Artist: Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra, Patrick Hahn
Album: Britten & Bruch: Violin Concertos
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:12:57
Total Tracks: 7
Total Size: 2,79 GB

Tracklist:

01. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto – Agitato – Tempo primo (09:54)
02. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Vivace – Animando – Largamente – Cadenza (08:27)
03. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Britten: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia – Andante lento (Un poco meno mosso) (14:29)
04. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Bruch: In Memoriam, Op. 65 (14:45)
05. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato (08:36)
06. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (09:00)
07. Kerson Leong, Philharmonia Orchestra & Patrick Hahn – Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico (07:43)

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On his second album for Alpha Classics, rising star violinist Kerson Leong juxtaposes the Violin Concertos of Bruch and Benjamin Britten. This unusual pairing is a reflection on the journey from one extreme of expression to another. Bruch’s In Memoriam is the perfect bridge between them.“The Britten expresses a raw and exposed experience, while the Bruch is comforting and uplifting. After the last few years in which the world has experienced much difficulty and uncertainty due to pandemic, war, and crisis, recording this album in London in January 2022 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn was a profoundly cathartic moment. It is in the spirit of catharsis that I offer this album.” – Kerson Leong