Description
The Scottish violinist has precisely the right stylistic range for Shostakovichs explosive and mercurial first violin concerto. In “Nocturne,” Benedetti blends her quiet yet powerful sound with the string section of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, reflecting the musics halting caution. She opts for more strident textures in the opening of Scherzo, eventually playing out her solo lines with authority over the rambunctious orchestral writing. Her virtuosity comes out to sterling effect during the double-stop-strewn Cadenza and the stomping Burlesque.
Well accompanied by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Karabits, Benedetti captures all this with a stunning array of timbres hoarse and whispery at first, as savage as a slashing razor in the scherzo, and vividly expressive in the massively demanding cadenza – The Times
Tracklist:
1. Shostakovich
2. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
3. Nocturne: Moderato
4. Scherzo: Allegro
5. Passacaglia: Andante
6. Cadenza
7. Burlesque: Allegro con brio – Presto
8. Glazunov
9. Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
10. Moderato
11. Andante
12. Animando – Allegro
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