Album Summary
Performers
Daniel Hope (Violin)- Steuart Eaton (Viola)
- William Conway (Cello)
- Lucy Gould (Violin)
- Kate Gould (Cello)
- Pascal Siffert (Viola)
- Christian Eisenberger (Violin)
- Sebastian Knauer (Piano)
- Sophie Besançon (Violin)
Notes & Reviews:
Mendelssohn's beautiful 'Violin Concerto' - a work that fascinated the 6-year-old Daniel Hope in his early days of learning the violin. Though the teachers at his musical boarding school outside London forbade him from playing a piece they deemed too difficult for a child, Hope couldn't resist. He secretly practiced Mendelssohn in the bathroom until caught by his teachers, who summoned Hope's parents. For his DG debut Hope has chosen the "Urtext" version. The first version that Mendelssohn wrote was considerably revised according to the wishes of the violinist Ferdinand David for whom the concerto was originally composed. Now Hope has unearthed the first version from 1844 that still has all the elements that make this piece a hit but at the same time is much more passionate and vivid according to Hope.
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Works Details
Mendelssohn, Felix : Concerto for Violin in D minor - Performer: Daniel Hope (Violin)
- Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock
- Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Running Time: 25 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 09/16/1844
Mendelssohn, Felix : Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20 - Performers: Daniel Hope (Violin); Steuart Eaton (Viola); Sophie Besançon (Violin); William Conway (Cello); Lucy Gould (Violin); Kate Gould (Cello); Pascal Siffert (Viola); Christian Eisenberger (Violin)
- Running Time: 30 min. 23 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 10/15/1825
Mendelssohn, Felix : Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8 - Performers: Sebastian Knauer (Piano); Daniel Hope (Violin)
- Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: circa 1824-1825
Mendelssohn, Felix : Suleika ("Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/4 - Performers: Daniel Hope (Violin); Sebastian Knauer (Piano)
- Notes: Composition written: Circa ??/??/1832-01/23/1837.
- Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Mendelssohn, Felix : On Wings of Song - Performers: Sebastian Knauer (Piano); Daniel Hope (Violin)
- Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 10/01/1835
