Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Sergey Ostrovsky - Russian Violin Concertos (2012/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

A world-premiere recording! Guided by Tchaikovsky’s influence, Anton Arensky’s neglected Violin Concerto is notable for its rich vein of melody and delicacy of orchestration. Julius Conus was a notable student of Arensky, and his virtuoso Violin Concerto, romantic in its variety of moods and expression, was once equal in popularity with that of Tchaikovsky. Mieczysław Weinberg, whose powerful Violin Concerto is available on Naxos 8.557194, was highly regarded by Shostakovich. The recently revived Violin Concertino, which predates the Violin Concerto by over a decade, is an arrestingly scored and often bittersweet work which here receives its world première recording. Multi-award-winning violinist Sergey Ostrovsky has been praised for his ‘marvellous tone’. (The Strad)

“It was wonderful to be able to record these concertos by Conus, Arensky, and Weinberg, particularly because these works are rarely programmed by orchestras these days. The Conus concerto was interesting to me because of its special association with violinists including greats such as Jascha Heifetz, and more recently, Itzhak Perlman.” (Sergey Ostrovsky)

Tracklist:
1. Violin Concerto in E Minor
2. Violin Concertino, Op. 42: I. Allegretto cantabile -
3. Violin Concertino, Op. 42: II. Cadenza. Lento - Adagio -
4. Violin Concertino, Op. 42: III. Allegro moderato poco rubato
5. Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54

Personnel:
Sergey Ostrovsky, violin
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling, conductor

Digitally remastered