Hu Kun, English String Orchestra, William Boughton - Barber: Violin Concerto - Bernstein: Serenade (2006)

Tracklist

01. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14: I. Allegro
02. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14: II. Andante
03. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14: III. Presto in moto perpetuo
04. Serenade (after Plato's Symposium): I. Phaedrus
05. Serenade (after Plato's Symposium): II. Aristophanes - Allegretto
06. Serenade (after Plato's Symposium): III. Erixymachus - Presto
07. Serenade (after Plato's Symposium): IV. Agathon - Adagio
08. Serenade (after Plato's Symposium): V. Socrates

Hu Kun's playing is full of poignant persuasion. When he finally lends his voice to the great tune at the heart of the Barber (i.e. the oboe-led andante) it is with an unmistakable sense of...