Sibelius :
violin concerto (Hilary Hahn) Violin
Concerto in D Minor
Conducted by Mikko Franck, the
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs the "Violin Concerto in
d minor" op.47 by Jean Sibelius with Hilary Hahn. Concert recorded live on
2 May at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris. Four years before the death of
the violinist Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), who inspired a great number of
19th-century musical compositions, Jean Sibelius began writing his own Violin
Concerto, composed between his second and third symphonies. However, as
contrary to Brahms for example, the concerto was not written with Joachim in
mind, or even performed by the famous violinist. The concerto was first heard
in 1903, then premiered in its final version on 19 October 1905 in Berlin,
performed by Karl Halir and conducted by Richard Strauss. The work bears
witness to Sibelius's desire to add a sense of vigour to his musical
expression, a density far from the sentimentality, for example, of Glazounov
(whose Violin Concerto also dates from 1903). Sibelius, himself a talented
violinist, tackled one of the most traditional forms, respecting the tripartite
progression (a rhapsodic first movement, a sublime cantilena, a joyful rondo),
imbued with a unique and foreign inspiration. Eight years later, Nielsen also
attempted to renew the concerto form (divided in two parts, each with two
movements), but his attempt did not have the same impact. At the heart of
Sibelius's creation we find a musical universe both changing and maturing. In
1904, Sibelius moved to Järvenpää, his final home thirty kilometers north of
Helsinki, as if in search of a new environment, one of solitude and exigency.
Sibelius never sought modernity at all costs. He was of his time, and not one
imposed by the day of his birth. When asked, in 1914 which composer of his time
was the greatest, he answered without hesitation: "Schoenberg. But I also
enjoy my own music". Little concerned by the musical fashions and current
trends, Sibelius was nonetheless a victim of those, though well-intentioned,
who saw him as the composer of rising Finnish nationalism.
I. Allegro moderato : 0:25
II. Adagio di molto: 19:25 III. Allegro ma non tanto: 28:45
Jean Sibelius - The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 http://www.agoravox.tv/culture-loisir...
Violin : Maxim Vengerov Conductor : Daniel Barenboim ( http://www.agoravox.tv/culture-loisir...
"Barenboim & Vengerov répondent à Fergus - Concerto pour violon de
Sibelius" ) Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Jean Sibelius - Le Concerto
pour violon en ré mineur, op. 47 Violon : Maxim Vengerov Chef d'orchestre :
Daniel Barenboim Orchestre Symphonique de Chicago 1. Allegro moderato in D
minor 2. Adagio di molto in B-flat major 3. Allegro, ma non tanto in D major 1.
Allegro moderato en ré mineur 2. Adagio di molto en si bémol majeur 3. Allegro
ma non tanto en ré majeur Das Violinkonzert in d-Moll op. 47
