Acclaimed as “the most celebrated American-born violinist of the modern era” (Elle Magazine) and “one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world” (People), Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and the captivating tone he produces from his Stradivarius violin. For his OBF debut, he has chosen Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, the composer's most celebrated contribution to the world of orchestral music. Bell, a consummate showman, takes the Mendelssohn one step further, performing his own cadenza (an extended solo) at the high point of the work. The fireworks continue with the Italian Symphony, Mendelssohn's picturesque impressions of a journey made as a young man, and the exciting choral work The First Walpurgis Night, where Druids stage a raucous masquerade to fend off foreign occupiers during a stormy night on Harz Mountain.
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphony No. 4 in A Major, "Italian" Op. 90
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Concerto for Violin in E Minor Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Die Erste Walpurgisnacht Op. 60
Joshua Bell, violin; Sophie Harmsen alto; Dominik Wortig, tenor; Markus Eiche, bass; Berwick Chorus of the OBF; OBF Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor
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