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Bach & Pärt / Steinbacher, Koncz, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
PENTATONE

Bach & Pärt / Steinbacher, Koncz, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Arvo Part
Artist
Arabella Steinbacher, Christoph Koncz, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Feb 10, 2023
Catalog #
PTC5187017
UPC
8717306260176

About

Arabella Steinbacher presents works for violin and orchestra by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt, together with violinist Christoph Koncz and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Bach’s violin concertos have had a very special significance for Steinbacher ever since hearing the A Minor Concerto at the age of four, an experience that made her decide to become a musician. This seminal work is performed here alongside the E Major Violin Concerto and the Double Concerto in D Minor, on which she is joined by violinist Christoph Koncz. The Bach concertos are framed by two of Arvo Pärt’s most profound and enigmatic pieces: Fratres and Spiegel im Spiegel; the former in the version for violin, string orchestra and percussion, the latter rendered in a version for violin and piano, together with Peter von Wienhardt. Bach and Pärt may be centuries apart, but for Steinbacher, they have a spiritual and sacred origin in common, and their music resonates deeply with her. Arabella Steinbacher is a multiple award-winner with an extensive Pentatone discography, including Mozart’s complete violin concertos (2014 and 2021), Four Seasons (Vivaldi & Piazzolla, 2020), Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos (2015) and many others. Christoph Koncz and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester make their Pentatone debut.

REVIEWS:

I’ve long been a fan of Steinbacher’s; I’ve raved about her playing in a wide variety of repertoire: Bartok, Brahms, and Hindemith and Britten. Here she plays two Bach Violin Concertos: in E major and A minor, and a Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, with another fine violinist, Christian Kontz. Once again Pentatone provides fine accompaniment: the agile and stylish Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.

Two Arvo Pärt pieces bookend the three Bach concertos. His Fratres comes in many versions; this one, for violin, string orchestra and percussion, is from 1992. This is a suitable prelude to the meat of the program: hushed and reverential, but in the end as dramatic a curtain raiser as a Rossini overture. The final piece, Spiegel im Spiegel, in its original 1978 version for violin and piano, acts as a kind of valedictory encore. Once again, Arabella Steinbacher has a fine partner, in pianist Peter von Wienhard.

-- Music for Several Instruments (Dean Frey)

From the evidence of this new Pentatone album of Bach concertos, Steinbacher's artistry of the violin reveals an ever-increasing maturity. The lovely slender tone, flawless cantabile and sheer love of melody she has displayed in her earlier recordings is still there, along with an increased awareness of the harmonic basis of the great works of music she performs. And her sure hand in shaping the graceful contour of a given melody is more skilled and knowing than ever.

-- Audio Visual Club of Atlanta (Phil Muse)

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Fratres (version for violin, strings and percussion) 12:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fratres (version for violin, strings and percussion)
    Duration
    12:34
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  2. 2 I. Allegro 07:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  3. 3 II. Adagio 06:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  4. 4 III. Allegro assai 02:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 03:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  6. 6 II. Andante 06:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  7. 7 III. Allegro assai 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  8. 8 I. Vivace 03:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Christoph Koncz
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  9. 9 II. Largo ma non tanto 06:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Largo ma non tanto
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Christoph Koncz
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  10. 10 III. Allegro 04:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Christoph Koncz
    Ensemble
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
  11. 11 Spiegel im Spiegel (version for violin and piano) 11:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Spiegel im Spiegel (version for violin and piano)
    Duration
    11:26
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt