Berg's Violin Concerto is the only concerted work of the Second Viennese School that can be considered part of the standard repertoire. Most violinists play it: some of them marvelously, some less so, and I'll tell you which are the best. A gripping, colorful, tragic, but ultimately transcendent work, the concerto remains a masterpiece of 20th century orchestral writing that belongs in every serious collection.
17 сен 2024