Bruno Monteiro (violin), Miguel Rocha (cello), Joao Paulo Santos (piano)
Release Date: 29 September 2023
Label: Etcetera
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8711801017747
Genres: Classical Twentieth Century
Description
A child prodigy compared with Mozart, Korngold achieved artistic maturity very early, essentially as a symphonic composer. Due to his Jewish heritage, Korngold's European career was stifled by the rise of Nazism. He emigrated, like so many other composers of that time, to America, where he achieved great fame as a film composer, receiving two Academy awards for his film scoring. After the war, he sought to revive his musical career in Europe, which unfortunately never came to be. His mastery was such that Jascha Heifetz premiered Korngold's famous Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, a work in the repertoire of nearly all violinists today.
He is best known for Die tote Stadt and Das Wunder der Heiliane, as well as many scores for famous films like Captain Blood (1935), Anthony Adverse (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Juarez (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940), The Sea Wolf (1941), and Kings Row (1942), among many others.
In the period before his death, he worked tirelessly on his sixth opera. Despite its success, Korngold feared he would be completely forgotten, that his work would come to be viewed as obsolete at the end of his life. His concern was in large part due to the emergence of the Second Viennese School, which was in vogue at that time. However, in the last 25 to 30 years, his music has, quite justly, been constantly revived; today he is considered among the most original and prestigious composers in the history of twentieth century music.
"The Violin Sonata captivates from its ambitious, symphonic opening onwards." – BBC Music Magazine (4 STARS)
"He [Monteiro] is a superb violinist, exhibiting flawless technique, beautiful tone, and musicianship of the highest order. Bruno Monteiro, Miguel Rocha, and João Paulo Santos perform miracles in the playing of them. I doubt that you'll find them better presented than they are here." - Fanfare
"with their tastefully applied portamentos and the crushed-velvet throatiness with which they dig into their lower strings. This is Korngold played with determination." – Gramophone
"It remains that already in the trio the musicians show passion and present a vital interpretation." – Pizzicato
Tracklisting
Yarno Missiaen
Bruno Monteiro, Joao Paulo Santos
Jiska Lambrecht (violin), Marco Sanna (piano)
Werner Van Mechelen, Sylvie Decramer
Keigo Mukawa
Gauguin Ensemble
Michel Strauss, Jean Claude Vanden Eynden
Elena Marangou, Yorgos Ziavras
