- Audio CD (Sep 18 2001)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B00004R7WY
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #175,197 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19: Andantino |
| 2. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19: Scherzo: Vivacissimo |
| 3. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19: Finale: Moderato |
| 4. Tchaikovsky: Serenade melancolique, op. 26 |
| 5. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63: Allegro moderato |
| 6. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63: Andante assai |
| 7. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63: Allegro ben marcato |
Product Description
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Leila Josefowicz is a young violinist whose brilliant tone and alert rhythmic sense are made for Prokofiev's Concertos. She also has an interpretive profile of her own, with lyric movements taken a bit slower than usual and faster moments full of slashing accents and powerfully sculpted phrasing. Technically, she displays the kind of wizardry that makes competitors look for day jobs, and in the Tchaikovsky, neatly placed between the Prokofiev works, she offers a rich lower register and seems to revel in the sentimental lyricism of the music. But impressive as her performances are, there's more poetry and depth to the Prokofiev Concertos--witness the classic performances of David Oistrakh or even those of her contemporaries Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shahan. Dutoit's accompaniments are routine and the engineering favours the violin over the orchestra.--Dan Davis
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5.0 out of 5 stars
FEARLESS, HEARTFELT PROKOFIEV,
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This review is from: Vln Ctos/Ser Melancolique (Audio CD)
Josefowicz is absolutely luminous here, astounding in her art, rhythmic vitality and musical sensuality, and the Prokofiev Violin Concertos have never shed their secrets so exquisitely, or willingly. There is an obvious avoidance of the more coarse nature inherent in these works, the "slice and dice" pyrotechnical mannerisms so beloved by composer and artist alike. Instead, Ms. Josefowicz approaches the music with an intuitive spontaneity and a poetic reverence that raise compositional insights to a level I have never heard before. The balance of movements, each melodically rich, and each exploring fascinating emotional contrasts, is superbly judged. Listening to Josefowicz play is to realize how totally immersed she is, how irresistibly lyrical, how ethereal. Hers is a talent devoid of pretense, self-aggrandizement and arrogance. For her, the music, and what it communicates, comes first. Fearless in showing us the heartfelt humanity of Prokofiev, despite the consequences, she humbly reveals her own as well. If these performances are a tad "soft-grained" and romantic, compared to most, they are the better for it, and compellingly attractive.Her performance of Tchaikovsky's Serenade Melancolique is, as well, touched by grace, its expressive beauty tenderly poised. Dutoit and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal offer lush, warm support throughout, never overpowering the soloist, whose violin is captured most faithfully. Dutoit obviously knows what a gift Ms. Josefowicz truly is and has no qualms at all in openly sharing the bounty she brings. [Running time: 60:28]
5.0 out of 5 stars
most incredible,
By Howard Brown (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vln Ctos/Ser Melancolique (Audio CD)
I absolutely love this cd. Ms. Josefowicz has produced an incredible and most artistic recording. I was not a particular fan of Prokofiev, but her playing of these two concertos has made me reconsider. Her rendition of the third movement of the second concerto is absolutely magnificent. This lady is truly a great artist, you really should hear this performance. It won't disappoint.
5.0 out of 5 stars
haunting beauty for the ears and mind,
By A Customer
This review is from: Vln Ctos/Ser Melancolique (Audio CD)
I heard Melancholy Serenade from this CD on the radio as my "alarm clock," and I was mesmerized. It draws you closer, the music yearns, it was one of the most compelling, soft, things I have ever heard.
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