Vilde Frang - Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Enescu: Octet (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Bela Bartok and George Enescu were born in same Year - 1881, Bartok in the Austrian-Hungarian city of Nagyszentmiklos (today Romania), Enescu in the Moldovian town of Liveni-Botosani (today Romania). Both pieces on this recording are youth works of theirs - 1900 (Enescu Octet) and 1907 (Bartoks 1st violin concerto). Both works were neglected - Enescus Octet for nearly a decade due to the challenges of the piece (being premiered in 1909) , and Bartoks concerto was neglected by its dedicatee, the violinist Stefi Geyer (who was also his young love), and was published only after her death, in 1956 (being premiered in 1958). Bartok and Enescu both died in self-chosen exile - Bartok 1945 in New York, Enescu 1955 in Paris - yet both were respected and admired for being contributers to the development of their countries’ culture and art, particularly as great «ambassadors» for the folk music.

Tracklist:
1. Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a, Sz. 36: I. Andante sostenuto 09:09
2. Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a, Sz. 36: II. Allegro giocoso 11:54
3. Octet in C Major, Op. 7: I. Très modéré 11:56
4. Octet in C Major, Op. 7: II. Très fougueux 07:46
5. Octet in C Major, Op. 7: III. Lentement 09:10
6. Octet in C Major, Op. 7: IV. Mouvement de valse bien rythmée 08:07

Personnel:
Vilde Frang (violin),
Erik Schumann (violin),
Gabriel Le Magadure (violin),
Roseanne Philippens (violin),
Lawrence Power (viola),
Lily Francis (viola),
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello),
Jan-Erik Gustavsson (cello)

Orchestre de Radio France,
Mikko Franck (conductor)