Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra;
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Edith Peinemann, violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Rudolf Kempe, conductor
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Genre: Classical | Label: BBC Music | # BBCL 4215-2
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta
Edith Peinemann, violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Rudolf Kempe, conductor
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 403 Mb | Scans included | Time: 01:18:02
Genre: Classical | Label: BBC Music | # BBCL 4215-2
With Kempe at the helm we can be assured of elevated and noble performances. The BBC Legends issue captures him in two concerts given four months apart. The February 1976 concert was given at the Royal Festival Hall and gives us not unexpected fare – Berg – and decidedly unusual repertoire for Kempe in the form of Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra. This positively crackles with rhythmic energy and dynamism, the strings responding with admirable precision and unanimity of attack. The result is a performance of real standing and a precious surviving example of Kempe’s small repertoire of British works.