Beethoven: Violin Concerto

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Release date: 24 February 2023
LSO5094 | 08222315094241 SACD Hybrid disc in clear jewel case
Booklet in English, French & German
SACD incl. stereo | multi-channel 5.1Producer: Andrew Cornall
Engineers: Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded in DSD 256fs in March 2022 in the Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke's, London -
‘Eberle fills every tone with life and meaning, and the musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle are her wonderful partners.’
– NDR‘Eberle plays these new [cadenzas] with dazzling virtuosity, and her live performance of the Concerto itself with Simon Rattle and the LSO has just the right amount of warmth and expressive freedom.’
Performance ★★★★★ Recording ★★★★★
– BBC Music Magazine‘Add the defiant dialogue in the final movement cadenza, and you have a must-listen recording for lovers of classical and contemporary music.’
Performance ★★★★★ Sonics ★★★★ ½
– Stereophile‘A top-tier album take, the Eberle, LSO and Rattle recording makes a notable entry to the discography, one combining present-day instruments, historically informed practices and contemporary music commentary into gorgeous music-making.’
– AIM Adventures in Music
£11.99
Veronika Eberle, Sir Simon Rattle,
London Symphony Orchestra
Not only is Beethoven’s Violin Concerto a particular favourite of Veronika, it has been central to her career to date—most notably alongside Sir Simon Rattle, who has been Veronika’s long-time supporter and collaborator. When she was just 16, Sir Simon introduced her at the 2006 Salzburg Easter Festival, where she performed this very concerto to a packed Salzburg Festpielhaus.
On this album, the pair reunite to bring this sublime masterpiece to life, and to celebrate the work that first brought Veronika to international attention.
Composer | Beethoven |
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Soloist | Veronika Eberle |
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Conductor | Sir Simon Rattle |
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Performer | London Symphony Orchestra |
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Rondo. Allegro
4. Beethoven – Fragment from Violin Concerto in C major, WoO 5 (1790–92)