Schoenberg Violin Concerto Op. 36 Hahn

I-Poco allegro-Vivace
II-Andante grazioso
III- Finale: Allegro

Hilary Hahn, violin
Swedish Radio Symphony Ochestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, dir.

[AGLubang]

Few years ago, I cannot listen to this, but nowadays this kind of music is most relatable to me. One must have experienced or felt... something, in life to appreciate this with ease. Because of the difficulty in coming up with the "narrative" of the music, it's like as the present time moves, you are "prohibited" to reflect on the past and look on the far future. Yeah lots of things happened with some bits repeating and some moments seem exciting, but you *recognize* almost nothing, so you think almost nothing really happened.

Hahn performed this exquisitely.

[dudleybrooks]

I believe this is the concerto about which a violinist once told Schoenberg "It would take a violinist with six fingers to play it." Schoenberg's answer? "I can wait."

Someone count Hillary Hahn's fingers, because she plays it beautifully! (To be fair, so have many others.) But she is spectacularly good. Not just the virtuosity, but the *clarity*, the transparency. (The orchestra too.) And I like the way she makes the cadenzas really sound improvised.

[fredvacher]

Les deux cotes de Schoenberg : instrospectif (Moise) et extraverti (Aaron). C'est renversant, cette musique et cet enregistrement.
D'immenses mercis pour le post.

[willhk]

I am certain that this will be remembered as one of the greatest recordings of the 21st century.

[slateflash]

Everything in this concerto is so uncomfortable to execute I don't understand how this is even possible. Her grasp of everything in this piece is extraordinary

[MrAMusicPlace]

This was my first hearing of this concerto, so wonderfully played. How fun to hear themes of this kind so masterfully developed in a traditional style, but with the harmonic and intervallic vocabulary of the twentieth century. I agree with other champions of this work, Schoenberg's genius is on display here.

[gerardbegni]

The concerto by Schoenberg is one of the most difficult of the repertoire. it is typical from a primary step in serialism, when the series was used as a theme - or rather as a thematic source. This is perfectly perceptible in the very beginning of the concerto. Webern never used the serues like that, and this first manner was criticized by the Darmstadt school. Here, we can hear a proof of success of the concept. Note that the concerto by Alban Berg uses he same technique, in an even more vident way. Hillary Hahn is wonderful in all the concerto, especially in its most difficult sections, like the cadenza.

[rimb]

I appreciate your comments, both pro and con. This work seems to have struck a chord or tone row among the listening crowd, and that's a good thing. It's a magnificent piece and Hahn plays the schlitz out of it.

[freddymaf]

It's as if Hilary dreamt this through Schoenberg and we've dreamt it through the both of them . . . this other place. Though we walk through these shadows of dream, we shall feel no sorrow, for ours is the long lone path through it forever and forever. And then thank Hilary, Schoenberg, and God not only for the dream but for the gleam it brings to us, at once palpable and yet ungraspable, like life.

[davidrehak]

Arnold Schönberg:Hegedűverseny Op.36
1.Poco allegro - Vivace 00.00
2.Andante grazioso 11:30
3.Finálé:Allegro 19:05
Hilary Hahn-hegedű
Svéd Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara
Vezényel:Esa-Pekka Salonen

[gerardbegni]

This concerto is very demanding for the soloist. The melodic and contrapuctic metarial evidence the 12-tone row used in this concerto. The construction is both very subtle and rather easy to perceive. Hillary Hahn's rendering is wonderful.

[Listenerandlearner]

I wont pile up superlatives. Phenominal. I will get the cd.

[markmccarty]

Hahn and Salonen are superb in this work.

[patrickmichael]

I admit I don't know much about this kind of music but I like it. It reminds me of old black and white monster movies or The twilight zone.
I heard about this composer in an Edward Abbey novel.

[earlrobicheaux]

This work is a 12 tone work, and not a serial piece. It is also a valid extension of Mahler's romanticism. In that sense it may be thought of as ultra-romantic and multi tonal. Due to it's tone organization, it is a 12 tone piece. Schoenberg never wrote serial music. Hahn plays it beautifully.

[luizmarcondesmusica]

yes, it´s strange. and it takes you away from the banal, the mundane and that´s magical...

[machida]

It's a wonderful performance. It is a well-made work.
The violin concerto op36 is the first 12-tone work after coming to the United States. The 12-tone works after arriving in the United States matche the idea with the style of the work, enabling optimal performance and deep appreciation. As the first work to listen to 12-tone music, I recommend it along with the piano concerto op42.

[pavelopsitos]

Madame Hilary Hahn, les grandes révérences á Votre Art si empathique... aussi les remerciements á Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra avec M. Esa-Pekka Salonen en chef - en méme temps - merci d'en nouveau-naissance, de l'oeuvre toujours contemporaine -

[-e.n.]

Il en faut du courage pour travailler et jouer ce concerto...Bravissimo Hilary !! et grands remerciements à rimb68 pour la mise en ligne

[shin-i-chikozima]

Hilary is a genius violinist .
It isn't possible to wish for
any more performance ！
Is any more performance possible ？
It is the best performance that shakes person, s soul .