Henryk Szeryng - Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romance No. 2 (1965) [2018 SACD Vintage Collection]

The 100th anniversary of Schelling's birth. The world's first SA-CD of Beethoven recorded in 1965. A true masterpiece that has both elegance and dignity. With 2 special recordings! New mastering from the original analog master in your home country

Henryk Szeryng (1918-1988) was active as a leading violinist in the latter half of the 20th century with his unrivaled technique, clean tone, and ideally balanced playing style that reproduces the composition of music without distortion. Especially in the royal road repertoire of violin centering on "3 major B", it continues to receive the highest evaluation. Beethoven's Violin Concerto contained here is one of his representative repertoires and the second of his three commercial recordings. The first 1952 edition (34 years old) was backed by his teacher, Tibaud, who conducted the Paris Conservatory, and was enthusiastic with the sweet tone and lustrous tunes before Schelling's international debut. I'm telling you the performance. This 1965 edition (46 years old) has a surprisingly tight tone, phrasing is singing well but modest, and with Isselstett's conducting, it has achieved a compositional and powerful performance. The 1973 edition (54 years old) is a performance where you can feel the comfort and elegance of Schelling, who became a landlord, and Haitink's conducting has a relaxed taste. The 1952 and 1965 editions of Candenza are Joachim (1st movement) and Fresh (2nd & 3rd movement), and the 1973 edition is all movements Joachim. It is a masterpiece that antagonized the 1965 edition of the middle age aiming for height and the 1973 edition of the king's style, both of which have been in the catalog for a long time and have been listened to. This time, it is full of the power of the middle ages, and the modeling is more neat.Since its first appearance in December 1965 in Japan, it has been re-released many times including the high-quality 24-bit series, and the 1965 version that has formed the image of shelling is selected. It will be converted to SACD.
Romance No. 1 and No. 2 are recorded in the margin, but No. 2 contains two types, 1965 and 1970, so that they can be compared. Compared to the 1965 edition, which was confused with Isselstett's meaningful command, the 1970 edition is more attractive with the deeper and more powerful shelling, and the finish is also difficult to put on. By the way, the 2nd 1965 edition was recorded at the same time as the violin concerto, but it was omitted in the first LP due to the recording time, and it was first released in the Netherlands in 1974 (first appearance in Japan). 1980).
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Tracks:

1-3. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61,
4. Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
5. Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 "Special Recording"
6. Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 "Special Recording"

Personnel:

Henryk Szeryng (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra (1,2), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (3,4)
Hans Schmidt-Isselstett (1,2) (conductor)
Bernard Haitink (5, 6) (conductor)