Mendelssohn – Violin Concertos – Ibragimova – Jurowski - (Vinyl Record)

Description

Alina Ibragimova / Vladimir Jurowski — Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

First Time on Vinyl incl. Four Other Distinguished Albums from Hyperion Records' Catalogue

Initial Pressings of 1,000 Copies

"…what was the thinking behind teaming together a soloist who uses vibrato, albeit tastefully, and a string band who don't? Not that I necessarily object to the result…Ibragimova's sensitive playing wins the day, with some superlative quiet moments and at all times a loyal adherence to the composer's markings and a sure sense of the music's phrasing and architecture." — BBC Music Magazine, November 2012, 5 out of 5 stars

Young violinist Alina Ibragimova is already established as an admired recording artist, standing alongside great artists of the past and present with her versions of Bach and Beethoven's violin works. She appears on this latest release with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Vladimir Jurowski (in his Hyperion premiere) in a program that includes a classic of the concerto repertoire: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64.

Ibragimova's is a glittering, knife-edge performance, her playing a portrayal in itself of the music's passion held in control through exquisite craft. The Violin Concerto in D minor — an unusual and welcome pairing — is an early work, written when the composer was only 13. As with Mendelssohn's other juvenile works it is extraordinarily accomplished and exceedingly charming.

Musicians:
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Vladimir Jurowski

Tracklisting:

Side A

Side B