Elgar: Violin Concerto / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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Description: This is an oddly cool performance of one of the most overtly sentimental--indeed, gushing--pieces in the violin repertoire. In an effort simply to present, rather than interpret, the music, Hahn seems to have gone overboard--she plays with little portamento and vibrato, she keeps away from the music's soul. All that having been said, the playing itself is faultless, her tone lovely, and by the last movement her virtuosity is truly impressive. The classic performance remains Menuhin's, but Hahn and Davis and his LSO have much to offer here. Vaughan Williams' gorgeous-if-sappy "The Lark Ascending" is played ravishingly, ... (more)

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Release date: 28 September 2004
EAN: 0028947450429 UPC: 028947450429

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