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Cover: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · Joseph Haydn – Concertos for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · Joseph Haydn

Concertos for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra

Peter Csaba, violin & conductor
Ralf Gothóni, piano
Virtuosi di Kuhmo

ODE 810-2 · CD · October 1993

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Track listing

6 tracks · 57:05

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

  1. Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D minor 38:43
  2. 1 I. Allegro 19:04
  3. 2 II. Adagio 9:58
  4. 3 III. Allegro molto 9:31

Joseph Haydn

  1. Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in F major 18:40
  2. 4 I. Allegro moderato 7:12
  3. 5 II. Largo 7:30
  4. 6 III. Presto 3:50

About this recording

This CD features the concertos for violin, piano and string orchestra by Joseph Haydn and by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, recorded during the Kuhmo Chamber Festival in August 1993. The soloists are Finnish pianist Ralf Gothóni and violinist Peter Csaba - the founder and conductor of the chamber orchestra Virtuosi di Kuhmo.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

The artists

Peter Csaba

Peter Csaba was born in Cluj (Transylvania, Romania) of a musical Hungarian family in 1952. He studied the violin, composition and conducting, first in his hometown and then in Bucharest. After winning several national and international competitions (including second prize in the Paganini Competition), he was recognized as an artist of the first order. He has performed as a soloist and conductor with major orchestras from 50 countries around the globe.

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Ralf Gothóni

Ralf Gothóni (born in Finland, living in Spain) has a many-sided career as solo pianist, chamber musician and conductor all over the world. He became well-known for his unconventional way of music -making, not only as a pianist, but as a musician with unusual thinking about music and the wholeness of musicianship.

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Virtuosi di Kuhmo

Virtuosi di Kuhmo was founded in 1992 to continue the traditions of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival's orchestra. At present, Virtuosi di Kuhmo is an independent ensemble with its own organization and artistic planning. Orchestra members range from musicians in top-rated Finnish orchestras to artists pursuing international careers.

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