Since it's foundation in 1985, record label Ondine has remained true to it's guiding principle: an uncompromising devotion to excellence in recorded music. Over the past three decades Ondine has become a prestigious international label, and in collaborations with many well-known artists and orchestras the label has been honored with several major music awards. One of Ondine's key missions has been to introduce new audiences to Finnish composers and artists, and some of the country's finest classical innovators can be found by browsing the pages of Ondine's continuously expanding catalogue. Through this catalogue we invite you to join us in exploring this fantastic repertoire! The catalogue album features German star violinist Christian Tetzlaff with virtuoso Romantic concertos by Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. The Mendelssohn Concerto is one of the most frequently performed violin concertos of all time, with an unfailing popularity among audiences. Also included is Schumann's more seldom recorded Fantasy for Violin and orchestra, which he completed shortly before writing the Concerto. One of Schumann's last significant compositions, the long-lost Violin Concerto saw it's premiÃ¨re performance only in 1937, and was hailed by Yehudi Menuhin as the "historically missing link of the violin literature." Christian Tetzlaff is accompanied on this recording by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - whose Artist-in-Residence he became in 2008/09 - and their acclaimed music director Paavo JÃ¤rvi.

Tracklist:

Phantasie For Violin & Orchestra In C Major, Op. 131
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Woo 23: I. In Kräftigem, Nicht Zu Schnellem Tempo
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Woo 23: II. Langsam
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Woo 23: III. Lebhaft, Doch Nicht Schnell

UPC: 761195133323
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 4.12.19
Format: CD

Mendelssohn / Tetzlaff - Violin Concertos (CD)