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Two-time Grammy® Award winner HILARY HAHN is one of the world’s greatest violinists of her generation. She is one of the rare artists who possess a staggering technique and interpretive acumen that sets her apart from other violinists. Hahn had a major recording contract at age 16, was named Best Young Classical Musician at 21 by Time magazine, and by her mid-20s was ranked as one of the finest violinists in the world. Sony Classical celebrates Hahn’s unique talent with Hilary Hahn – Spectacular, a 3-CD set which contains her best selling concerto recordings and includes liner notes from the artist.
Two-time Grammy® Award winner HILARY HAHN is one of the world’s greatest violinists of her generation. She is one of the rare artists who possess a staggering technique and interpretive acumen that sets her apart from other violinists. Hahn had a major recording contract at age 16, was named Best Young Classical Musician at 21 by Time magazine, and by her mid-20s was ranked as one of the finest violinists in the world. Sony Classical celebrates Hahn’s unique talent with Hilary Hahn – Spectacular, a 3-CD set which contains her best selling concerto recordings and includes liner notes from the artist. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
Marek Janowski
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Germany
Date of Recording: 04/2002
Venue: Oslo Konserthus, Norway
Length: 26 Minutes 8 Secs.
2.
Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
Hugh Wolff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: USSR
Date of Recording: 02/2002
Venue: Oslo Konserthus, Norway
Length: 36 Minutes 31 Secs.
3.
Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1998
Venue: Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD
Length: 43 Minutes 55 Secs.
4.
Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Austria
Date of Recording: 06/2001
Venue: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead
Length: 40 Minutes 23 Secs.
5.
Concerto for Violin in D major by Igor Stravinsky
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; France
Date of Recording: 02/25/2001
Venue: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead
Length: 20 Minutes 56 Secs.
6.
Concerto for Violin, Op. 14 by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Hilary Hahn (Violin)
Conductor:
Hugh Wolff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USA
Date of Recording: 09/1999
Venue: Ordway Music Theater, St. Paul, MN
Length: 23 Minutes 5 Secs.
Sound Samples
I. Allegro molto appassionato
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
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