Hilary Hahn, Jeffrey Kahane, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - Bach Concertos

180-gram gatefold double LP

Bach's violin concertos are fundamentally different from the Virtuoso Concerto of the 19th century, which may be played much more subjectively, sentimentally, effectively. But with Bach the most important virtues are: absolute accuracy, logical phrasing, cooperation with the orchestra.

The American violinist Hilary Hahn brings all this, and much more. She tackles the famous E major concerto BWV 1042 with a temperament that had gone unnoticed until then, almost briskly and powerfully, the orchestra (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra) meanwhile withdrawing discreetly into the background.

For this recording from 2004, Teresa Pieschacón Raphael wrote: "Hilary Hahn knows what she wants. She sets the impulses with her clear, contoured, not veiled violin tone, but this always unpretentiously, without put-on weightiness or virtuoso posturing and without degrading the orchestra to a lackey. Especially in the sustained middle movements, she seems to come completely into her own, although the deep intimacy and soulfulness that one can expect from particularly gifted artists only after a certain maturity is not yet entirely her thing. But she is already on her way to becoming a great artistic personality."

Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In E Major, BWV 1042

1. Allegro

2. Adagio

3. Allegro Assai

Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, BWV 1043 Violin

1. Vivace

2. Largo Ma Non Tanto

3. Allegro

Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo In A Minor, BWV 1041

1. (Allegro Moderato)

2. Andante

3. Allegro Assai

Concerto For Oboe, Violin, Strings And Continuo In C Minor, BWV 1060 Oboe

1. Allegro

2. Adagio

3. Allegro

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Excellent Recording posted on 04/04/2024 5 Stars Reviewer: Mike I have the previous DG cutting of this album. It is a very good audiophile grade recording. I am a huge Hahn fan. This one is a must have. Highly recommended.

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