A bold new viola concerto by Widmann

A bold new viola concerto by Widmann

‘Widmann seems to move between different worlds in the five interlinked movements, and slower passages yield particularly haunting music’

Widmann

Viola Concerto; 24 Duos; String Quartet No. 3 (Jagdquartett)

Antoine Tamestit (viola), Bruno Philippe (cello); Signum Quartet; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding

Harmonia Mundi HMM 902268   49:02 mins

Freya Parr

Published: April 17, 2018 at 8:00 am

‘Widmann seems to move between different worlds in the five interlinked movements, and slower passages yield particularly haunting music’

Widmann

Viola Concerto; 24 Duos; String Quartet No. 3 (Jagdquartett)

Antoine Tamestit (viola), Bruno Philippe (cello); Signum Quartet; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Daniel Harding

Harmonia Mundi HMM 902268 49:02 mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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