On his new CD issued by OehmsClassics, Alexander
Gilman dedicates himself to two grandiose violin
concertos composed within six years of each other:
Barber’s Concerto, Op. 14 (1939) and Korngold’s
Concerto, Op. 35 (1945).
Whereas Korngold processed themes from his film
music, Barber set the yardstick especially high for
the soloist in the third movement of his Concerto.
Alexander Gilman and the Cape Town Philharmonic
Orchestra, however, do not seem to have any difficulties
with it.
The CD programme is completed by the Carmen
Fantasy by Franz Waxman (originally from the film
Humoresque) and the famous main theme from the
film Schindler’s List by John Williams.