The star violinist gives a scintillating account of the composer’s only concerto, alongside other works for violin and orchestra This is the album for any James Ehnes fans and all Jean Sibelius ...

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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Lea Birringer, Violin Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Benjamin Shwartz, Conductor Berceuse Lea Birringer, Violin Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie ...

The Humoresques opp.87/89 of Sibelius have been recorded before. Not excessively, but on occasion. But when they are, they are usually coupled with the Violin Concerto. It’s a connection that makes ...

Jean Sibelius’s sole concerto, in which every note is valuable, according to Ida Haendel, remains among his most popular works. David Gutman surveys recordings reaching back nine decades By November ...

The violinist’s golden-toned playing and meaty interpretations are matched by an orchestra that packs plenty of punch under Daniel Harding Warm, romantic Barber and icy, strange Sibelius – these two ...

Sibelius Violin ConcertoNikolaj Znaider joins the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Helsinki, for a performance of one of the great Scandinavian orchestral works. The Violin Concerto in D Minor, by ...

Antonio Pappano refers to “the curse of West Side Story” in the sleeve notes to this new set of Leonard Bernstein's three symphonies, Bernstein's more ostensibly serious scores languishing in the ...

In his past appearances with the San Francisco Symphony, Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä has presided over brilliant performances of works by his countrymen, including an unforgettable reading of ...

Decca's Pure Analogue Series latest entries feature reissues of works from composers like Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and ...

The young German violinist Julia Fischer is just starting to make a name for herself in the United States. She was on tour this month with the Dresden Philharmonic and conductor Raphael Frubeck de ...

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