Violin Concerto, The Bard, The Wood Nymph : F.P.Zimmermann(Vn)Storgards / Helsinki Philharmonic

Jean Sibelius:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 [30:23]
The Bard, Op. 64 [08:08]
The Wood Nymph, Op. 15 [24:05]

FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN, violin
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / JOHN STORGARDS, conductor

Recorded 2008 - Concerto, and 2010

Frank Peter Zimmermann is featured here in the virtuoso Sibelius Violin Concerto, one of the most spectacular late Romantic works in its genre. Its dazzling finale has been described as an ‘invocation’ filled with ‘demonic passion’. Also, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under chief conductor John Storgards performs two powerful tone poems by the same composer, The Bard and The Wood Nymph. works that were premiered by the same orchestra a century ago, conducted by Sibelius himself. ( Ondine )