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Louis Krasner:
Twentieth Century Masterpieces for the Violin |
 This is an
album of rare historical and musical value.
Louis Krasner was a rising young violin
soloist when he commissioned Alban Berg to compose a
concerto for him. The Violin Concerto was completed
in 1935, very shortly before Berg’s death, and this live
performance, dating from 1938, has a haunting, fragile
beauty.
The Concerto by Arnold Schoenberg was
premiered by Krasner in 1940 and was championed by him for
many years afterwards. This powerful and romantic
performance was recorded in concert in 1954. |
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| PERFORMERS |
| Louis Krasner,
violin; Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,
West German Radio Orchestra of Cologne, orchestra;
Fritz Busch, Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor |
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| PROGRAM |
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Alban Berg: Violin
Concerto |
25:36 |
| 1. |
I. |
Andante
- Allegretto |
10:46 |
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| 2. |
II. |
Allegro
- Adagio |
14:38 |
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Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for
Violin, Opus 36 |
32:02 |
| 3. |
I. |
Poco
allegro |
12:30 |
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| 4. |
II. |
Andante
grazioso |
8:13 |
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| 5. |
III. |
Finale
(Allegro) |
11:06 |
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| Recorded on (#1-2) 20 April 1938 live by
Swedish Radio and (#3-5) 16 July 1954 live by the
Westdeutscher Rundfunk in Cologne,
Germany. |
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| Producer: Gunther Schuller |
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