Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Radio-Sinfonieorchestra Stuttgart
Willy Mattes, conductor
Ulf Hoelscher, violin
Recorded 1972

Violin Concerto in D. Op. 35
1) Moderato nobile
2) Romance
3) Finale: Allegro assai vivace

Much Ado About Nothing Suite Op. 11
4) Overture
5) In the bridal chamber
6) Dogberry & verges
7) Garden scene
8) Hornpipe

9) Theme & Variations Op. 42

10) ~pause~

11) Another Dawn, 1937

12) Juarez, 1939

13) Anthoney Adverse, 1936

14) Prince & the Pauper, 1937

This is the recording I had in college that introduced me to this beautiful violin concerto (wore the lp out that I purchased it numerous times) and never thought it would ever appear on compact disc but recently managed to locate it. It is truly sumptuous, loving and rich with deep longing. The soloist luxuriates in every note and the orchestra sparkles and tantalizes (will make your every hair stand on edge).

I also added the four film score themes that were used in the concerto. Another Dawn & Juarez appear in the first movement. Anthony Adverse in the second. Prince & the Pauper in the third.

No longer available

Thanks! I only had a version Previn recorded with his then newly married Mutter on DGG.

Thank you!

Thanks Phideas1 for this unique version of the Korngold violin concerto.

This version plus Heifetz and Shaham are certainly the best!
Thanks for giving us the "ur-themes"...

Thank you, they look like some incredibly good releases

Thanks for this, it looks like it's going to be good.

I think everyone will be surprised by this recording. Still remember listening to it first as the snow came down (a Christmas present to my self) and how the music itself sparkled. Many, many years later running across the famous Heifetz recording and admiring it, but knowing this 1972 recording could easily give that one a run for its money (and was in stereo). To think it took more than 3 decades to find & listen to again. It remains as vibrant and special as ever.

This version plus Heifetz and Shaham are certainly the best!
Thanks for giving us the "ur-themes"...

Agree about the Shaham, which is coupled with an equally superb Barber VC. The Hoelscher is not quite in that class, but it was a "pioneering re-discovery" in its day.

Hoelscher was a very inquisitive violinist in those days, partly because he knew he could not hold his own in the standard repertoire against overwhelming competition. As a result we've had many world premieres or stereo premieres from him! :)

Never heard Shaham's version, or if did, forgot about it .... I can only judge by the quality of this recording with Hoelscher whose soul appears entwined with the sublime music he creates.

Inquisitive is an odd word. Makes one think the violinist went through people's drawers or only read the last chapters of mystery novels.

Thank you!!!

Thanks!

Thank You Phideas!

Do You know who conducts the extra tracks?

11) Another Dawn, 1937
12) Juarez, 1939
13) Anthoney Adverse, 1936
14) Prince & the Pauper, 1937

While You�re thinking, have a chocolate!

Yum.

Doubtless those excerpts are all lifts from Gerhardt recordings.

Would it not had been wonderful if Goldsmith had written a concerto or symphony and used HIS OWN themes throughout? Guess he just was not inclined to do that kind of format.

Korngold had in his contract- which was VERY VERY UNIQUE- that he would own his film music. He used his classical work in some scores (like Robin Hood). Thus he used his film themes in his later classical work. I wonder how many people know the sad fact that Korngold died thinking he was a failure. Because the movie music made critics not take him seriously. IOnly in the last ten or fifteen years 'critics' have begun to recognize the merit of his later work. Hence in the early days of compacts discs you could hardly fin anything by him. Now it has become very fashionable to record his work.

Chandos did a whole series. I don't like it much. ASV with Casper Richter did an EXCELLENT series... but I missed one of the discs. The one featuring TOMORROW that he lifted from THE CONSTANT NYMPH.

If anyone has that disc and makes a flac recording for me, I will share some of Master Kolbalski's chocolates!!!!!

Thanks a lot !!

Amazing!
Thank you very much!

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