Hindemith: Violin Concerto

Nielsen, Drucker, Bernstein
Nielsen: Concerto for Flute / Clarinet & Orchestra / Hindemith: Violin Concerto
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Con: I. Allegro Moderato - Julius Baker
2. Con: Allegretto - Julius Baker
3. Con, Op.57: Allegretto Un Poco-Cadenza-Tempo I-Poco Adagio-Allegretto Non Troppo-Cadenza-Adagio.... - Stanley Drucker
4. Con: I. Massig Bewegte Halbe - Isaac Stern
5. Con: II. Langsam - Isaac Stern
6. Con: III. Lebhaft - Isaac Stern

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CD Details

All Artists: Nielsen, Drucker, Bernstein, Nyp
Title: Nielsen: Concerto for Flute / Clarinet & Orchestra / Hindemith: Violin Concerto
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 6/22/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Instruments, Reeds & Winds, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074644759921

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Hindemith's Violin Concerto is one the composer's "American" works, a long line of masterpieces composed after his emigration from Germany, where his music had been banned by the Nazi regime. There have been two famous performances of this appealing piece: David Oistrakh's, and this one. Both versions are superb, and this has the advantage of Leonard Bernstein on the podium (Oistrakh's had the composer, who was not a very good conductor). The companion piece is just as important: these are outstanding versions of two of the very finest concertos for flute and clarinet composed this century. A great disc in every respect. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Outstanding Hindemith

Richard A. Cavalla | NJ, USA | 08/03/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hindemith's Violin Concerto is not particularly well known, but this performance convinces me it should be! It is melodic and powerful and accessible while still being clearly of the 20th century; this is not a conservative work that is stuck in the past. Stern's intense, gutsy, and emotional playing is some of the best I have ever heard. On top of that, you have Leonard Bernstein and the NYPO, both in top form, accompanying Stern. The disc also features the Concerto for Flute and the Concerto for Clarinet by Carl Nielsen. While not on the same level as the Hindemith, they are excellent performances of two late Romantic concertos. The recordings, originally from the mid-60s and here digitally remastered, are superb."

Clarinet Concerto

L. Ku | New York | 04/13/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Clarinet Concerto, written shortly before Nielson's death, is considered to be the ultimate virtuoso piece in the clarinet's repertoire. The legendary Stanley Drucker's rendition is often considered to be the benchmark recording of the concerto."