Following his Alpha recording of sonatas by Prokofiev, Ravel and Strauss, the violinist Tobias Feldmann now turns to the concerto form, performing the two major works of the Finnish repertoire for the instrument: the violin concertos of Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Premiered in Helsinki in 1904, the Sibelius Concerto proved to be exceptionally difficult technically for the soloist. Sibelius revised his score, but subsequently composed for violin and orchestra only in shorter forms, the serenade and the humoresque. It was not until nearly seventy years later that a Finnish composer wrote another large-scale work for violin and orchestra, with the Concerto of Rautavaara, which in all respects equals the degree of virtuosity demanded by the earlier work.
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“Violin concertos of Rautavaara und Sibelius form a matching pair to present Finnish music at its best. Soloist Tobias Feldmann gives a rhetoric, well differentiated account of both works. Orchestra and conductor are very supportive.” *****
Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 2 August 2018
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