takako Nishizaki, the violinist on this recording, was the first student to complete the Suzuki Method and was awarded a teacher's diploma at the age of nine.