Higdon & Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos (Hilary Hahn, violin)

"Have we discussed the genius of Hilary Hahn's programming yet? … Because lately she does this thing where she puts together one household-name violin concerto with a concerto nobody ever plays: Paganini/Spohr, Sibelius/Schoenberg, and now the Tchaikovsky concerto paired with a concerto written personally for Hahn by Jennifer Higdon. … She's got a terrifically powerful left hand, and she wants you to know it—every note's ringing. ... Vassily Petrenko ... along with Hahn somehow makes the Tchaikovsky concerto sound more Tchaikovskian than any interpreter I've ever heard. ... Really, I'm not sure why I've been so disinclined to seek out the music of Jennifer Higdon in the past. ... The first movement seduced me immediately. … The pitch materials, the actual music-stuff, are pretty engaging, and just as importantly, it's a fine showcase for the soloist. But it's the gestural language that hooked my ear" (Daniel Stephen Johnson, "Get Your Hahn On," Unpop!, 10/8/10).

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