Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1 Christian Tetzlaff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle

• Unsuk Chin (b. 1961): Violin Concerto No. 1:
• 1 Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1: I. 08:52
• 2 Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1: II. 06:34
• 3 Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1: III. 03:15
• 4 Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1: IV. 05:52
• Total Runtime 24:33

Info for Chin: Violin Concerto No. 1

Unsuk Chin maintains a certain distance from the genre’s rich history. She lets her First Violin Concerto emerge out of primary elements: the interval of a fifth, the pitches produced by open strings with the resulting overtones, and from a sonic background of percussion instruments. As an ensemble within the orchestra, they potentially form a collective solo instrument, which reflects Chin’s fascination with Balinese gamelan music.

The music of Unsuk Chin is a magical realm in which new perspectives are constantly unfolding. Labyrinths of novel sounds and complex structures can be followed by moments of transcendental beauty. For us as an orchestra, this world poses certain challenges — indeed, it is part of Unsuk Chin’s style to test the limits of performing techniques. Or, to put it another way, she lets us show off our strengths. Her inventiveness exemplifies the inexhaustible vitality of today’s music. These qualities have made Unsuk Chin one of few composers with whom we’ve collaborated so frequently and productively. ...

Sir Simon Rattle, conductor (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1)
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra)
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor (Le silence des Sirènes for Soprano and Orchestra)
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Le silence des Sirènes

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