Akiko Suwanai 諏訪内晶子, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Sibelius & Walton: Violin Concertos (2003) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Artist : Akiko Suwanai 諏訪内晶子

Album : City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Sibelius & Walton: Violin Concertos

Year : 2003

Genre : Classical, Violin

Size : 1.30 GB

Info : Award-winning violinist Akiko Suwanai is backed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo for this recording of compositional works by Sibelius and Walton. In 1990, Suwanai was the youngest winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition following a second place award in the Queen Elizabeth Music Competition in 1989. The performances display warm virtuosity, captured with brilliant sound quality. 

Tracklist : 

01 – Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor – I. Allegro moderato 

02 – Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor – II. Adagio di molto 

03 – Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor – III. Allegro, ma non tanto 

04 – William Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor – I. Andante tranquillo 

05 – William Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor – II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana – Trio (Canzonetta) 

06 – William Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor – III. Vivace 

Akiko Suwanai – violin 

City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 

Sakari Oramo – Conductor 

 

Produced by Hein Dekker. Recording Engineers: Roger de Schot & Carl Schuurbiers. 

Recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham – on March 6, 2002 (Walton) & June 26, 2002 (Sibelius).

Recording and editing facilities by Polyhymnia International on behalf of Emil Berliner Studios.
Recording Editors: Erdo Groot & Holger Bussse (Walton), Sebastian Stein (Sibelius). 

Mixed for SACD by Erdo Groot.