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Richard Strauss, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Pavel Šporcl - violin
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Conductort: Jiří Kout
1. Richard Strauss
I. Allegro 15:39
II. Lento ma non troppo 8:27
III.Rondo. Presto 8:54
2. Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major , op. 35
I. Moderato nobile 9:32
II. Romance 8:27
III. Finale. Allegro assai vivace 7:17
Release date: 28. 08. 2009
Pavel Sporcl's two most recent projects have presented his remarkable stylistic flexibility. Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the crossover CD Gipsy Way with the Roma cimbalom band Romano Stilo earned the violin virtuoso richly deserved enthusiastic responses on the part of critics and listeners alike. With this new CD, Sporcl makes a welcome return to classical music. Well, in a sense... When listening to Korngold's violin concerto it becomes obvious that the composer had devoted much of his composing life to film music, yet it may be the composition's directness and figurativeness that have made it so popular among the world's leading violinists. Richard Strauss's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 8, does not often appear in concert programmes and recordings. The piece comprises both lyrical and tragic elements, a lucent cantilena, melancholy and elegance, but also abounds in a trickiness that places significant demands on the soloist's technique. Pavel Sporcl, the Prague Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Jiri Kout again demonstrate in this CD that behind the flamboyant image of a non-conformist violinist donning a bandana or hat lies a technically superb musician who definitely deserves full attention and praise.
