Dmitry Smirnov, Kammerorchester Basel, Heinz Holliger - Lalo: Violin Concertos, Op. 20 & Op. 29. "Concerto Russe" (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. L’invitation au voyage
02. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F Major, Op. 20: I. Andante - Allegro
03. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F Major, Op. 20: II. Andantino
04. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F Major, Op. 20: III. Allegro con fuoco
05. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28: I. Introduction. Andante Malinconico
06. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28: II. Rondo Capriccoso. Allegro ma non troppo – Più allegro
07. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4, Op. 29 “Concerto russe”: I. Prelude. Allegro
08. Collection of One Hundred Russian Folksongs, Op. 24: No. 72, Chants russes. Zvon Kolokol v Evlascheve Sele (Arr. for String Orchestra by Dmitry Smirnov)
09. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4, Op. 29 “Concerto russe”: II. Lento (Chants russes)
10. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4, Op. 29 “Concerto russe”: III. Intermezzo
11. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4, Op. 29 “Concerto russe”: IV. Introduction - Vivace (Chants russes)
12. Collection of One Hundred Russian Folksongs, Op. 24: No. 71, Chants russes. Zvonili zvoni v Novgorode (Arr. for Violin and Chamber Ensemble by Dmitry Smirnov)
13. Svetik Savishna (Arr. for Violin and Chamber Ensemble by Dmitry Smirnov)

The new album of the Basel Chamber Orchestra brings an interesting compilation and shows references between French and Russian music in the late 19th century. Violinist Dmitry Smirnov interprets the 1st and 4th violin concertos by Édouard Lalo. The latter work is called the “Concerto russe” because Lalo used songs from Rimsky-Korsakov’s collection of folk songs Opus 24. The soloist took up these songs used here and arranged them himself for chamber orchestra, or for violin and chamber orchestra. Presented in this way in the context of Lalo’s “Concert russe”, these new creations add an extremely interesting new note to the musical bridge between East and West. A note that immediately met with the interest of Heinz Holliger, who is always open to new and unusual things and who could be won over as conductor and “spiritus rector” for this unusual project.

Dmitry Smirnov, violin
Kammerorchester Basel
Heinz Holliger, conductor

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