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Violin Concerto, Op. 64 / String Octet, Op. 20
Felix Mendelssohn

Violin Concerto, Op. 64 / String Octet, Op. 20

Liza Ferschtman / Het Gelders Orkest / Kees Bakels

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: SACD
Barcode: 0608917274820
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Catalog number: CC 72748
Releasedate: 27-01-17
- two Mendelssohn’s famous masterpieces in brand new, fresh and lively accounts 

- Liza Ferschtman has already made eight successful CD's on Challenge Classics

- the chamber-like approach to the Violin Concerto surely helps in making this performance lighter than usual and able to convey some seldom heard details of the score
'...slowly, as my musical path kept unfolding, I got to the point where more and more I was able to let go of my preconceived notions aout the Violin Concerto and more clearly start to see and hear my own voice in it. Over the years I got to know so much more music by Mendelssohn, from the inside out, and I felt the language become more fully my own. When working with Kees Bakels on it a couple of years ago things started to really fall into place, and last May when performing it with the Amhem Philharmonic I really was all of a sudden struck by a distinct feeling that I can only describe as falling in love all over again with this magical piece. Certain details in the score seemed to appear completely new to me and the idea of approaching the work with the same collaborative energy as in chamber music made me experience it completely afresh. The combination of passion, grand emotions and at the same time lightness and elegance, such characteristic traits for Mendelssohn, fell completely into place. To feel this way about such a familiar piece was revelatory and I knew I wanted to share these discoveries, if you like, with many more people.' (Liza Ferschtman)