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MAY 2019 8.551421 BRAHMS, J.: Double , Op. 102 • Concerto, Op. 77

Brahms’ string are indissolubly linked with the musicians for whom the works were written. He wrote his for , and in it he combined what a contemporary critic termed ‘the great and serious’ with songful lyricism, melodic beauty, and a fery Hungarian fnale. To mend a breach with the violinist, Brahms later composed a concerto with the unusual combination of violin and , the latter played at the premiere by Joachim’s colleague . Neither instrument predominates in a work of reconciliation that embodies both drama and refection.

MAR 2019 8.551416 RIHM, W.: Gesungene Zeit • Lichtes Spiel • COLL’ARCO

Wolfgang Rihm, one of the foremost contemporary composers, has created a powerful body of music for the violin. Gesungene Zeit is one his most performed works, and it demonstrates why Rihm is so admired: music that begins and ends in ethereal lines while embracing agitation and threnody alike. The beautifully transparent and sensuous Lichtes Spiel is ‘light, but not lightweight’ in the composer’s words, and COLL’ARCO takes the soloist to the extremes of virtuosity in his largest concertante work for the violin, teeming with reminiscences, intricacy and drama. Volume 1 can be heard on 8.573812.

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