Hilary Hahn - Shostakovich Violin Concerto (part 1)

I was surprised this wasn't posted cos it's on Sky all the time. The sound is very quiet but it's like that on the recording.
Once again, I'm really sorry about the way I've had to split this, there wasn't an obvious place so it was quite frustrating trying to find one. I just don't feel like I have the authorization to do this! Hope it was worth it anyway???

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[nibelungensohn]

You can "bed" all you want. Tell me again who is clueless.

[wesleyan97]

This piece was on the second CD I ever bought(back in 1991). I once played it really loudly in my Bowdoin College dorm room. Eventually a cute music major showed up at my door, saying that he just had to see what kind of person would blast Shostakovich.

[aferrante26]

@Hamgammy ah. that, i would agree with. however, Hahn seems to amplify all of Shostakovitch's syle, creating a sound that will send tingles down your spine if you listen to movement II, in part 3.

[Hamgammy]

@aferrante26 I meant in general, not this performance.

[aferrante26]

@Hamgammy i would have to disagree with you on the power comment. If you look at the sheet music, it dosent ask for too much powere, and there is a reason. Shostakovich wanted a mournfull, eerie, almost apocalyptic tune. If you actually try to play certain passages with more power, it takes away the meaning of the tune.

[Hamgammy]

@cellobuddy yea I find that's the one thing about Hahn I don't like. She doesn't put enough power into certain passages that demand it, but overall she is quite brilliant.

[jeanbh2009]

A person who not like this kind of music is a person without feelings and soul.

[aferrante26]

@cellobuddy i agree with you to an extent, but judging from the rest of the orchestra, the conductor chose to play it like that.

[ladyeulailia]

absolutely beautiful----I know I will listen again and again....Thank you for posting

[MirthaLuzFacundo]

La composición del Concierto nº 1 para violín, una de sus obras más significativas de Shostakovich, corresponde precisamente a uno de esos momentos difíciles en los cuales Shostakovich fue atacado duramente por el régimen debido a su aparente postura «antidemocrática ajena al pueblo soviético.»

[principalbass]

@principalbass No, I'm not. You are.