TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Violin Concerto, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato - Moderato assai (Masterclass with Pamela Frank) (Florea Sitja, Gladkov)
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Frank, Pamela
Gladkov, Vadim
Florea Sitja, Maria
Catalogue Number: RSS9061_1
Professor Pamela Frank starts with a brief consideration about the risk of being too much influenced by the recordings, in the case of such well-known pieces as this one. She then compares the works by this composer with those by Mozart (Tchaikovsky's favourite composer). The structure is comprised of long movements and Professor Frank also talks about the orchestration in this composition.
Later on, they work on several issues, such as sound spaces, vibrato, agogics, harmony, phrasing, syncopation and rhythm, character, and rapport with the piano.
