Waghalter on CD

Naxos has released its recording of Ignatz Waghalter's Violin Concerto, Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra, Sonata for Violin and Piano, and two short pieces for violin.

From the Naxos announcement:

Born only two years earlier than Webern and successful as a conductor in Berlin, Ignatz Waghalter built on the tradition of Schumann and Brahms rather than seeking revolutionary innovation. The inspiring melodic and rhythmic invention of his 1911 Violin Concerto led a contemporary reviewer to recommend that "violinists should take it up without hesitation!", while the earlier Violin Sonata won the coveted Mendelssohn Prize in 1902.

The soloist is the Greek-Polish violinist Irmina Trynkos, joined in the chamber works by the Georgian pianist Giorgi Latsabidze. The orchestral works are performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Walker.

Full track list

1. Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 15 — I. Allegro moderato
2. Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 15 — II. Andante sostenuto con molto espressivo
3. Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 15 — III. Allegro con spirito · Allegro giocoso
4. Rhapsody, Op. 9
5. Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 — I. Allegro appassionato
6. Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 — II. Andante espressivo
7. Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 5 — III. Con brio
8. Idyll, Op. 19b
9. Geständnis

The Sonata, Idyll, and Geständnis can be heard on the Recordings page. The international press response is gathered in Reviews of the First Naxos Waghalter CD.

The recording is available from Naxos (catalogue 8.572809).