1930s Violin Concertos, Vol 2.

2016  •  6 tracks •  1 hour 2 minutes

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (b. 1980)
Violin Concerto No. 2, in G Minor, Op. 63
1.  I. Allegro moderato 10:02
2.  II. Andante assai 9:57
3.  III. Allegro, ben marcato 6:08
Gil Shaham, solo violin
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
The Knights

BÉLA BARTÓK (b. 1980)
Violin Concerto No. 2, in G Minor, Op. 63
4.  I. Allegro non troppo 15:34
5.  II. Andante tranquilo 9:34
6.  III. Allegro molto 11:26
Gil Shaham, solo violin
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

℗ 2016 Canary Classics LLC

The Knights were thrilled to be among 2017 Grammy nominees, with "1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 2," released with our brilliant friend Gil Shaham, as one of five albums nominated in the category of Best Classical Instrumental Solo

The album features The Knights, conducted by our own Eric Jacobsen, performing Gil's remarkable interpretation of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto. Also included on the album is Bartók's Second Violin Concerto with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stéphane Denève. To celebrate the album's release, The Knights embarked on a North American tour with Gil, an experience we will treasure forever.

Purchase your copy on iTUNESAMAZON, and Gil's label, CANARY CLASSICS

“Speeds are [fast], the mood [feisty], while the soloist's glorious old-school sonority ensures that lyrical moments are never undersold as they can be with today's more insistently innovative interpreters”

Gramophone

“Shaham sustains long phrases with plenty of substance to the sound [in the Prokofiev], and brings a poised, well-articulated lightness to the faster passages.”

The Guardian

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