Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Walton – Martinů (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:11 minutes | 657 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Amihai Grosz’s new album featuring Walton’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (revised version from 1962) and Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Recorded with the Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Sir Simon Rattle and Matthias Pintscher respectively, is available now as part of the Soloist Series on the orchestra’s label.
Amihai Grosz has enjoyed a unique career path to date, having founded the Jerusalem Quartet in 1995, and later being appointed Principal Violist of the renowned Berlin Philharmonic in 2010. Invitations for solo work soon followed and have expanded in recent years to include collaborations with conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattle, Tugan Sokhiev, Klaus Mäkelä, Nathalie Stutzmann, Ingo Metzmacher, Lionel Bringuier, and Ariel Zukermann. Previously, he has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the Finnish Radio Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Barcelona Symphony, National Symphony of Ireland, and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
His recent highlights include appearances at the inaugural Tsindali Festival in Georgia, joining Gianandrea Noseda, Augustin Hadelich, and the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra for Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, a piece he also reprised alongside long-time collaborator Janine Jansen at the 30th anniversary edition of the esteemed Verbier Festival in 2023. The start of 2024 featured a tour to the Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall, and Hong Kong Cultural Centre with Daniel Harding and Vilde Frang as part of the 2024 Youth Music Culture the Greater Bay Area, which involved a two-week educational residency with over 100 young musicians from all around China.
Tracklist:
1. Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (revised version from 1962): I. Andante comodo (48kHz) (08:53)
2. Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (revised version from 1962): II. Vivo, con molto preciso (48kHz) (04:23)
3. Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (revised version from 1962): III. Allegro moderato (48kHz) (13:13)
4. Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Martinů: Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: I. Moderato (09:47)
5. Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle – Martinů: Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: II. Molto adagio – Allegro – Andante molto tranquillo (10:54)
