A showcase of varied violin concertos delivered with panache

A showcase of varied violin concertos delivered with panache

‘So many remarkable violinists have filed past over recent years that it’s easy to forget that Joseph Swensen is one of the best. There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout – Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos.

Linn’s always excellent work with the SCO gilds the lily with sound that’s true to this splendid ensemble.

 

Brahms/Dvořák/Mendelssohn/Prokofiev

Brahms: Violin Concerot, etc.; Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Czech Suite; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Symphony No. 3, etc.; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, Symphony No. 1, etc.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Joseph Swensen (violin)

Linn CKR 614  261:16 mins (4 discs)

Freya Parr

Published: January 22, 2019 at 10:53 am

‘So many remarkable violinists have filed past over recent years that it’s easy to forget that Joseph Swensen is one of the best. There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout – Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos.

Linn’s always excellent work with the SCO gilds the lily with sound that’s true to this splendid ensemble.

Brahms/Dvořák/Mendelssohn/Prokofiev

Brahms: Violin Concerot, etc.; Dvořák: Violin Concerto, Czech Suite; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Symphony No. 3, etc.; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, Symphony No. 1, etc.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Joseph Swensen (violin)

Linn CKR 614 261:16 mins (4 discs)

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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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