MIKLÓS RÓZSA (1907-1995) / ERICH KORNGOLD (1897-1957)

 

Violin Concertos

 

Rózsa: Violin Concerto Op. 24

Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35

Ponce/Heifetz: Estrellita

Benjamin/Primrose: Jamaican Rumba

Foster/Heifetz: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

 

Matthew Trusler

 

Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra / Yasuo Shinozaki

 

Matthew Trusler’s first concerto recording features two pieces premièred by Jascha Heifetz – the violin concertos of Erich Korngold and Miklós Rózsa, together with three short pieces that Heifetz popularised. Trusler performs as a recitalist and concerto soloist throughout Europe, Australia, the USA, Japan and South Africa. He plays a 1711 Stradivarius and uses one of Heifetz’s own bows.

 

Yasuo Shinozaki has a fast developing international reputation and he has conducted many of the major orchestras in the UK, Europe and Asia. The Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra has a long and fascinating history and counts Mendelssohn, Schumann as past Music Directors. The Orchestra performs around 250 concerts per year throughout Europe, China and Japan.

 

Trusler was hailed by The Times as “an authentic, though British, virtuoso.”

 

The Daily Telegraph declared that “Trusler assumes the Heifetz (and Perlman) mantle with ease.”

 

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