Beethoven wrote the concerto for his colleague franz clement, a leading violinist of the day, who had earlier given him helpful advice on his opera fidelio. Patricia kopatchinskaja s warmly recorded account of the beethoven violin concerto must be one of the most stimulating and provocative that has ever been committed to disc. Kopatchinskaja has extended that sense of freedom by experimenting with some of the variants in beethoven s autograph, all perfectly reasonable and unlikely to ruffle the plumage, unlike the. Kopatchinskaja entered the university of music and performing arts, vienna at age 17, where she studied musical composition and violin. So the choice of beethoven s is sensible, and even inescapable. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57.
The lovely melody that forms the basis of the second movement, for example, is taken directly from the earlier piano work or the arrangement he made for wind quintet in the six bagatelles. She has a fabulous technique that covers everything from triple stops to sixtyfourth note runs to legato lines that go on and on and on. Rondo hrsinfonieorchester frankfurt radio symphony orchestra patricia kopatchinskaja. Actually, the firstmovement presto of her performance of the op. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its. Patricia kopatchinskaja polina leschenko enescu violin. Together, they present beethoven s piano concerto no. With a repertoire heavily centered on twentieth and twenty first century composers, patricia kopatchinskaja definitely does not play your grandmothers beethoven. Beethoven concerto for violin and orchestra hilary hahn, violin. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin and details of their recordings available to browse and buy.
Larghetto patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano. Coming to this album, i knew patricia kopatchinskaja by her very fine hip beethoven concerto with herreweghe, and fasil say i knew by a set of haydn sonatas i didnt much enjoy. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven s violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself. For more information here is an incredibly detailed homagewebsite to this highmileage violin concerto in d, which includes a listing of every recording and every cadenza ever performed i think. First, soloist patricia kopatchinskaja showed how much virtuosity and expressive variety there is in arnold schoenbergs violin concerto. Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14. Rondo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. Now, beethoven didnt write any cadenzas for his violin concerto.
I am pleased to share my interpretation of beethovens violin concerto with spco audiences this week and want to take this. Kopatchinskaja has something genuinely individual to say about this masterpiece. The music of josef suk, which has received far too little attention, is also a matter close to kirill petrenkos heart. No living violinist comes close to this scale of adventure. A third series of additions is also written with pencil, these clearly for the left hand of the piano version. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and.
Listen to her performance of the beethoven concerto with the frankfurt radio symphony orchestra conducted by philippe herreweghe. There are a number of reasons why anyone who loves beethoven s violin concerto would want to hear this recording by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Larghetto patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14 november 20 live. The culmination of this concert with sir simon rattle is gustav mahlers fourth symphony which stands out from the monumental works of the composer through its sunny disposition. Personally, my favorites of the cadenzas above are kreislers and the kopatchinskaja beethoven adaptation. Ludwig van beethoven composed his violin concerto in d major, op. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from. Then came tchaikovskys passionate fifth symphony in a performance full of power and dedication, with a final. A third series of additions is also written with pencil, these clearly for the left hand of the. Patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven violin concerto cadenzas mvt. He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic with 4digit numbers at the age of two.
Hear patricias interview and live recording from min 22. In my own collection there are ten versions by ten different artists. Moldovanaustrian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and turkish pianist faz. The work was allegedly premiered with the soloist franz clement sightreading his part, because the composer was late in finishing the composition. Pages public figure musicianband berliner philharmoniker videos beethoven. Patricia kopatchinskaja s star is currently very much in the ascendant, this recording coming off the back of the gramophone record of the year in bartok.
Studying the composers autograph has inspired her to provide a radically different interpretation of the work to the one most people will be familiar with. Ludwig van beethoven, philippe herreweghe, champs elysees. Violin concerto and, before that, the critically acclaimed beethoven. Patricia kopatchinskaja buy recordings presto classical. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from neither orchestra nor conductor, but the soloist in the schoenberg the barefoot patricia kopatchinskaja, who inhabited this complex concerto as i have never. Violinkonzert hrsinfonieorchester patricia kopatchinskaja philippe herreweghe duration. Ludwig van beethoven 1770 1827 wrote his violin concerto in d major, op.
Most importantly, kopatchinskaja is one heck of a violinist. A detectives view on ludwig van beethoven s violin concerto in d major, opus 61 by patricia kopatchinskaja i am pleased to share my interpretation of beethoven s violin concerto with spco audiences this week and want to take this opportunity to share my perspective on this piece. Patricia kopatchinskaja flies under the radar, but is one of the best violinists of her generation. Patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko playing george enescus beautiful violin sonata no. From age 21 to 23 she finished her studies in bern, at the musikhochschule, where her teachers included igor ozim. Kopatchinskaja s difference seems to be in being able to effortlessly reassess a. This program was a highlight of the 201516 the as patricia kopatchinskaja, the most exciting violinist in the world strings magazine, performed the world premiere of a violin concerto by esteemed composer michael hersch, as well as beethoven s beloved violin concerto in her own interpretation based on beethoven s original manuscript. The berg concerto is in memory of an angel and usually one thinks of manon gropius.
For kopatchinskaja, ligetis violin concerto is the best violin concerto after beethoven. Kopatchinskaja, her swiss neurologist husband, and their daughter live in bern, switzerland. Patricia kopatchinskajas warmly recorded account of the beethoven violin concerto. A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto in d. Beethoven s concerto has many structural similarities with a violin concerto written by clement two years before which beethoven must have known because he conducted one of. Beethoven s concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse. Radio 3 broadcasts classical music, jazz, world music, new music, arts. Beethovens concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse.
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