Augustin Hadelich, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru – Recuerdos (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Augustin Hadelich, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru – Recuerdos (2022)
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“A program can tell a story – the way different musical works follow one another has a great effect on the listener. It can sometimes reveal unexpected things, even refreshing connections …”, violinist Augustin Hadelich describes the approach to his new album Recuerdos – Erinnerungen. The Grammy Award winner built it thematically around Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto, the complexity of which has preoccupied him for years.

Britten, a convinced pacifist and conscientious objector, began the technically highly demanding violin concerto in Madrid under the impression of the Spanish Civil War and finished it in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War. The composition is as torn as he himself, it oscillates between ravishing melodies, grotesque death dance and fervent rhythms. Augustin Hadelich opens his album with Prokofieff, whose early work Britten admired. The 2. The Russian’s violin Concerto had been written in Spain only a few years earlier and shares the fiery castanet sounds with de Sarasate’s famous Carmen fantasy. Augustin Hadelich says about the last work of the album: “After Britten, Recuerdos de la Alhambra feels like a painful meditation on loss.«

Cristian Măcelaru accompanies him with his WDR Symphony Orchestra. Augustin Hadelich appreciates the conductor’s empathy: “He knows what I’m going to do next before I know it.” A sympathy that is obviously reciprocated – for the 2022/23 season, the orchestra has chosen the sought-after soloist as Artist in residence.

Tracklist:

1-1. Augustin Hadelich – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (After Bizet): Introduction [Allegro moderato] (03:03)
1-2. Augustin Hadelich – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (After Bizet): I. Moderato (03:12)
1-3. Augustin Hadelich – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (After Bizet): II. Lento assai (02:47)
1-4. Augustin Hadelich – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (After Bizet): III. Allegro moderato (02:02)
1-5. Augustin Hadelich – Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (After Bizet): IV. Moderato (02:47)
1-6. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato (10:55)
1-7. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai (10:31)
1-8. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcato (06:13)
1-9. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.15: I. Moderato con moto – Agitato – Tempo primo (10:32)
1-10. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.15: II. Vivace – Animando – Largamento (09:00)
1-11. Augustin Hadelich – Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.15: III. Passacaglia – Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) (15:13)
1-12. Augustin Hadelich – Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Arr. Ricci) (03:36)

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