Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn - Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos (2023)

Posted By: delpotro

Date: Sept. 24, 2023

On his second album for Alpha Classics, rising star violinist Kerson Leong juxtaposes the Violin Concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing is a reflection on the journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch’s In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them.

“The Britten expresses a raw and exposed experience, while the Bruch is comforting and uplifting. After the last few years in which the world has experienced much difficulty and uncertainty due to pandemic, war, and crisis, recording this album in London in January 2022 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn was a profoundly cathartic moment. It is in the spirit of catharsis that I offer this album.” - Kerson Leong

Tracklist:
01. Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo
02. Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Animando - Largamente - Cadenza
03. Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia - Andante lento (Un poco meno mosso)
04. Bruch: In Memoriam, Op. 65
05. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato
06. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
07. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico

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Britten, Bruch; Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hahn / Violin Concertos

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