Leonidas Kavakos – Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, Septet, Op. 20 & Variations on Folk Songs, Op. 105 & 107 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Leonidas Kavakos – Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, Septet, Op. 20 & Variations on Folk Songs, Op. 105 & 107 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:53:39 minutes | 1,95 GB | Genre: Classical
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The violinist Leonidas Kavakos has many strings to his bow: an acclaimed soloist, he conducts orchestras – his first love – and is a chamber musician. This double album bears witness to the skills of this musical polymath who knows his Beethoven. He functions here both as soloist and conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, which boasts over 60 musicians. In line with the practices of the composer’s lifetime, this choice highlights the “egalitarian” style of the concerto’s writing. While a virtuoso piece for sure, this score is more than just a pedestal for the soloist: the latter works closely with their peers, and shares every theme with them. Leonidas Kavakos gives a magisterial performance at the head of this impressive orchestra and brings forth some sumptuous nuances from the players, commanding their sustained and close attention.

Heir to Viennese Classicism, Beethoven opened the way to the Concertos of Brahms or Sibelius, in which the solo violin often accompanies the orchestra with acrobatic embellishments. As agile as he was at the start of his career, the soloist doesn’t perform Kreisler’s famous cadence, but rather brings to life what Beethoven published for piano. This moment of complicity with the orchestra continues in camera in the Septet, Op. 20, the first score of the kind, in which the musicians sound like a small orchestra; and then finally in the 6 National Airs with Variations, Op. 105 for piano and flute (or violin ad libitum). Commissioned by a Scottish publisher when Beethoven was composing his Ninth Symphony, these miniatures for amateurs sound just as fresh as their dancing melodies. A very fine record which shows Beethoven in a less stormy light than usual. – Elsa Siffert

Tracklist:
1. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (27:23)
2. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (11:31)
3. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo – Allegro (10:28)
4. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: I. Adagio – Allegro con brio (09:50)
5. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: II. Adagio cantabile (08:56)
6. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto (03:11)
7. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante (07:31)
8. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: V. Scherzo – Allegro molto e vivace (03:16)
9. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: VI. Andante con moto alla marcia – Presto (07:48)
10. Variations on Folk Song, Op. 105: No. 3, A Schüsserl und a Reindl (05:53)
11. Variations on Folk Song, Op. 107: No. 1, I bin a Tiroler Bua (04:58)
12. Variations on Folk Song, Op. 107: No. 2, Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie (02:41)
13. Variations on Folk Song, Op. 107: No. 6, Peggy’s Daughter (03:54)
14. Variations on Folk Song, Op. 107: No. 7, Schöne Minka (05:55)

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