Canadian violinist James Ehnes opens his sixth CD for CBC Records with Korngold's magnificent violin concerto. It is the first of three deeply romantic concertos from the mid Twentieth century, recorded in the acclaimed acoustics of the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, with the Vancouver Symphony under music director Bramwell Tovey.
James Ehnes rounds out this latest CD with the 1939 Violin Concerto by the American composer Samuel Barber, one of the most popular and lyrical of Twentieth century violin concertos.
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 35 (1945)
Composed By – Erich Wolfgang Korngold (25:02)
01 I Moderato Nobile 8:57
02 II Romance: Andante 8:54
03 III Finale: Allegro Assai Vivace 7:01
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 14 (1939-40)
Composed By – Samuel Barber (23:32)
04 I Allegro 10:24
05 II Andante 9:17
06 III Presto In Moto Perpetuo 3:41
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (1938-39, Rev. 1943)
Composed By – William Walton (30:02)
07 I Andante Tranquillo 10:55
08 II Presto Capriccioso Alla Napolitana 6:05
09 III Vivace 12:53