Violin Concerto (豆瓣)

表演者: K. Atterberg
流派: 古典
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2007
出版者: CPO
唱片数: 1
条形码: 0761203710621

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　　CPO's survey of the music of Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974) has been one of the most exciting things going on in the world of classical music in recent years. Despite what they teach in the history books, the Romantic period was alive and well deep into the twentieth century. Although, Atterberg thought of himself as a "national classicist," his music definitely ... (展开全部) 　　CPO's survey of the music of Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg (1887-1974) has been one of the most exciting things going on in the world of classical music in recent years. Despite what they teach in the history books, the Romantic period was alive and well deep into the twentieth century. Although, Atterberg thought of himself as a "national classicist," his music definitely belongs to the romantic tradition. Atterberg can probably be thought of as an uber-romanticist, with his broad, sweeping orchestral melodies filled with gorgeous lyricism and lots of drama. Think of Tchaikovsky - but more.
　　All of this is true of Atterberg's 37 minute Violin Concerto in E minor (Atterberg was quite at home in minor keys). This is a relatively early work (Opus 7), but nevertheless, is powerful and daring. Much of Atterberg's music is influenced by Swedish folk melodies. However this is not the case with the violin concerto. Despite this, the minor harmonies and dramatic orchestral writing definitely give the work a Nordic feel. The dark, declamatory opening eventually gives way to a pompous theme played by the strings, but the violin brings the movement back to the minor key. Eventually a lovely, nostalgic theme breaks through the fray, giving the violinist, Ulf Wallin (who plays fantastically in this warhorse of a concerto), a chance to showcase his expressive technique. After an extended cadenza, the nostalgic theme and the dark opening material battle it out, until only the opening theme breaks away bringing the first movement to a tempestuous close. Typical of Atterberg's other adagios, the second movement is both serene and expressive. The opening of the final movement is fierce, and a comparison to a storm at sea is irresistible with the swelling and subsiding growls in the low brass, dramatic timpani rolls and swirling flutes above it all. The music does eventually calm down, and moves to the key of E major where the opening theme of the final movement appears in a more peaceful, reflective form. Quite different from the opening, the concerto ends slowly and serenely.
　　The Varmlands Rhapsody is quite similar to Alfven's three Swedish Rhapsodies. The Rhapsody is filled with all the folk elements that were absent from the concerto. The work opens with a slow introduction, evocative of the Swedish landscape. Eventually a jaunty theme is heard off in the distance, played by solo violins. This theme eventually gains more and more momentum, but fades away revealing the slower music of the introduction once more. The Overture in A minor is another early work, but you would hardly know it from Atterberg's self-assured style. The declamatory theme played by the brass here definitely brings to mind similar such themes heard in the finales of the symphonies. This is an interesting piece, full of good, folk-influenced tunes, and colorful orchestration. The piece builds to a brilliant, yet stormy, climax halfway into the piece where the violins, then the trumpets, play a heroic theme over a frenzy of swirling woodwinds and an aggressive ascending trombone line. The music turns plaintive after this climax, but swells up once more in a conclusion that I would place somewhere between triumphant and bombastic.
　　This is another winner in the ongoing Atterberg series, although this music doesn't reach the heights of the symphonies and lasts a little too long in some places. I can fully recommend this release to those who have previously acquired the Atterberg symphonies or those looking for tuneful romantic violin concertos. If you are exploring, and are new to Atterberg, I would pick up his seventh and eighth symphonies first.
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曲目 · · · · · ·

1. Varmlands Rhapsody Op.36
2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.7 - Moderato
3. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.7 - Adagio Cantabile
4. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.7 - Allegro Molto
5. Overture Op.4 In A Minor