Dvorak - Violin Concerto [Tetzlaff/ Pesek-Czech Philharmonic Orchestra]
Christian Tetzlaff is German, but Libor Pesek is Czech, and since this is a Czech Orchestra too, it fits right in with Dvorak and his Slavonic spirit.
This time i just loved that middle slow Adagio, full of tender pathos and romance, this slow movement is linked to the first, there's a sort of intermezzo bridge, it's very effective, the Adagio tune is sweet and innocent [see 1:00 onwards], full of lots of nostalgia, there's this gorgeous quiet refrain on the Horns at [2:31], and the Violin joins in, a magical moment, and another with the flutes at [4:44], with the Violin playing some of the sweetest trills in the movement, and further along the Clarinets play this aching refrain [5:27], and the Violin joins in, and the music turns more romantic/passionate at [6:07], the Violin caresses us with some of the sweetest things that Dvorak ever wrote, the whole thing is so moving, the movement is not without darker underpinnings, it's a bittersweet experience, with emphasis on the sweet, i was transported away to a wonderful 'other' world.
You can hear Sarah Chang play this movement on YouTube.
