VIOLIN CONCERTOS
PHCD153 | Phoenix CD
| Name | Credit | |
|---|---|---|
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Alexander Arutiunian | Composer |
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Mikhail Bronner | Composer |
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Peteris Vasks | Composer |
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Levon Ambartsumian | Conductor-Violin |
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ARCO Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra |
Alexander Arutiunian Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “ARMENIA 88”
Peteris Vasks Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “DISTANT LIGHT” *
Mikhail Bronner Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “HEAVEN’S GATES”
ARCO Chamber Orchestra
Levon Ambartsumian, violin/conductor
Lewis Nielson, conductor*
Three striking violin concertos from composers who have over the last decade, been receiving greater exposure and recognition in the West. Armenian, Alexander Arutiunian; Latvian, Peteris Vasks; and Russian, Mikhail Bronner are spectacularly represented by the formidable performances of Moscow born Levon Ambartsumian both as Violin soloist and as Conductor of his ARCO Chamber Orchestra.
Three striking contemporary voices — Alexander Arutiunian, Mikhail Bronner, and Pēteris Vasks — meet in this dynamic collection of violin concertos. Violinist Levon Ambartsumian and the ARCO Chamber Orchestra bring incisive technique, tonal richness, and expressive intensity to each work, illuminating their contrasting sound worlds. From Arutiunian’s bold lyricism to Bronner’s modernist edge and Vasks’s spiritual depth, this Phoenix USA release offers a compelling portrait of late‑20th‑century concerto writing.