Elgar: Violin Concerto / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Elgar: Violin Concerto / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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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, with more overt feeling than the Elgar, and again the LSO add greatly to the pleasure with the woodwind section--and clarinet in particular--shining brightly. --Robert Levine
Country USA
Brand UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer Verve Label Group
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028947450429
Model 028947450429
ReleaseDate 2004-09-28
UnitCount 1
Format CD
UPCs 028947450429
EANs 0028947450429

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