For the Record, Op. 194: Lea Birringer; Ensemble Vivant
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Violinist Lea Birringer. Photo by Uschi Schmidt Fotografie.
Mendelssohn & Sinding Violin Concertos
Lea Birringer, violin
Hofer Symphoniker, Hermann Bäumer conducting
German violinist Lea Birringer’s first concerto recording combines the well-known with a concerto she feels is deserving of more recognition, by Christian Sinding (1856-1941), who composed his violin concerto 1898. It proved a great success in its time, so its neglect today is puzzling. The album also includes a Romance by Sinding, published in 1910. Mendelssohn’s concerto of 1845 is one of the most frequently played works in the repertoire. BELOW: Trailer for the album.
iFugue - a World of Fugues
Ensemble Vivant
Canada-based Ensemble Vivant puts their own spin on an old compositional technique for this album, a highly unique collection of 15 fugues from around the world. The album includes the group's take on fugues by Antonio Vivaldi (Italy), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil), Aldemaro Romero (Venezuela), Astor Piazzolla (Argentina), John Burke and Michael Coghlan (Canada), Dmitri Shostakovich (Russia), Cesar Franck (France), and, of course, J.S. Bach (Germany). The ensemble includes pianist/artistic director Catherine Wilson, violinist Corey Gemmel, violist Norman Hathaway, cellist Tom Mueller, and bassist George Koller, with guest percussionist Adrian Bent (Drake, Eminem, Stevie Wonder). BELOW: Ensemble Vivant's’s iFugue, arranged by John Burke, was originally written by Antonio Vivaldi and is from his Sinfonia in E minor for strings and continuo RV 134:
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You might also like:
- For the Record, Op. 192: Ani and Marta Aznavoorian Duo; Ilya Gringolts Quartet
- For the Record, Op. 191: Manchester Collective; Gottfried von der Goltz; casalQuartett
- For the Record, Op. 190: Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax; Coco Tomita; Alina Ibragimova
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Lea Birringer is all the proof anyone needs that great violin music sounds just as good when the soloist is wearing a tee shirt and jeans as it does when she is wearing a sequined mermaid gown.
hi Paul, I think you're confusing what they wear at performances with what they wear at recording sessions?
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April 22, 2022 at 08:22 AM · Two delicious aperitivos, Laurie! Thanks. Sinding is just a name for me: I've never heard a note till today, so that is part of my weekend homework!