BaL 06.07.24 - Korngold: Violin concerto

[Goon525]

A win for Vilde Frang.

[Pulcinella]

The website is rather strange at present.
The playlist currently has this as the last item:

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Violin Concerto in D major Op.35 (3rd mvt)

Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.

• WARNER.

So did we get the whole (shock horror) of the third movement played after this version was declared the winner, or has something gone awry in the listing? I wasn't listening!

[Goon525]

No, not the whole movement, but we did get two extracts of the finale from her. It was the now customary ‘here’s my shortlist of three, play a bit of each, announce the winner and play the end of the work by them’.

[Retune]

I liked Vilde Frang immediately and ended up ordering a copy before they selected the final three.

[ucanseetheend]

Dreadful review! All the recordings made in 20th century he dismisses with just a passing reference to Heifetz masterpiece with a comment about the fact it's an old recording from 1953. Well guess what Mr Mival it's not about the date of recording it's the quality of performance that matters .

[mikealdren]

Haven't listened yet but I have Frang, Haveron, Heifetz, Perlman and Shaham. All a\re well played but the Heifetz is incomparable with Frang a very good modern 2nd best.

[ucanseetheend]

Haven't listened yet but I have Frang, Haveron, Heifetz, Perlman and Shaham. All a\re well played but the Heifetz is incomparable with Frang a very good modern 2nd best.

Yup

[oliver sudden]

I heard this live recently, with Hilary Hahn playing the absolute living daylights out of it. Alas like many of the posters above I couldn’t for the life of me warm to the piece! A shame since I remember loving the violin sonata last time I heard it.

[LHC]

I heard this live recently, with Hilary Hahn playing the absolute living daylights out of it. Alas like many of the posters above I couldn’t for the life of me warm to the piece! A shame since I remember loving the violin sonata last time I heard it.

There is a live recording of Hilary Hahn playing the Korngold concerto with Kent Nagano and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester. It was included as a bonus on a 'Portrait' DVD released by DG in 2005.

Although the DVD appears to no longer be available, I think the performance is on Youtube.

[richardfinegold]

I’m gathering that Gluzman wasn’t mentioned.

[Barbirollians]

Not surprised Frang won - its very fine and is coupled with an outstanding recording of the Britten in the Ida Haendel class.

[Barbirollians]

Anyone still listen live to Record Review ? I have not even listened to Sounds since the Elgar 1

[LMcD]

Anyone still listen live to Record Review ? I have not even listened to Sounds since the Elgar 1

I just check later on Sounds - the winner is usually announced at around 1 hour 45 minutes.

[Nick Armstrong]

I’m gathering that Gluzman wasn’t mentioned.

Correct.

This is one of the few violin concertos I love, and have done since the Shaham/Previn recording came out (which I bought because of the Barber coupling, which I’d loved for years before that). That performance of the Korngold really stands up and I’ve added the Heifetz and the Schmid/VPO.

However I haven’t really kept up with more recent issues and for that reason, unlike others here, I was glad of the emphasis of this review and the chance to compare more recent recordings.

Skride, Frang, Goulding and Haveron are all going to get a proper listen here.

Useful BAL

[Barbirollians]

It seems there is a Vilde Frang Elgar Violin Concerto coming on Warner with Robin Ticciati conducting a German orchestra - i imagine Mirga's exclusive DG contract stopped it being with her and the CBSO - which is a shame judging by their performances of the work in concert.