YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN GIL SHAHAM

SYMPHONIEORCHESTER
DES BAYERISCHEN
RUNDFUNKS
BÉLA BARTÓK
VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.2
GUSTAV MAHLER
SYMPHONY NO. 1 «TITAN»
GIL SHAHAM
YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN
BÉLA BARTÓK
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor Sz. 112
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan”
Violin Gil Shaham
Orchestra Symphonieorchester
des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Produced by Salve TV
Video Director Elisabeth Malzer
Length: 106'
Shot in HDTV 1080/50i
Cat. no. A055503840000
A co-production of BR
and UNITEL CLASSICA
Violonist Gil Shaham “is an outstanding human being with
regard to both his good-naturedness and his soft musical genius”
(Sueddeutsche Zeitung). And according to this very special artist,
the “Concert for Violin” and “Orchestra No. 2” by Béla Bartók
is a “monument just like the Empire State Building or the Golden
Gate Bridge.” Whenever he plays the piece, his deep affection
for the violin music of the twentieth century wreaks from every
note. Gil Shaham works out all the facets, the twelve-tone rows,
the traditional songs of the Hungarian farmers, the folklore of
the “gipsy band”, even the traces of jazz.
Or, as another raving review puts it, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and
the Symphonieorchester Bayerischer Rundfunk manage to
present Bartók with “thrilling dynamic effects by quietly backing
the soloist, only to flare up the next moment with all its richness.”
(Muenchner Merkur)
As opposed to the second concert for violin by Bartók which
was an instant success, it took Gustav Mahler’s first symphony
some time to become popular among the audiences. Today,
this monumental symphony, which is sometimes referred to as
“Titan”, has found its place among the most popular and most
impressive pieces played in concert halls across the globe.
The young Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is
easily one of the most promising conductors of his generation.
Employing subtle sophistication as well as supreme intelligence,
he leads the Symphonieorchester Bayerischer Rundfunk to an
out-of-the-ordinary performance of Mahler’s music featuring
collectively homogenous sound and outstanding soloists alike.
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