Leonídas Kavákos - Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 I. Allegro moderato Original Version

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Composer - Jean Sibelius (1903)
Performer - Leonidas Kavakos
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Release Date, February 1991
BIS Records
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Sibelius had some difficulty arriving at the final form of the violin concerto and withheld this version from publication. He completed the first version in 1903, but the premiere on 8th February 1904 in Helsinki had a mixed reception with some writers calling it a disaster. One of the reasons, no doubt, was that the soloist Viktor Novácèk (with the orchestra of Helsinki Philharmonic Society under Jean Sibelius) was not up to the work’s dizzying technical demands. Although the original version had good material, Sibelius deleted a lot of material that did not work and Sibelius himself was dissatisfied with the original version. The initial version was noticeably more demanding on the advanced skills of the soloist and was revived in the early 1990s on the BIS record label by violinist Leonidas Kavakos, with the permission of Sibelius' heirs

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@kathyo1811 Жыл бұрын

I think the Sibelius family control over the original version expires in four years, 75 years from Sibelius’ death, and hope I live long enough enough to hear Kavakos play it again!

@xkagutaba 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful, majestic and poetic cadenza at the end, full of sorrow and joy! I'm not surprised that people call it the "Bach-like" cadenza. It's a great pity he didn't include it in the final version. Moreover, what a fantastic emotional narration by Kavakos!

@villesarkilahti4975 4 жыл бұрын

The second cadenza was also very emotional for me personally. Really feels like a different piece compared to other recordings.

@xkagutaba 4 жыл бұрын

@@villesarkilahti4975 Agreed. It takes time to appreciate the emotional complexity of the original version. Thank you very much for the upload.

@Rask0lnikov 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly impactful cadenza, perfectly transitioning into the movement’s finale. A shame it didn’t make it to the revised version.

@sotirisandreou3228 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations and many bravo for all your job mr.Kavakos!! Congratulations also to maestro and orchestra!!✨💐✨👏👏.

@santiagocortez4231 4 жыл бұрын

Simplemente maravilloso! 👏👏👏

@kofiLjunggren 2 жыл бұрын

Beutiful Cadenza!!!!!

@robinmiric2027 Ай бұрын

Its the development section!

@aleksandersaski5387 Жыл бұрын

I so much prefer this version to the final one!

@BalbirSingh-gr2qk 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful.

@L.Spencer 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know the other version to be able to tell what the exact differences are, but sometimes it felt different... unfamiliar. Thanks for posting this!

@villesarkilahti4975 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I would imagine it to be hard to distinguish the differences if you aren't super familiar with the concerto. Notably the most dramatic difference is the final cadenza starting at 15:11 which is full of chords and double stops.

@kathyo1811 Жыл бұрын

The dialogue between soloist and orchestra is more coherent in the original as well.

@anaroquea 2 ай бұрын

Hello! I just want to thank you for sharing this beautiful performance of this piece in its original version. Do you have the score or this 1903 version you can share with me for studying purposes? Thank you in advance 😊

@tuttislave 4 жыл бұрын

This Concerto was played by a 13 years old child, Franz von Vecsey....

@villesarkilahti4975 4 жыл бұрын

Child prodigy Franz von Vescey played the revised version in 1905. This is the original version, which was technically too hard. Original version wasn't performed for 86 years, until it was revived with the allowance of the Sibelius heritage in the 1990's .