Violin Concerti

Tchaikovsky (Artist), Mendelssohn (Artist), Chung (Artist), Dutoit (Artist), Osm (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000041ON
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,209 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vn Con: I. Allegro moderato

2. Vn Con: II. Canzonetta. Andante/III. Finale-Allegro vivacissimo

3. Vn Con: I. Allegro molto appassionato/II. Andante

4. Vn Con: III. Allegretto non troppo-Allegro molto vivace

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of Passion, January 9, 2000

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J. Buxton "cantabile" (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violin Concerti (Audio CD)

David Hurwitz, the Amazon reviewer, says Chung is no Heifetz. Well thank goodness because Heifetz's interpretations leave me cold in their technical bravura. While his technique may have been perfect, his recordings miss some of the passion. Chung's Tchaikovsky is full of feeling and passion, not to mention incredible bravura. Particularly in the final movement she dazzles and completely overwhelms you with her artistry. I prefer this version to her earlier version Tchaikovsky with Andre Previn. Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Orchestra are sensitive not to overpower Chung, yet the full, rich sound we have come to expect from them are there when needed. It is too bad she has disappeared from the recording scene.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her bests, April 6, 2004

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"twofinedays" (seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Violin Concerti (Audio CD)

This is my most favorite disc among Chung's many excellent records.
Specially for Tchaikovsky, it seems like the characters of the piece and the player has come to such a match. There're tons of records for this much loved concerto, and some can be told as more solid, powerful, and technically more brilliant; yet I wonder if there's one that can be a comparison to Chung's interpretation in the terms of passion and (more importantly) lasting frechness. She really makes this worn-out piece alive and dynamic.
Menselssohn is wonderful too. This another too-often-played music is so lovely in itself that it is even more difficult to find the orginal colour and understanding of a player's own. And Kyung Wha Chung manages it up to such an extend.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical majesty - Real music, May 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Violin Concerti (Audio CD)

This is music that touches the heart. It seems to flow from the speakers and into the listener. Wonderful violin tone, a spacious recorded ambience, and virtuoso playing - these are there but are secondary to the musical experience.

Hard to believe that this was the first major recording of a young violinist. This is a keeper.