For the Record, Op. 318: Renaud Capucon; Daniel Pioro

January 31, 2025, 6:28 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening! Click on the highlighted links to obtain each album or learn more about the artists.

Violinist Renaud Capucon. Image courtesy Deutsche Grammophon.

Richard Strauss
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Wiener Symphoniker, Petr Popelka conducting
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Seiji Ozawa conducting

Together with a stunning array of collaborators, violinist Renaud Capuçon presents a compendium of works by Richard Strauss, a composer who has been central to his artistic trajectory since long before adulthood. Beginning with rather-neglected, recently-recorded gems (the Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, and Daphne-Etude) the release continues by showcasing superb concerts from Capuçon’s past. String ensemble arrangements of Metamorphosen and the introduction to Capriccio are followed by a rendition of Ein Heldenleben by Seiji Ozawa and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester, with Renaud himself playing the notoriously-challenging concertmaster part - at the time, was in his early 20s. BELOW: R. Strauss: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8: II. Lento ma non troppo.

The Four Seasons
Daniel Pioro, violin
Sir Michael Morpurgo, writer and poet
Manchester Camerata

When violinist Daniel Pioro was invited to record Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with Manchester Camerata, he also set about improving upon the composer's sonnets. With this in mind, Pioro commissioned award-winning children's books author Michael Morpurgo to compose a new set of poems, inspired by the sonnets in the musical manuscript. The four poems are included in the album, between the movements, with Morpurgo himself narrating. BELOW: Poet Michael Morpurgo and violinist Daniel Pioro discuss the power of Vivaldi's music to portray the particular wonders of each season.

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