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Barber & Glass: Violin Concertos - Zorn: Partita for the Firebird

Geneva Lewis, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Gemma New

Oct 2, 20261 hrDelos

  • Classical
  • Contemporary classical
  • Violin concerto
  • Modernist classical
  • Orchestral music

Shapes Barber’s lyricism, Zorn’s modernism, and Glass’s textures with warm, agile, controlled violin. Poetic tenderness and rhythmic bite prevail, though orchestration sometimes obscures the soloist.

1
Violin Concerto, Op. 14: I. Allegro
10:16
2
Violin Concerto, Op. 14: II. Andante
9:14
3
Violin Concerto, Op. 14: III. Presto in moto perpetuo
3:49
4
Partita for the Firebird: I. Prelude; Allemande
2:55
5
Partita for the Firebird: II. Pavane
4:26
6
Partita for the Firebird: III. Courante
2:02
7
Partita for the Firebird: IV. Air
2:33
8
Violin Concerto No. 1: I. ♪ = 104; ♪ = 120
6:53
9
Violin Concerto No. 1: II. ♪ = c. 108
8:03
10
Violin Concerto No. 1: III. ♪ = c. 150; Coda: Poco meno = 104
10:05

Critic reviews

  • The Guardian: 4/5by Clive Paget
    Oct 2, 2026

    Lewis’s virtuosity is on full display with laser-focused double stopping and filigree pianissimos at the very top of the instrument.