Tianwa Yang, Pieter-Jelle de Boer and SWR Orchestra Baden-Baden und Freiburg - Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No. 2 'The Prophets'; Concerto Italiano (2015)

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco considered the 1924 Concerto Italiano to be his first truly symphonic venture. This tuneful, fresh and transparently scored concerto here receives its world première recording. It was admired by the great violinist Jascha Heifetz, for whom the composer wrote his Concerto No. 2 'I Profeti' (The Prophets), an impassioned work 'of biblical character and inspiration' with an almost cinematic sweep. The recipient of the coveted Echo Klassik award for her album of Mendelssohn's two Violin Concertos [8.572662], Tianwa Yang is widely recognized as one of the outstanding rising stars on the world classical music scene.

Tianwa Yang plays with unflagging gusto and, in music that can turn kitschy, taste. Now is usually the time we get to say something condescending, like "She's no Heifetz, or Perlman," but the truth is that she doesn't suffer at all from the comparison. She's an excellent artist, one whose musicality and passion speak for themselves, and she can hold her own against anyone. --David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com