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PTC5186658
Originally recorded in 2018
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos
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Bohuslav Martinu’s distinctive musical voice, which infuses the great Czech tradition with modern idioms, is showcased in this captivating survey of his concertante works, performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille conducted by Lawrence Foster.
The Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra is a lively and rhythmic tour de force. Breezily energetic and relentless, it is full of jazzy inflections and high speed fireworks, pausing only in the tranquillity of the slow movement for moments of serene calm. By contrast, the Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra is a warm, lyrical work in the Romantic tradition. With its intricate and interweaving solo lines, expansive melodies and dance-like syncopations it’s an engaging work of considerable charm which deserves a wider audience. The Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra is a dreamily nostalgic work whose simple melodies, radiant lyricism and soaring viola line make it one of the 20th century’s most performed viola concertos.
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"... The performances are superb with soloists lavishing all the care and attention to their parts as they would to a concerto war-horse. The orchestral contribution is clean and crisp in the modern manner. Pentatone’s engineering is predictably superb. A superb endorsement of three works that deserve a wider audience." ****
“Works of Bohuslav Martinu are still not part of the common repertoire. All the more gratifying it is to have a new recording with several concertos. The Viola Concerto is paired with two concertos in the concerto grosso style for two violins, respectively two pianos. The performing artists are not only able to deal with the technical difficulties of this music, but they also play it expressively, very well supported by the orchestra and conductor Lawrence Foster.” ****
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