Product Description In partnership with acclaimed maestro Sir Antonio Pappano, Decca s best-known violinist Janine Jansen couples one of the best-loved violin concertos ever written the Brahms violin concerto with Bartok s first violin concerto, a moving work with a passionate narrative.Ms. Jansen is one of the world s best-known violinists and most exceptional performers. Her outstanding musicianship, flawless technique, and charismatic artistry win her fans from audiences and critics alike wherever she goes.Notably, Janine s recording of the Brahms will feature in the soundtrack to the major Dutch film - Public Works - (Publike Werken), released December 10, 2015. The film of a best-selling novel by Thomas Rosenboom, the story follows an Amsterdam violin-maker and his country pharmacist nephew in a tightly-composed historical drama.Musically exhilarating, Janine s performances of Brahms (with the Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia) and Bartok (with the London Symphony Orchestra) are new and vital, recorded in vivid high-definition sound.Brahms only violin concerto was rapturously received by the public when premiered; with rugged outer movements (the last with an exuberant gypsy theme), the famous inner Adagio is exquisite, proffering an intimacy few composers can create. A work which makes considerable demands on the soloist, it clearly demonstrates the depth and warmth of the relationship between composer and dedicatee (Joachim).Bartok wrote his first violin concerto whilst enraptured by the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he dedicated the work. Written from the heart, the first movement of this late-Romantic work shows a radiant conception of Bartok s love, whilst the second movement paints a more exuberant portrait of Geyer.Since making her debut recording in 2004 for Decca, Janine Jansen has been a top-selling artist with more than 700,000 sales to her credit. Review Jansen s strong attack and rhythmic acuity created an engaging account of the gypsy-inspired finale, and she displayed exquisite delicacy and cantabile phrasing in her quietly impassioned reading of the slow movement. --Concert review of Brahms s Violin Concerto, Sydney, The Australian (March 2015)
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Front runner
I have waited a long time for a Brahms to compare with the Grumiaux and this is it. Poised but yet passionate, structured yet spontaneous, while the excellent accompaniment keeps the work flowing, perhaps just a tad too much so in the slow movement, but this is preferable to wallowing in it. The last movement has all the fire one could ask for and the first movement is just magnificent. The recording allows us to hear everything. A definite front runner in my book. The Bartok I had with Isabella Faust (another outstanding musician) but I thoroughly enjoyed this new performance. Buy it!
G**A
Five Stars
She knows how to play … she is a master!
S**T
Five Stars
The soloist, orchestras and conductor are all superb
C**N
Ascolto e qualità cd
il cd è realizzato con tecnologia ad alto livello,la violinista non ha bisogno di presentazioni unico dispiacere non l'ho mai sentita dal vivo.fantastico
S**E
lyrisme avec personnalité
Jàime bien son interprétation du concert de Brahms aussi bien que celle de BartokUn contraste tres intéressant
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