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Berg: Violinkonzert - Britten: Violinkonzert Op. 15

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Berg: Violinkonzert - Britten: Violinkonzert Op. 15

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The Berg Concerto is a world premiere recording. Because Alban Berg died before the first performance of his Violin Concerto, he was not able to correct the score after it had been prepared by the copyist. The work has been performed and recorded many times since its premiere in 1935 but when the Berg scholar Professor Douglas Jarman compared the commonly-accepted score with the original manuscript, he found over 50 errors. Consequently he was commissioned by the Alban Berg Foundation to prepare a new edition from the original manuscript which was then premiered by Daniel Hope in Vienna in 1996. The Concerto was composed in memory of Manon Gropius - daughter of Alma Mahler Gropius and Walter Gropius - who died suddenly at the age of 18. The second work on this CD, Benjamin Brittens violin concerto, was composed as a memorial to victims of the Spanish Civil War. Daniel Hope, protg of Yehudi Menuhin and former student of Zakhar Bron, has built a multifaceted career as a soloist and chamber musician with various partners and also as the youngest ever member of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio. He has also initiated and taken part in numerous conceptual projects from period performances to spoken word, Indian music and jazz. He has worked with such diverse artists as the period instrument ensemble Concerto Kln, actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, jazz pianist Uri Caine and vocalist Bobby McFerrin.
Product details
Release Date:
2004-02-23
Publication Date:
2004-02-23
Publisher:
Warner Classics (Warner)
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
110 g
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