Walton orchestrates with density, therefore the balance becomes difficult. The violist is notoriously challenged with regard to carrying the sound out to the concert hall with an orchestra behind them. The big challenge in Walton, as in most concertos, is the balance between soloist and orchestra. He had just converted to Roman Catholicism and become a lecturer and. The accompanying sound is quite sensitive to the needs of the soloist orchestral tuttis are rich, powerful, and consummate. Balance between the soloist and orchestra. Viola Concerto in A major Op 75 2505 Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov (conductor) Rubbra’s concerto became the first in a triptych (the others are for piano and violin), written at a crucial time, the 1950s. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra also deserves kudos for this recording. Unlike the Barber, Walton's Presto movement is quite energetic and almost diabolical - a very satisfying performance. Like Korngold, Walton is another composer leading somewhat of a double life between film composition and music specifically for the concert hall, but Walton does not reuse materials from his film scores. The third movement, while well executed, is a bit on the slow side until the final push to the end. The second movement especially, with its extensive passages on the G and D strings, puts the listener awash in the violin's sound.
The Barber concerto is filled with lush, lugubrious playing. It is nonetheless an entertaining work and Ehnes' interpretation is both engaging and solicitous. There are parts of the concerto that still sound as if it was created for the screen instead of the concert hall, especially the orchestral tuttis. Ehnes' sound seems to be especially well suited for these three works, each demanding rich, fluid tone stellar technique and exceptional sensitivity and musicality.Īficionados of classic movies may recognize portions of the Korngold concerto as the composer lifted several of the melodies from his favorite film scores.
Violinist James Ehnes unites with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Bramwell Tovey for this noteworthy collection of concertos by Korngold, Barber, and Walton.
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