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제노 후바이: 바이올린 협주곡 3번 사단조 Op. 99 - Hagai Shaham violin

리차드 강 2011. 1. 18. 07:16

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 99

제노 후바이: 바이올린 협주곡 3번 사단조 Op. 99

Jenö Hubay 1858-1937

1. Introduction quasi fantasia. Moderato

 

Album Title: The Romantic Violin Concerto, Vol. 3 – Hubay 3 & 4

Jenö Hubay: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 99  (28:57)

   Common Name: Violin Concerto 3
   Composer: Jenö Hubay (1858 - 1937)
   Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
   Performer: Hagai Shaham, violin
   Orchestra: Glasgow BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

   Genre: Concerto / Romantic Period
   Date Written: 1907
   Period: Romantic
   Venue Notes: Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh, Scotland (12/13/2002/12/14/2002)

Audio CD (June 10, 2003)
SPARS Code: DDD
Label: Hyperion UK

The Romantic Piano Concerto series (currently at volume 31) has become one of Hyperion’s most popular projects to date, and this disc should help guide The Romantic Violin Concerto series to similar critical acclaim.

Hubay’s 3rd concerto mirrors the format of the piano concertos of Liszt (with whom he studied composition) in that it is performed without a break between the movements. The 4th concerto adheres to a more traditional baroque format regarding structure, melody and harmony, hence it’s title. The third work on the disc comprises a theme and twelve variations. All three works are virtuosic display pieces comparable to the concertos of Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps, and call for much pyrotechnics from the soloist.

Hubay is widely acknowledged as the founder of the ‘Hungarian school’ of violin playing. His list of prodigies includes the virtuoso violinist Ilona Fehér who went on to teach Hagai Shaham. The sonorous, round and broad tone that is the main beauty of the Hubay-school is unmistakable in Shaham’s performance here, making this a stunning first recording for Hyperion.

 

 

후바이: Violin Concerto No 3 in G minor, Op 99

1. Introduction quasi fantasia. Moderato
2. Scherzo. Presto
3. Adagio, moderato
4. Allegro con fuoco

05'16
04'20
10'15
09'00

 

 
 

아름다운 낭만주의 - 후바이(Jenö Hubay 1858-1937)

후바이는 현재 작곡가보다는 바이올리니스트로 더 유명하다. 그러나 당시에는 많은 연주자가 작곡도 했으며 후바이 역시 마찬가지였다. 그는 작곡가로서는 낭만주의의 화신이였으며 바이올리니스트로선 현재에도 그 영향이 적지 않은 헝가리 악파의 태두이자 시조였다.

후바이는 독일계 헝가리인으로 1858년 부다페스트에서 태어났다. 원래 이름은 Eugen Huber였으나 21세에 민족주의 경향의 세례를 받고 헝가리식으로 Jeno Hubay라고 개명하였다. 처음에는 아버지에게서 바이올린 교육을 받았고 1872년에 비오티의 협주곡으로 공식적으로 데뷰하였다. 베를린으로 유학하여 당대 최고의 요제프 요하임을 사사하였고 그의 소개로 리스트를 만나게 된다. 리스트와 의기투합하여 함께 연주회를 자주 했는데 베토벤의 크로이처를 연주하였다고 한다. 리스트의 권유로 파리로 이주하여 당대의 바이올리니스트의 거장으로 활동하게 된다. 파리에 있는 동안 그는 당대 최고의 낭만주의 작곡가이자  벨기에 바이올린 악파의 지도자인 비외탕과 깊은 친분을 나누는데 얼마후 뇌졸중을 맞은 비외탕은 그가 맡고 있던 Brussels Conservatoire의 교수직을 승계하게 한다. 4년 반을 유지하다 헝가리로 돌아온 후바이는 Budapest Academy of music과 Budapest Conservatoire의 교수를 겸직하게 된다. 당시 그의 문하에서는 기라성같은 바이올리니스트가 배출되는데 Eugene Ormandy, Joseph Szigeti, Carl Flesch가 그들이다. 소위 말하는 헝가리 악파이다. 후바이는 또한 후바이 현악사중주단을 창설하여 활동하기도 하였다. 1차 세계대전 때 잠시 소련공산군이 헝가리를 점령할 때 스위스로 피난갔다가 그들이 물러간 후 다시 돌아와 1937년에 부다페스트에서 숨을 거두었다.

     

     

PICK OF THE MONTH (CONCERTO) (The Strad)
TOP RECOMMENDATION (ORCHESTRAL) (BBC Music Magazine)

'This third volume in Hyperion's Romantic Violin Concerto series may make you wonder why Hubay's Third Concerto has escaped the attention of virtually every fiddle player from Heifetz to Hahn. If, like me, you're a sucker for lashings of blistering virtuosity, strong, well-contrasted melodic content, and a substantial orchestral contribution, I promise that you will not be disappointed' (BBC Music Magazine)

'This essentially fun record could have gone for nothing without the superb playing of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the redoubtable Martyn Brabbins, Andrew Keener's top-notch production values and, most especially, the jaw-dropping virtuosity of Hagai Shaham. Whatever Hubay throws at him, Shaham negotiates it with apparently nonchalant ease and invariably spotless intonation' (The Strad)

'These last two of Hubay’s four violin concertos make a most attractive addition to Hyperion’s emergent series of Romantic violin concertos … The Israeli soloist Hagai Shaham has the advantage of having been taught by one of Hubay’s pupils, Ilona Feher. Not only does he relish the Hungarian inflections in a winningly idiomatic way, he plays with an ethereal purity in the many passages of stratospheric melody. As so often, Martyn Brabbins proves a most sympathetic partner, drawing committed playing from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, helped by beautifully balanced, cleanly focused recording' (Gramophone)

'Shaham, who has no competition in these two works, plays them with great stylistic authority, providing all the dash the showy but never meretricious parts require' (Fanfare, USA)

'Hagai Shaham offers a deftly turned, heartfelt performance … The orchestral contribution is a winning ace' (International Record Review)

'an outstanding violinist' (The Guardian)

'glowing, flamboyant renditions' (Classic FM Magazine)

'Shaham’s combination of grace, wit, and ardency, well supported by Brabbins, shows Hubay’s lightweight romanticism in its best light' (Irish Times)

'Le violoniste israélien Hagai Shaham … en propose une vision pleine de panache au style exemplaire' (Diapason, France)

'Hagai Shaham plays like a major virtuoso … and genuinely seems to be enjoying himself with this beautifully crafted music … Hubay was a composer of substance, and this disc makes a very strong case for him. Do try to hear it' (ClassicsToday.com)

'Hagai Shaham plays like a foremost virtuoso, performing with total equanimity, managing the most difficult passages, which flow from his instrument with ease, and backed by an orchestra on top form' (Hi-Fi Plus)

'The Hungarian's Third Violin Concerto is a masterly exercise in the vein of Mendelssohn, complete with passages of astonishing virtuoso display, which the soloist Hagai Shaham accomplishes m suitably florid style. The 11 Hungarian Variations and the "Antique" Fourth Concerto make similarly exciting listening' (The Independent)

     

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