Naïve: Korngold & Tchaikovsky — Violin Concertos / Laurent Korcia, Kantorow (Audio CD)

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Product Details:

• UPC: 822186052808
• Catalog Number: V 5280
• Product Type: Audio CD (Digipack)
• Brand / Label: Naïve
• Soloist: Laurent Korcia (violin)
• Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
• Conductor: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
• Composers: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Romantic violin concerto

Product Features

• Format: CD
• Discs: 1
• Tracks: 6 (two concertos, three movements each)
• Total timing: approx. 57 minutes
• Instrument: Laurent Korcia plays "Le Zahn," a 1719 Stradivarius (loaned by LVMH / Moët Hennessy / Louis Vuitton)
• Made in Austria
• Condition: New / Factory sealed

Overview

This is a smart pairing: two violin concertos, both in D major, both opus 35, separated by half a century and a world of style. Laurent Korcia plays Korngold's lush, cinematic concerto alongside Tchaikovsky's beloved warhorse, with Jean-Jacques Kantorow conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège.

Korngold's concerto, drawn partly from his Hollywood film scores, is all sweep and golden melody — a late-Romantic showpiece that rewards a player with real tone. Korcia has exactly that, helped by the 1719 "Le Zahn" Stradivarius he plays here. The Tchaikovsky needs no introduction: brilliant, lyrical, and one of the summits of the violin repertoire.

Released on the French label Naïve in 2011, the disc shows Korcia as a violinist of charisma and warmth, and makes a persuasive case for hearing the Korngold as the equal of its more famous companion. Sealed and ready.

Interesting Facts

• Both concertos on this disc share the same key and opus number — D major, Op. 35 — a neat coincidence the programming plays on.
• Korngold built his Violin Concerto from themes he had written for Hollywood films, including "Another Dawn" and "Juarez."
• Laurent Korcia performs on the 1719 "Le Zahn" Stradivarius, loaned to him by the LVMH luxury group.
• Conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow is himself a celebrated violinist, lending particular insight to accompanying a soloist.
• The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège is Belgium's leading symphony orchestra, based in the French-speaking Wallonia region.

Track Listing

Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

1. Moderato nobile
2. Romance: Andante
3. Finale: Allegro assai vivace

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

1. Allegro moderato
2. Canzonetta: Andante
3. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Publishers

℗ & © 2011 Naïve. Made in Austria.

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