Munich Philharmonic: Shostakovich / Mussorgskyfeaturing Janine Jansen (violin), conducted by Lahav Shani
An inner monologue between darkness, irony and bitter mockery. In Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto, the solo violin spins a narrative of defiance and lament, as vast soundscapes alternate with spiky rhythms. Janine Jansen performs the expressive virtuoso solo part.
An inner monologue between darkness, irony and bitter mockery. In Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto, the solo violin spins a narrative of defiance and lament, as vast soundscapes alternate with spiky rhythms. Janine Jansen performs the expressive virtuoso solo part.
The mighty chimes of bells cause the very walls to tremble as brass fanfares resound from the towers with their golden domes and a solemn orchestral procession marches majestically through The Great Gate of Kyiv: With the finale of his Pictures at an Exhibition, Modest Mussorgsky has created a resounding monument to a building never built. Inspired by a memorial exhibition for his friend Viktor Hartmann, Mussorgsky composed a cycle whose musical imagination extends far beyond the visual source material. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No 1 provides a striking contrast.
With
- Conductor: Lahav Shani
- Violin: Janine Jansen
- Munich Philharmonic
Programme
- Dimitri Shostakovich:: Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77
- Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration: Maurice Ravel)
