Eclipse

by Hilary Hahn, hr_Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Andres Orozco-Estrada

Overview

The "Eclipse" referred to in the title was the one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; violinist Hilary Hahn, for that reason and others, called a hiatus to her career, but she was persuaded to see this album, recorded in a couple of different locations, through to completion. Her notes to this Deutsche Grammophon release delve into her state of mind in some detail, also exploring the technical challenges of the rarely played Violin Concerto, Op. 30, of Alberto Ginastera, a kind of modernist-Paganini bag of tricks. As it happens, Hahn transcends all her difficulties in the way she so often does. She is best known as a Bach specialist, and if she delivers rather Bachian readings of Dvorak, Ginastera, and Sarasate, well, that is not a bad thing (and neither is the utterly diverse nature of the program). The Ginastera is delivered with steely perfection, and while one may be taken aback to hear Sarasate that is not over the top in the 19th century virtuoso manner, Hahn's reading is an elegant and entirely valid one. Her rapport with conductor Andres Orozco-Estrada and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony is palpable. Whatever mid-career blues Hahn may have experienced, they are hard to detect in the finished product here. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2022
Label:	Deutsche Grammophon
UPC:	0028948623846
Rank:	2285

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hilary Hahn   Primary Artist,Violin
hr_Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Andres Orozco-Estrada   Primary Artist,Conductor

Technical Credits

Alberto Ginastera   Composer
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Hilary Hahn   Producer,Liner Notes
Christoph Classen   Mixing,Editing,Producer,Mastering
Angelika Meissner   Executive Producer
Geertje Lenkeit   Liner Note Translation
Robert Kirzinger   Liner Notes
Philipp Knop   Engineer
Pablo de Sarasate   Composer
Jochen Rudelt   Booklet Editor
Malene Hill   A&R
Katrin Bahrmann   Design
Freya Hartwig   Assistant Engineer
Alexander Kolb   Assistant Engineer
Andreas Wagner   Assistant Engineer
Nicole Albring   Production Manager
Philipp Zeidler   Product Manager
Natalia Kononchuk   A&R
Oj Slaughter   Cover Photo,Photography
Artur Bueschel   Assistant Engineer
Francisco Hitzel   Assistant Engineer