Knudåge Riisager: Violin Concerto - Etudes

Drawn to the 'twinkle in the eye' in Carl Czerny's 'Etudes', Knudåge Riisager (1897-1974) wanted them to 'sparkle like the fizz in mineral water' when he made his orchestral renderings in the late 1940s. When those scores were refashioned for a ballet, Riisager invested them with even more of his trademark buoyancy and colour. But change was to come with the composer's 'Violin Concerto' of a few years later. The shift in style reveals the composer's deep and developing thoughts on musical contrast, instrumental naturalness and concerto form and is realised vividly on this recording from the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and Ian van Rensburg.

1: I. Tranquillo
2: II. Vivo
3: Overture (Exercices À La Barre)
4: Tendus - Grands Battements - Fondus - Frappes
5: Ronds De Jambe
6: Silhouettes - Au Milieu
7: Adagio
8: Port De Bras Et Pas De Badin
9: Mirror Dance
10: Ensemble
11: Pas De Deux Romantique
12: Sortie
13: Conclusion
14: Pirouettes
15: Relevés
16: Piques Et Grands Pirouettes
17: Sola Prima Ballerina
18: Coda
19: Small Leaps
20: Mazurka
21: Tarantel
22: Broad Leaps

Composer: Knudage Riisager

Conductor: Andreas Delfs

Number of Discs: 1

Orchestra: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

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