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See the full album descriptionRomantic Violin Concertos
While Danish Romantic violin concertos aren't exactly ten a penny, these three important examples of the genre firmly establish that the great Romantic violin concerto certainly had a place in Danish music: from Niels W. Gade's grand, finely orchestrated concerto from 1880 through P.E. Lange-Müller's concerto from 1902 with its many moving melodies to 1943-44 when Rued Langgaard combined old virtues with new currents in his brief pastiche of a violin concerto. These three rarely-performed works are presented on this release by one of Denmark's absolutely finest soloists, Christina Åstrand, here in good Finnish company with the Tampere Philharmonic and its chief conductor John Storgårds.Niels W. GadeConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op. 56 (1880)1 I Allegro con fuoco 11:31 2 II Romanze - Andantino espressivo 7:25 3 III Rondo scherzando - Allegro, ma non troppo 8:02 P.E. Lange-MüllerConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major, op. 69 (1902)4 I Moderato 9:19 5 II Allegretto sostenuto 5:15 6 III Allegro gioioso 10:22 Rued LanggaardConcerto for Violin and Orchestra, BVN 289 (1943-44)7 Allegro vivace - Mosso - Tempo primo - Cadenza espressiva - Animato - Finale: Scherzoso - Più mosso - Scherzoso - Più animato - Molto allegro 9:33
