Liza Ferschtman, Het Gelders Orkest, Kees Bakels – Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op. 64 / String Octet, Op. 20 (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/352,8kHz]

Liza Ferschtman, Het Gelders Orkest, Kees Bakels – Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op. 64 / String Octet, Op. 20 (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/352,8 kHz | Time – 58:17 minutes | 2,98 GB | Genre: Classical
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Liza Ferschtman:….slowly, as my musical path kept unfolding, I got to the point where more and more I was able to let go of my preconceived notions about the Violin Concerto and more clearly start to see and hear my own voice in it. Over the years I got to know so much more music by Mendelssohn, from the inside out, and I felt the language become more fully my own. When working with Kees Bakels on it a couple of years ago things started to really fall into place, and last May when performing it with the Arnhem Philharmonic I really was all of a sudden struck by a distinct feeling that I can only describe as falling in love all over again with this magical piece. Certain details in the score seemed to appear completely new to me and the idea of approaching the work with the same collaborative energy as in chamber music made me experience it completely afresh. The combination of passion, grand emotions and at the same time lightness and elegance, such characteristic traits for Mendelssohn, fell completely into place. To feel this way about such a familiar piece was revelatory and I knew I wanted to share these discoveries, if you like, with many more people.

Tracklist:
01. Liza Ferschtman, Het Gelders Orkest, Kees Bakels – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (12:40)
02. Liza Ferschtman, Het Gelders Orkest, Kees Bakels – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (07:33)
03. Liza Ferschtman, Het Gelders Orkest, Kees Bakels – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (06:42)
04. Liza Ferschtman, Corina Belcea, Elina Vähälä, Itamar Zorman, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Marc Desmons, Sebastian Klinger, Antoine Lederlin – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato con fuoco (13:51)
05. Liza Ferschtman, Corina Belcea, Elina Vähälä, Itamar Zorman, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Marc Desmons, Sebastian Klinger, Antoine Lederlin – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20: II. Andante (06:57)
06. Liza Ferschtman, Corina Belcea, Elina Vähälä, Itamar Zorman, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Marc Desmons, Sebastian Klinger, Antoine Lederlin – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo (04:18)
07. Liza Ferschtman, Corina Belcea, Elina Vähälä, Itamar Zorman, Krzysztof Chorzelski, Marc Desmons, Sebastian Klinger, Antoine Lederlin – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20: IV. Presto (06:13)

Personnel:
Liza Ferschtman, violin
Corina Belcea, Elina Vähälä, Itamar Zorman, violin #4-7
Krzysztof Chorzelski, Marc Desmons, viola #4-7
Sebastian Klinger, Antoine Lederlin, cello #4-7
Het Gelders Orkest #1-3
Kees Bakels, conductor #1-3

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