Vilde Frang Beethoven & Stravinsky Violin Concertos CD

“The Beethoven concerto is a piece of overwhelming power,” says violinist Vilde Frang. “It is somehow more than music – the dimension of it feels almost cosmic. The force of this concerto takes me by surprise, over and over again.”Now Frang has recorded the mighty Beethoven Violin Concerto, an epic, lyrical work which opens the way to the Romantic era. She pairs it with Stravinsky’s compact violin concerto, composed more than a century after Beethoven’s death – a work which pays spiky tribute to 18th century models. The conductor is Pekka Kuusisto, himself an adventurous violinist, in his role as Artistic Best Friend of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.Tracklist – Beethoven, Stravinsky - Violin Concerto1-3 - Ludwig van BeethovenViolin Concerto in D Major, Op.61cadenza by Beethoven (from the piano arrangement) with timpani01. I. Allegro ma non troppo02. II. Larghetto03. III. Rondo. AllegroIgor StravinskyViolin Concerto in D Major, Op.801. Toccata02. Aria I03. Aria II04. Capriccio