Paul chamber orchestra in her new role as artistic partner. Bartok, eotvos, ligeti patricia kopatchinskaja, peter. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Peter eotvos was the conductor of the first performance of the second version of ligeti violin concerto, in 1992, with ensemble modern. Ligeti violin concerto 2 patricia kopatchinskaja vn. Then came tchaikovskys passionate fifth symphony in a performance full of power and dedication, with a final. Kopatchinskaja, her swiss neurologist husband, and their daughter live in bern, switzerland. Patricia kopatchinskaja, performer the saint paul chamber orchestra, performer gyorgy kurtag, composer 2016 alpha classics outhere music france 2015 the saint paul chamber orchestra string quartet no. Bartok, eotvos, ligeti patricia kopatchinskaja, peter eotvos songs.
This performance alone is worth the price of the two cds. Does one really have to play that like a pompous professor. Nov 27, 2014 patricia kopatchinskaja brings bold ideas to spco an electric performer, patricia kopatchinskaja brings a disarming frankness to the st. The amazing eotvos, the great ligeti and perhaps greater. Kopatchinskaja say, an album by patricia kopatchinskaja, faz. Bartoks violin concerto his second, the first is considered a lovebesotted experiment has become part of the. From age 21 to 23 she finished her studies in bern, at the musikhochschule, where her teachers included igor ozim.
Nov 22, 2012 t he violin concertos by bartok and ligeti are two of the greatest of the 20th century, and in this twodisc set they frame another hungarian concerto, peter eotvoss seven, which he composed. Patricia kopatchinskaja in a little night music the new. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Whats it like being acclaimed violinist patricia kopatchinskaja patriciakopatchinskaja. Mar 14, 2014 moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja has already applied her virtuosity to a musical depiction of the columbia shuttle disaster, down to the sounds of the rockets blasting the doomed craft. December 9, 2017 i got heavy criticism on youtube for this, but mendelssohn was 12 or years old when he wrote it. Welcome patricia kopatchinskaja november 2023, 2014. Peter eotvos, bela bartok, gyorgy ligeti, frankfurt radio symphony. Patricia kopatchinskaja brings bold ideas to spco an electric performer, patricia kopatchinskaja brings a disarming frankness to the st. Patricia kopatchinskaja performs bartoks violin concerto no. Freespirited bartok with the philharmonic the boston globe. Release bartok eotvos ligeti by bela bartok, eotvos.
She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Kopatchinskaja entered the university of music and performing arts, vienna at age 17, where she studied musical composition and violin. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Kopatchinskaja plays with a passionate expression, though it is delivered in a rough folklike style that at times approaches gypsy fiddling. The works subtitle, four serious songs, alludes to brahmss vier ernste gesange, op. Patricia kopatchinskaja, peter eotvos bartok, eotvos. Kopatchinskaja takes things into altogether new dimensions conjuring a performance that feels wrought from her very nerves and sinew. The ravel, in particular, suffers from says vocalizations and tampering inside the piano. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. There are 9 patricia kopatchinskaja recordings available. Aug 22, 2014 in this exclusive video for the guardian, moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja plays and discusses bartoks 2nd violin concerto as she prepares to perform it with the london philharmonic. The lovely melody that forms the basis of the second movement, for example, is taken directly from the earlier piano work or the arrangement he made for wind quintet in the six bagatelles.
Barefoot fiddler patricia kopatchinskaja on her craziest. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja to make us debut with. Being pat patricia kopatchinskaja, violinist on vimeo. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja to make us debut with boston philharmonic, 112124. Pictures kopatchinskaja, say patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say on allmusic 20. Bartok violin concerto no 2 ligeti violin concerto gramophone. Meet the artist patricia kopatchinskaja the crosseyed. Kopatchinskaja plays some bartok pieces and an attractive piece by the pianist fazil say. First, soloist patricia kopatchinskaja showed how much virtuosity and expressive variety there is in arnold schoenbergs violin concerto. The stars quite simply align in this stupendous 2012 recording by moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja with ensemble modern and peter eotvos the ensemble and conductor who had premiered the fivemovement violin concerto in 1992. When tom morris, the director of the ojai music festival in southern california, tapped patricia kopatchinskaja to curate this years festival, the visionary moldovanborn violinist didnt.
Bartok, eotvos, ligeti patricia kopatchinskaja classical 20. Ligeti left the final cadenza up to the soloist and kopatchinskaja uses material discarded from the first version of the piece in a very original, slightly crazy way. Patricia kopatchinakaja and peter eotvos have been working together for 4 years, performing several concertos, including those recorded here. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57.
Born in sovietcontrolled moldova to parents emilia violinist and viktor cimbalom player the family emigrated to vienna in 1989 to escape rough economic conditions kopatchinskaja picked up the violin at the age of six and is now widely considered the worlds most exciting violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja is clearly an immensely able violinist, and she projects the eotvos with wonderful confidence, but her rather brittle style is better suited to the sparkling polyrhythms of ligetis work than to bartoks brand of neoclassicism. Seven, eotvos tribute to the seven astronauts lost in the 2003 columbia space shuttle disaster, is a series of five cadenzas of different lengths that are elegiac and brooding in tone, despite the apparent technical complexity of the writing. Kopatchinskajasay is the first studio album by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja 1977 from moldova, and the 16th for pianist and composer faz. The amazing eotvos, the great ligeti and perhaps greater bartok.
Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. Bartoks piano concertos the pianists sternest test. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there. Moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja has already applied her virtuosity to a musical depiction of the columbia shuttle disaster, down to the sounds of the rockets blasting the doomed craft. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai. Kopatchinskaja say by patricia kopatchinskaja on spotify. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. Her disc of violin concertos by bartok, ligeti and peter eotvos eclipsed the claims of better established artists such as. Peter eotvos, bela bartok, gyorgy ligeti, frankfurt radio. Aug 25, 2014 so it was a privilege to hear the superb violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova in 1977, play the bartok sonata and the great chaconne from bachs partita no. As the australian chamber orchestra wrapped up the final concert of its 2010 tour with moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, the ensemble members kicked off their shoes in honour of the. Armenian composer tigran mansurian composed his violin concerto no.
Patricia kopatchinakaja and peter eotvos have been working together for 4 years. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on. Andante tranquillo by bela bartok patricia kopatchinskaja. Kopatchinskaja treats the work as if it were newly composed and avoids comparison with recordings of the past. Following his training as a conductor at the university of music and performing arts vienna, he worked from 1997 as an assistant and conductor at the citys volksoper. Recorded in october 2007 in koln, germany, it was released by naive classique on september 15, 2008. Liner notes in english, german and french written as personal letters from patricia kopatchinskaja to teodor currentzis and the other way round. Jun, 2018 when tom morris, the director of the ojai music festival in southern california, tapped patricia kopatchinskaja to curate this years festival, the visionary moldovanborn violinist didnt. Yet this magic and eccentric disc is one of my favorite purchases from 20. One might find the account a bit over the top, especially with kopatchinskajas frequent use of portamento.
The studio is her friend now some, even her friend and. Patricia kopatchinskaja photographed in glasgow in may. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble. It offers the schubert quartet itself, in an arrangement for string orchestra by kopatchinskaja herself, that preserves the original quartet forces in some passages. I hope never to become a finished product even when i lie in. Ravel with polina leschenko is available now violinist patricia kopatchinskajas versatility shows itself in her diverse repertoire, ranging from baroque and classical often played on gut strings, to new commissions and reinterpretations of.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. Patricia kopatchinskaja manages to deliver both and that is the mark of her considerable achievement. Between bartok, ligeti, eotvos and kopatchinskaja, there are many links. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin concertos naive v 5285 lw. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin peter eotvos conducting the swr symphonieorchester. So it was a privilege to hear the superb violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova in 1977, play the bartok sonata and the great chaconne from bachs partita no. Patricia kopatchinskaja, peter eotvos bartok, eotvos, ligeti en. Music by composers bela bartok, peter eotvos, and gyorgy ligeti performed by patricia kopatchinskaja on violin, accompanied by frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, and the ensemble modern. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its juxtapositions. At the age of 18, he moved with his family to vorarlberg in austria. Deux bartoks violin sonata no 2 is dispatched with such furious pluckings, squeakings and slitherings that the bow must have ended in tatters.
The kreutzer is the most insanely intense performance i have ever heard. Constantly characterised and slightly demeaned as a quirky maverick, kopatchinskaja proved here that shes in a class of. For kopatchinskaja, ligetis violin concerto is the best violin concerto after beethoven. Patricia kopatchinskaja fun with mendelssohn facebook. In this concert, kirill petrenko made his last appearance with the berliner philharmoniker before taking up office as their chief conductor. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Hungary, the land of the 3 composers featured, peter eotvos was the conductor of the first performance of the second version of ligeti violin concerto, in 1992, with ensemble modern. Kopatchinskaja returned, in slipperlike shoes, for a pair of witty encores, jorge sanchezchiongs 40second crin, with its slides and lefthanded pizzicatos and vocalizations, and. And there is an atmospheric account of the ravel sonata. Three concertos from this issues diarist kopatchinskaja. Violinist patricia kopatchinskajas versatility shows itself in her diverse repertoire, ranging from baroque and classical often played on gut strings, to new commissions and reinterpretations of modern masterworks. Beethoven ravel bartok say the future belongs to her.
From fritz reiner to patricia kopatchinskaja, these are 10 of the finest recordings of. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. Previously, only thomas zehetmair gets near this performance for wildness and only andre gertler, bartoks duo colleague for years from 19251938, gets near to the essential nationalist flavour of the writing. Peter eotvos, bela bartok, gyorgy ligeti, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, patricia kopatchinskaja, ensemble modern bartok eotvos ligeti. Kirill petrenko chief conductor designate of the berliner philharmoniker, was born in the siberian city of omsk in 1972. For the concert, kopatchinskaja will perform the bartok violin concerto no.
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