西貝流士: 小提琴協奏曲/小夜曲/幽默曲 詹姆士.艾尼斯 小提琴 愛德華.加德納 指揮 卑爾根愛樂管弦樂團 James Ehnes, Edward Gardner / Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Serenades

西貝流士: 小提琴協奏曲/小夜曲/幽默曲
詹姆士.艾尼斯 小提琴
愛德華.加德納 指揮
(挪威)卑爾根愛樂管弦樂團

Sibelius studied the violin in his youth, and actively entertained the prospect of a career as a professional violinist for much of his student life. After graduating from the Helsinki Music Institute, in 1890, he went to Vienna to continue his studies, and while there he even auditioned (unsuccessfully) for a place in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. So, it comes as no surprise that the instrument plays an important place in his compositional output. What might be surprising is that he wrote only one concerto – this might perhaps be due to the difficult conception of the work. The first performance received mixed reviews, and led to extensive revision of the score. It was only when Jascha Heifetz in the 1930s started to perform the concerto regularly that it gained its place in the standard repertoire. Although there was no second concerto, Sibeliuss numerous other works for violin and orchestra are no mere miniatures, as the recordings on this album amply demonstrate. The acclaimed international virtuoso James Ehnes is accompanied here by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner.