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The name of Jean Sibelius in a prestigious international violin competition speaks volumes about the importance of the violin in the Finnish composer's music.
Jean Sibelius studied the violin from an early age and dreamed of one day becoming a concert soloist, but he was named after his composer.
Among them, Sibelius's only "small cooperate" work - "Violin Concerto in D minor" Op. 47 is a very difficult piece to play, giving full play to the skill and expressiveness of the solo violin, and also playing a symphonic character in the composition of the orchestra part, and the musical theme is enthusiastic and unrestrained, and has a strong Finnish atmosphere.
The piece was finally completed in 1905, in fact, many years before the song was written, Sibelius had already begun to conceive the framework, but perhaps because of the long time it took for him to write, he really had too many ideas and motivations when he started to write, so after the first version premiered, he made several changes to become the version he hears now.
The whole piece follows the traditional concerto structure, consisting of three movements, although the solo technique is quite difficult, but the music itself presents a particularly romantic, like a sound painting, lifelike.
The first movement is a landscape painting of the dark northern coast of Finland, with waves crashing against the shore, bonfires burning on the shore as twilight falls, and troubadours' songs echoing through the air.
The music of the second movement is slightly melancholy and mysterious, as if the author is reminiscing about his childhood, playing his beloved violin alone in the wilderness, on a boulder by the sea, and communicating with nature.
The theme of the third movement is called "The Polonaise of the Polar Bear", and the composition is gorgeous and full of endless energy, and the solo violin melody shoots like a rocket into the night sky again and again, and when it is intense, sparks burst into infinite variations. The climax of the whole movement is full of tension and extremely difficult to play, so it is considered one of the most classic movements in the violin concerto.
However, it was not until Heifetz's performance in the 1930s that violinists and fans were able to truly recognize and understand the greatness of this violin concerto, and to record and listen to it.
In 1995, Mutter recorded Sibelius's Violin Concerto in D minor, with conductor André Preven (now ex-husband, to be exact, married in 2002 and divorced in 2006) and the Staatskapore Dresden, at the age of 32, at the height of his career.
In 1996, Mutter won the Spanish Recording Award for this album, and the album was also selected for the Japanese "Recording Art" 300 chart.
In the early days, Mutter's music was known for its sweet timbre, but as she got older, she was no longer the good girl under Karajan's wing. She has a strong personal perspective on music, experimenting with a diverse repertoire, and being able to come up with surprising new logical structures and dig into never-before-seen details in the familiar classical standard repertoire.
For music lovers, the phrases and colors in Mutter's music may be as difficult to capture as a girl with a thousand faces, but they will always be an indicator of the quality of music that fans listen to.
Mutter's performance of Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor is clock-like, without shying away from the technical challenges inherent in the piece, and with her feminine sensibility, she captures the subtle changes and turns in the piece, accurately grasping the emotional transitions and contrasts between each note, and fully revealing the power and intensity of the performance.
The Dresden State Orchestra conducted by Preven plays deep, thick and clean bass. In this way, he led an orchestra that was not known for playing Sibelius's works, and managed to create a powerful assistant performance, and he also proved himself to be a strong partner, adding dazzling colors to the presentation!
The album also includes two "Serenades" and "Humorous Songs" by Sibelius, in addition to leaving a layer of customary vitality, the charming piano sound reveals the mature charm of Mutt, and the violin tone is delicate and delicate, which is extremely beautiful.
In terms of recording, this album is recorded using DG's exclusive "4D" technology, which can be described as the "king of kings". DG's "4D" records are all digitally used from pickup to final fabrication of the disc, so the noise separation is extremely high, and the overall sound quality has a wide frequency response, a large dynamic range, and better acoustics.
Therefore, on the whole, this album is completely intertwined with delicate notes and delicate emotions, how can it be a "beautiful" word!
Although you've heard the equally acclaimed versions of Sibelius's "Little Collaboration" by Mulova, Hahn, Jung Kyung-hwa, and others, there's no denying that Mutter's rendition will take you deeper into the heart of the work and make you swoon.