Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Two Humoresques Op. 87 Four Humoresques Op. 89 Two Pieces, Op. 77 (Two ‘Earnest Melodies’) Two Serenades, Op. 69 for violin and orchestra Suite for Violin & Strings in D minor, Op. 117, JS 185 James Ehnes (violin)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner (Chandos CHSA 5267 SACD)
Wow, this is one of the most heartrending and breathtaking performances of the Violin Concerto! Gramophone rightly says: "The orchestral detail, both accompanying and soloistic, is ear-prickingly ‘present’, revealing inner voices too often covered in recordings of the piece. Ehnes is at one with the landscape in the Adagio, tender and melancholic ..."
