Sergei Taneyev
Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra
Entr'acte · Oresteya Overture
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Track listing
14 tracks · 76:00Sergei Taneyev
- Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra Op. 28 42:24
- 1 I. Prelude (Grave) 7:03
- 2 II. Gavotte (Allegro moderato) 5:55
- 3 III. Fairy tale (Andantino) 9:26
- 4 IV. Tema con variazioni 13:23
- 5 --Tema (Andantino) 0:57
- 6 --Var. I (Allegro moderato) 1:09
- 7 --Var. II (Allegro energico) 1:27
- 8 --Var. IV Fuga doppia (Allegro molto) 1:44
- 9 --Var. V (Presto scherzando) 0:50
- 10 --Var. VI (Tempo di Mazurka. Allegro con fuoco) 1:25
- 11 --Variazione finale e coda 3:56
- 12 V. Tarantella (Presto) 6:34
- 13 Entr'acte (The Temple of Apollo at Delphi) 5:23
- 14 Oresteya Overture 16:48
The artists
Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is one of the most versatile and distinctive musicians working today. Always demonstrating his extraordinary individuality and imagination, he is unusually free and fluid in his approach and has been acclaimed for the spontaneity and freshness in his playing. Setting Pekka Kuusisto apart from most other violinists of his generation is his desire and ability to improvise, and his love of playing many different styles of music, channeling the same intensity into each genre.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the first professional symphony orchestra to be founded in the Nordic countries (1882), has grown from a band of 36 players to an orchestra of 102 regular members.