Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart
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Composer: James MacMillanComposer: Felix Mendelssohn
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Franz Schubert
Conductor: James MacMillan
Performer: Skaila Kanga
Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Performer: Nicola Benedetti
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
- Mozart: Adagio in E K261*
- Mozart: Rondo in C K373*
- Schubert: Ave Maria, D839 (arr. Wilhelmj)
- Schubert: Serenade (Leise flehen meine Lieder, D957)
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Free Music Review: THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES: AWESOME PERFORMANCES!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Five HUGE Stars. Nicola Benedetti, the brilliant fiery Scottish violin prodigy, continues her ascent up the classical music hierachy with stunning and beautiful performances of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and James MacMillan on her second CD. The 'Piece De Resistance' is the tenacious 27 minute 'Tour De Force' performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 that has many moments of pure euphoric musical delight rippling from her bow, especially the Allegro non troppo movement, as she superbly negotiates the tricky currents. Her soliloquy during the Allegro molto appassionato is spellbinding. Not announced on the cover are two wonderful performances of Schubert: a deeply reverential Ave Maria D839 (violin and harp), notable for the declarative multi-string second pass thru, and the elegant Serenade ("Standchen" No 4 from Schwanengesand D957) with orchestra. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra with James MacMillan at the baton is absolutely stupendous. The Mozart pieces are delivered with great empathy and panache with Nicola, I'm told, doing double duty as performer and conductor. Quite a feat.
When composers begin writing music specifically for an artist, you know the artist has arrived. As in her debut CD, there is music composed especially for her herein. This time countryman James MacMillan has composed two movements entitled "From 'Ayrshire' " for his fellow Scot to tantalize us with in a world premier: the Largo is florid beauty with Nicky spinning out yearning 5 note and 6 note motifs; and the second movement, which is instructed to be played "like a very fast reel", is bombastic wonder with Nicola's sizzling violin work producing multi-string incandescent notes. One day she'll have to give us a full CD of these specially composed works, to include the complete expansion of the "Fragment for the Virgin" from her debut CD.
This CD is totally enjoyable and at times even overpowering. Ms Benedetti seems to have the natural capability of producing emotional, powerful performances, far beyond her teenage years, that directly impact the listener's emotions. Her debut CD with Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra was a shot across the bow of the classical world, announcing her arrival as a member of the leading edge of the 'next wave' of young virtuosi, in the wake of the marvelous Hilary Hahn and company. And the excitement continues with this CD. I can't say enough about Nicky's musicianship. My Highest Recommendation. Five BLAZING Stars.
(*Trivia: Nicola plays a 1751 Petrus Guarnerius of Venice violin.
*This review is based on a 9 track ITunes download.)
Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn, MacMillan & Mozart Poster
Young Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti caused a sensationin 2004 when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year
and wowed the audience and judges alike with her performance
of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto, which later became the
repertoire for her debut CD.
The repertoire for her follow-up album focuses on
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and also includes a World
Premiere two-movement piece by fellow-Scot, James
MacMillan, composed especially for Benedetti. The title From
Ayrshire is a reference to the musicians' shared home country.
Both of these pieces and a new arrangement of Schubert's
Serenade (Leise flehen meine Lieder, D957) are conducted
by James MacMillan with the Academy of St. Martin-inthe-
Fields. Completing the disc is a harp and violin arrangement
of Schubert's Ave Maria and Mozart's Rondo K.373
and Adagio K.261, directed by Benedetti from the violin.
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