The expansive brahms concerto, first performed in 1878 by joseph joachim, is a peak of the composers glowingly warm. Ive long dreamed of playing with the wiener philharmoniker, said violinist renaud capucon in 2011, and his dream has come true with this recording of two concerto masterpieces of the austrogerman repertoire. Existing fans of brothers renaud and gautier capucon have likely been waiting with baited breath for their eventual and inevitable release of the brahms double concerto, a work that would seem to have their names written all over it. Rather than offering up another beethoven triple or a solo turn for renaud in the brahms violin concerto, the brothers team up with the other members of their quartet and the clarinetist paul meyer for a glorious reading of the brahms clarinet quintet. Long admirers of the schumann cello concerto, on the other hand, will need. Watch brahms, double concerto for violin and cello in a minor. The capucon brothers are accomplished chamber musicians and they often dig into this music as though in a chamber concert, taking time to explore, passing ideas between themselves. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. See more ideas about gautier capucon, cello and cello photography. Double concerto gautier capucon, renaud capucon on allmusic 2011. Sep 20, 2012 renaud capucon opts for another of the bergs great 19thcentury predecessors, with a gorgeously expansive account of the brahms, allowing the longlimbed melodies in the first two movements all.
If you were johannes brahms it would be a double concerto for violin the instrument played by the friend, joseph joachim and cello. Chamber music recording of the year 19th centurymixed ensemble germany, 2012. Concerto for violin and cello in a minor double concerto. The concertos symphonic scope and elegance of expression, and the trading of phrases and musical gestures like a dialogue between the two instruments. Oct 22, 2007 brahms late, melancholy double concerto gets top billing here, and the brothers capucon are very good in it. Beatrice muthelet viola, gustav mahler jugendorchester, myungwhun chung.
The midpriced set brings together on two cds all three of brahms piano quartets, which although they were composed at the same time even though op. The pitfall in this work is that it tempts the players to swoon and overemote. Allegro licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of plg uk classics. Francis poulenc plays his own works with his favorite performers. Double concerto in a minor for violin, cello, and orchestra, op. With gautier capucon, gustav mahler youth orchestra and myungwhun chung, paul meyer, capucon quartet. Guest conductor osmo vanska leads the group in brahms 1st symphony and haydns 101st symphony, the clock. Generally, i find the double concerto the weakest brahms concerto, but the brothers capucon, with expert support from myung whun chung, deliver a recording for the ages. Heifetz recorded the brahms double concerto with feuermann and ormandy in philadelphia rca, download only, or naxos 8. Double concerto for violin and cello, quintet for clarinet and strings. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. The lyrical first sonata takes its subtitle from the song whose nostalgic theme appears in the outer movements. Vivace non troppo victor 78rpm album dm815 045645 045652 recorded december 21, 1939 digital transfer by f.
Manic monday gautier capucons game of thrones cello. The disc makes a splendid supplement to abbados outstanding brahms series with the berlin philharmonic. Alban berg 18851935 concerto for violin and orchestra to the memory of an angel. Renaud capucon s kreisler guarneri shines and gautiers cello resonates a beautiful baritone. Their premiere duo album, face a face, demonstrated their incredible technique, precision intonation, and. Their plan to record all brahms solo and chamber repertoire for violin and cello advances with this coupling of the double concerto and clarinet quintet, two of brahms most warmhearted works. New music tuesday composer avner dorman double concerto. Also on the program, renaud and gautier capucon are the soloists in brahms double concerto. The concerto s symphonic scope and elegance of expression, and the trading of phrases and musical gestures like a dialogue between the two instruments. Their premiere duo album, face a face, demonstrated their incredible technique, precision intonation, and inborn knack for playing together. Violinist pinchas zukerman and cellist amanda forsyth rehearsing prior to the world premiere performance of israeli composer avner dormans double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra. Irving kolodin agrees that the double concerto is a reversion to the classical concerto ideal the culmination of brahms s lifelong struggle to evolve a treatment of the concerto in which neither solo instrument nor orchestra would dominate the other the very ideal which mozart had perfected. The two concertos of this album were originally released separately, but it was an obvious choice to put them together, not only for the presence of david oistrakh and mstislav rostropovich in both beethovens triple concerto and brahmss double concerto, but also because they were recorded in the same year, 1969.
Violin concertos youtube renaud capucon mendelssohn violin concerto in e minor, op. Piano quartets nos 2008 opium melodies francaises 2009. While renaud is at home in french fare franck, ravel, dutilleux, etc. Its freeform rhapsody suits the capucon quartet and paul meyer, the bright, elegant clarinetist. However, delays in postal and courier services mean that deliveries are currently taking longer than usual. Allegro renaud capucongautier capuconmyungwhun chunggustav mahler jugendorchester brahms. David oistrakh and mstislav rostropovich play brahms double concerto and violin concerto.
Renaud capucon, the leading french violinist of his generation, joins the british conductor daniel harding and the august wiener philharmoniker for a landmark concerto of the german repertoire. Brahms berg violin concertos renaud capucon wiener philharmoniker daniel harding 2011. Public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. Brahms, double concerto for violin and cello in a minor renaud capucon, gautier capucon, charles dutoit verbier festival 2012 1 1h 25min 2012 all joining them are renaud and gautier capucon, probably the most wellknown brothers in the classical music scene today and each outstanding solo performers in their own right. The orchestra consists of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings. The double concerto was brahms final work for orchestra. Even in the opening tutti of the violin concerto abbado establishes the incisiveness which is a mark of the whole performance. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Rather than offering up another beethoven triple or a solo turn for renaud in the brahms violin concerto, the brothers team up with the other members of their quartet and the clarinetist paul meyer for a glorious reading of the brahms. Johannes brahms 18331897 double concerto in a minor op. Pick any recording of the titans of old, and this fresh, more youthful performance no autumnal brahms here at least matches it. Brahms double concerto in a minor, perlman, rostropovich. Clarinet quintet to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Buy renaud capucon, gautier capucons album titled brahms.
In both performances the first movement is kept moving at just over 14 minutes and just under. Double concertoannesophie mutter, maximilian hornung youtube bruno philippe dvorak cello concerto n2 queen elisabeth competitionconcours reine. Scottish fantasy album has 8 songs sung by jascha heifetz. Brahms late, melancholy double concerto gets top billing here, and the brothers capucon are very good in it. Provided to youtube by warner classics double concerto in a minor, op. But for me the winner on this cd is the clarinet quintet. Manic monday gautier capucons game of thrones cello choir got.
In this article, we note the inspiration for the double concerto to restore brahms s friendship with the great violinist joseph joachim, its cold initial reception, its predecessors, its structure, some of its most. Here is a double concerto to listen to again and again. Among their more acclaimed collaborations is the 2007 virgin classics recording of brahms double concerto. Renaud capucon capucon s brother is cellist gautier capucon, also a frontrank artist who often appears with renaud on both the concert stage and recordings. Osmo vanska conducts brahms 1st symphony and double. Double concerto for violin and cello in a minor, op. The coupling for the double concerto is unusual and generous. Concerto jack liebeck rises to the challenge with aplomb in brahms and schoenbergs violin concertos this recording finds a nearperfect balance between spaciousness and detail, conveying every intricacy within a natural perspective. Gautier capucon was an exclusive recording artist for virgin classics a division of emi. Trios for piano, violin and cello, sonatensatz, notturno. Concerto for violin and cello in a minor double concerto orchestra hungarian dance no. Vivace non troppo renaud capucon, violin gautier capucon, cello myungwhun chung, conductor.
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