Johan Dalene & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Johan Dalene plays Mendelssohn, Bruch and Vaughan Williams (2025) [24/96]

Following his recordings of Tchaikovsky and Barber concertos (BIS-2440), honoured with a "Diapason d'or", Gramophone's "Editor's Choice" and BBC Music Magazine's "Concerto Choice", and Nielsen and Sibelius (BIS-2620), awarded Gramophone's "Editor's Choice", Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene now takes on three of the most popular concertante works for violin in the entire repertoire, composed in three different eras.Felix Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor needs no introduction: this masterpiece from the composer's mature period is one of the best known and most beloved works in all of classical music thanks to it's freshness, originality of writing, and magnificent themes. Max Bruch's First Violin Concerto, another pillar of the violin repertoire, is appreciated for it's natural lyricism and memorable melodies. In these two works, Johan Dalene is accompanied by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by it's concertmaster Malin Broman (Mendelssohn) and by Gemma New (Bruch). Imbued with a serene, meditative spirit and a sense of communion withnature, Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascendingconcludes the program. However, the work is not performed here in it's well-known orchestral version, but rather with choir in an arrangement by Paul Drayton. The Swedish Radio Choir is conducted by it's director Kaspars Putnins, a musical partnership whose recordings on BIS have earned numerous awards.

Tracklist:
01 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64_ I. Allegro molto appassionato
02 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64_ II. Andante
03 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64_ III. Allegro molto vivace
04 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26_ I. Prelude. Allegro moderato
05 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26_ II. Adagio
06 Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26_ III. Finale. Allegro energico
07 The Lark Ascending (Arr. for Violin and Choir by Paul Drayton)


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