Composer: Max Bruch
Soloist: Kyung-Wah Chung (violin)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 1972
Label: Decca
Release: 1993
Format: FLAC+booklet
注:郑京和的首次录音。
MAX BRUCH
(1838-1920)
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Finale. Allegro energico
Scottish Fantasy, Op.46
I. Introduction. Grave - Adagio cantabile
II. Scherzo. Allegro
III. Andante sostenuto
IV. Finale. Allegro guerriero
This inspired coupling was Kyung-Wha Chung's recording debut, and as these exceptional performances prove, it wasn't just that famous strapless dress that launched her triumphant international career. Bruch's ever-popular First Violin Concerto gets a performance of genuine fire and passion. The Scottish Fantasia was a favorite of Jascha Heifetz, who performed it in a cut version with his customary perfection of technique. Chung really throws down the gauntlet, playing the work complete and really staking the music's claim to be considered a masterpiece. This is simply the best performance it's ever had. She's assisted in no small degree by Rudolf Kempe's masterful accompaniments.
--David Hurwitz