Bach: Violin Concertos
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos
Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / The Apollon Ensemble
[ Sony Classical / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 29 March 2024
For his latest release violinist Leonidas Kavakos goes back to Bach - varied and vivid orchestral works from the first half of the 18th century in which the composer combined the best of German and Italian instrumental styles. An exclusive Sony Classical artist, Kavakos is one of the world's most respected violinists. He continues to be a guest of the great concert halls and orchestras of the world as both violinist and conductor.
"His technical athleticism, lightly articulated bow-strokes, clinical precision, pliancy and rhetorical spontaneity acknowledge period-performance practices to good effect; and he adds drama a-plenty, especially in the darkly intense opening Allegro of the D minor and his numerous rhetorical flourishes in the Presto of the G minor. His communication and musical affinity with the one-per-part Apollon Ensemble also ensure tautly controlled performances, transparent textures and a rare unanimity of sound and purpose, cleanly captured by Sony's engineers." The Strad
Tracks:
Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1052
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV1056
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')
