Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
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Concertos » Violin Concertos
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin
RecommendedJames Ehnes (violin), with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin), with Andrew Armstrong (piano)
BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda
I have not heard such a beautiful performance of the First Violin Concerto since Itzhak Perlman's 1982 EMI recording, and Ehnes enjoys the advantage of a more natural balance with the orchestra...Ehnes... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, January 2023, Recommended Recording - Violin Concerto No. 2
2 CDs
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In his booklet note, violinist Augustin Hadelich highlights the Britten...Yet, perhaps precisely by not identifying so closely to the Prokofiev, Hadelich actually shows greater respect for that... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvořák & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Collection
Joseph Swensen (violin & conductor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout, though Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos…I love his natural way with slow movements, especially Mendelssohn’s and... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Gluzman makes the melody sound endless; all lines are perfectly directed towards their goals…[his] pure intonation is a constant glory, haloed in natural sound…a thing of great beauty — More…
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Stravinsky & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Kopatchinskaja brings [virtuosity] to the [Stravinsky] in spades, but she also shatters the image of the work as a neo-classical homage to Bach...Her whole approach to Stravinsky...brings his... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Visions of Prokofiev
RecommendedLisa Batiashvili (violin)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Nézet-Séguin cues a fine-spun accompaniment at the start and close of No. 1. Whereas he, the COR and Batiashvili collude for a carping attack at the centre of the Scherzo…She perfectly captures... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2018, Winner - Concert Recording (20th/21st-century music)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedShlomo Mintz (violin), Stefan Vladar (piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Building a Library, January 2023, Also Recommended
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Prokofiev: The 2 Violin Concertos
Arabella Steinbacher (violin)
Russian National Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Steinbacher shapes the glorious melody in the opening movement [of the First] with great tenderness and affection and throughout the work there is a real sense of her interaction with conductor... — More…
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Kyung Wha Chung (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Kyung-Wha Chung's performances emphasize the lyrical quality of these concertos with playing that is both warm and strong, tender and full of fantasy. Previn's accompaniments are deeply understanding — More…
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Bartok, Prokofiev, Schubert
Ion Voicu (violin), Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Filharmonicii George Enescu, John Barbirolli
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