Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Bernstein: Serenade
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Free Music Review: Hilary Hahn plays ultimate violin concerto.
Hit: 5 Stars
Hilary Hahn plays the supreme violin concerto, the Beethoven. Her performance is flawless and her phrasings of the many scales in this concerto are remarkable. Most young violinists do not attempt the Beethoven until later in their careers (Heifetz considered the Beethoven and Mozart concertos to be the most difficult to play). She brings out all of the music that Beethoven put into his concerto. In addition, she plays the magnificent Kreisler cadenzas in this recording. My only regret is that she was not "miked" close enough and the violin sounds somewhat weak compared to the orchestra. I want the violin to soar above the orchestra and take center stage (much like in the Perlman recording with Barenboim and the Berlin Phil.). Nevertheless, this is a first rate performance of the Beethoven concerto, and we can only hope that Hahn's future recordings will be forthcoming sooner than the year interval since her amazing Bach recordingFree Music Review: 5 stars for the Beethoven - should have stopped there.
Hit: 5 Stars
I'll try to avoid the superlatives, but the Beethoven is a powerful masterpiece that I will never tire of, and I think Miss Hahn really gets it, just as she did as a teenager with Bach. I've no doubt she worked hard on her preparation for the piece, but that's completely transparent to the listener. This isn't a showy concerto as showy goes, and so it's all about getting out of the way and letting this ingenious and moving music come flowing through. She does that, and on every single passage.
A local band, the Baltimore Symphony, accompanies on this, and give it just the right balance of energy and delicacy.
The Bernstein Serenade is very well played and not bad music, but I really don't want it on the same disc with the Beethoven, which I think deserves its own album, even if it doesn't take up all the time you can cram onto a CD. I suppose it had to go somewhere.
Free Music Review: SHE CASTS A SPELL WITH HER VIOLIN
Hit: 5 Stars
She's a wonder this Hilary Hahn. Crowned "America's Best Young Classical Musician" by Time Magazine, and dubbed as a representative of the next great generation of violinists following in the footsteps of Mischa Elman, Fritz Kriesler, and Efrem Zimbalist, she plays not only with technical prowess but with a dignity and nobility seldom found in one so youthful. Her choice of repertoire belies her years.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute, Hahn began performing with major orchestras at the age of 11 and hasn't stopped since. Of her CD Hahn said, "I had wanted to record Beethoven for years." It is luminous, indeed.
Music lovers who aren't already under her spell will fall in love with this enchanting wunderkind's presentation of these concerto masterpieces.
Truly, one of the most breathtaking performances to be heard.
Free Music Review: Wonderful rendition of Beethoven's only Violin Concerto
Hit: 5 Stars
Beehoven's Violin Concerto in D has always been one of the world's best violin concertos. Nathan Milstein used to be my favorite with this concerto but Miss Hahn has made a remarkable mark of respectibility with this recording. Perfectly performed with the Baltimore Symphony. I have seen Miss Hahn perform in person twice now...once when she was only 17 and just recently when she now is 19. I stood in a long line to meet her and have her autograph my CD. Its very refreshing to see a young person of 19 with such grace and talent! A very warm person who will go far in this world. You can count me as one of her admirers and am looking forward to her next achievements on compact disk! One can't go wrong buying this disk!Free Music Review: gorgeous, gorgeous playing
Hit: 5 Stars
This is my favorite account of the noble Beethoven violin concerto. After listening to the Kreisler, Menuhin, Schneiderhan, and Kremer versions--all classics in their own right--Hahn still has my heart and vote. Her playing is consistently well-executed, intellectually stimulating and sensually pleasurable. The Beethoven Concerto is like a hunk of Grecian marble--imposing, canonical, and I would even say sublime in the Kantian sense. How does an interpreter convey an sense of intimacy amongst its aloof height? Hahn has the magic formula: the first movement has reserve and fire, the slow movement has an aura of spirituality, and the third the right moment of courtliness and earthiness. A clear winner.