Bright and snappy performances of repertoire that ranges from the relatively rare to the exceedingly rare, this 2006 Hänssler disc features violinist Lukas Hagen in three different works for violin and orchestra from the high classical period: Joseph Haydn's Violin Concerto in G major, Michael Haydn's Violin Concerto in B flat major, and Mozart's Adagio in E major. Ususally heard in his role as first violinist with the Hagen Quartett, Lukas Hagen's solo playing is tight and passionate with a very intense tone and a sweet ...
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Bright and snappy performances of repertoire that ranges from the relatively rare to the exceedingly rare, this 2006 Hänssler disc features violinist Lukas Hagen in three different works for violin and orchestra from the high classical period: Joseph Haydn's Violin Concerto in G major, Michael Haydn's Violin Concerto in B flat major, and Mozart's Adagio in E major. Ususally heard in his role as first violinist with the Hagen Quartett, Lukas Hagen's solo playing is tight and passionate with a very intense tone and a sweet little vibrato at the ends of phrases, and he clearly knows how to make the most of the music on his stand. Though some might mistake Joseph Haydn's masterfully lyrical concerto for one of Mozart's better known concerts, few would mistake Michael Haydn's polished but thoroughly anonymous concerto for his brother's work. Mozart's Adagio, however, is a prime piece of early Mozart -- elegantly tender and wonderfully poised with those charmingly unexpected touches that make Mozart Mozart....
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