Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne – Mozart: The Violin Concertos (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne – Mozart: The Violin Concertos (2023)
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Mozart: The Violin Concertos, recorded with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL), of which Capuçon is Artistic Director. Mozart has been at the heart of the OCL’s repertoire since its foundation in 1942, and the orchestra’s extensive discography already includes acclaimed recordings of the composer’s complete piano concertos and serenades and other works. Now Mozart: The Violin Concertos reflects the rapport that Renaud Capuçon and the OCL have developed since the former became the ensemble’s Artistic Director at the start of the 2021 22 season.

Assuming the dual role of soloist and director, Capuçon turned to the subtle musical complexities of the concertos armed with a feeling for their spontaneity and a determination to bring them to life in the moment. Recorded last September at Lausanne’s Théâtre de Beaulieu, the 2-CD album also includes the Rondo in C major K 373 and Adagio in E major K 261.

Violinist Renaud Capuçon has recorded some of Mozart’s violin concertos in the past, but this 2023 complete set, on which he leads the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra as well as playing the solo violin parts, is different in flavor, with a precise yet easy sense of collaboration between violin and orchestra. At times, as in the slow movement of the Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, Op. 219, he gets the alchemy that makes these rather frothy works by the young Mozart come alive with irresistible lyricism. In general, he takes some inspiration from the historical performance movement, cultivating a clean sound in the orchestra and somewhat minimizing the vibrato. The orchestra is thus nicely set off from Capuçon’s breezy, just slightly sentimental style. Deutsche Grammophon contributes idiomatic sound from the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne. At first, this set may seem to break little new ground, but that is not what it is about. Repeated hearings will reveal a good deal of quiet elegance. – James Manheim

Tracklist:
1-01. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: I. Allegro moderato (06:41)
1-02. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: II. Adagio (07:28)
1-03. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: III. Presto (05:35)
1-04. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211: I. Allegro moderato (08:21)
1-05. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211: II. Andante (06:22)
1-06. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211: III. Rondeau. Allegro (04:09)
1-07. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: I. Allegro (08:32)
1-08. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: II. Adagio (07:39)
1-09. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro (06:13)
1-10. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: I. Allegro (07:52)
1-11. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: II. Andante cantabile (06:00)
1-12. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218: III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso (06:50)
1-13. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish”: I. Allegro aperto (08:47)
1-14. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish”: II. Adagio (09:23)
1-15. Renaud Capuçon – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish”: III. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto (08:17)
1-16. Renaud Capuçon – Mozart: Rondo in C Major, K. 373 (05:36)
1-17. Renaud Capuçon – Mozart: Adagio in E Major, K. 261 (06:57)

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