Thomas Adès - Violin concerto op. 24 "Concentric Paths" | WDR Sinfonieorchester | Pekka Kuusisto

[@benjamin9901]

I have listened to this piece by a few different performers , and I'm quite intoxicated by its violin writing and orchestra textures. It's a fascinating piece

[@perlesbaroquesuniques]

Gorgeous! Everything - music, virtuoso playing, the orchestra. And it is especially noteworthy that the concerto is for violin, not piano, which makes it so much more precious. In the music one can hear Thomas Ades' signature, strokes from his Totentanz. Bravissimi!

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you for this great compliment! 😍

[@dmytrol1210]

Es ist einfach toll!

[@pelegrino791]

Great concerto !

[@alejandroherreradelaparra3977]

Bravooo...

[@TheProms]

Priceless.

[@drjwu2010]

Performing with the Aurora Orchestra, Pekka Kuusisto’s soulful violin is impeccable in the recording for the Music of the Spheres album.

[@cathschofield7488]

Michael Tilson Thomas on 1st flute

[@archie.p_123]

14:25 - 14:36 I think the two old ladies on the left hand side of the audience were a bit baffled by it all!

[@plumjam]

Never a pair of scissors around when I need them.

[@tooxicfox5245]

Don't tell me you were to use them over the strings of this fantastic violinist...?

[@Baribrotzer]

@@tooxicfox5245 "Don't tell me you were to use them over the strings of this fantastic violinist...?" Probably not. His silly hairdo is a much better, and actually deserving candidate.

[@johnpcomposer]

I thought perhaps the scissors were intended for the score pages. I think the Bam Bam Flintstone haircut would benefit from scissors, yes. The textures are bewitching and the tonality is interesting in the opening movement. A lot of horror movie jump scares. But there are some really lovely places in the 2nd movement also; it definitely has some things going for it; not as random sounding as some of his solo piano music. I love how the finale opens...great theme and texture and then some less interesting music and then some very beautiful stuff...I like when he brings back the sort of dancy rhythms, but the ending left something to be desired...hard to feel a real sense of design in this...but rates pretty high for expression.@@Baribrotzer

[@johannbrandstatter7419]

Certainly different and certainly better than Ligeti. Still, not necessarily a massage for the ears. It sounds like a piece of experimental music.I admire the orchestra und the soloist, they will play anything.

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you!

[@JesseMN1980]

Prokofiev meets Schnittke, especially in the second part... It's beautiful concerto, but in fact not verry modern at all.

[@schnappi6602]

RIP 😢❤️

[@culturalconfederacy]

Sounds like a train wreck. Where are the composers writing on the level of Schumann, Tchaikovsky , Khachaturian, Dvorak or Bernhard Romberg. Sad to see music devolve into this. Even jazz musicians write better pieces than what's presented here.

[@MrTacoKingMC]

bro said Bernhard Romberg

[@culturalconfederacy]

@@MrTacoKingMC His father was Andreas Romberg. Both amazing composers whose music deserves to be heard more often in the concert hall. If you're interested, the Bernhard Romberg Symphonies are on the Ars label. Performed by the Kolner Akadamie. It's my favorite CD- with really cool artwork on the cover. Andreas Romberg's works are available on the CPO label . His First Symphony is a must hear.

[@JakeMDavey]

I have my own issues with some contemporary music too, but you don't honestly expect living composers to be writing in the style of 200 years ago? You understand the equivalent would be people expecting Schumann to write like Bach?

[@Qazwdx111]

You confused "level" with "style". Get educated.

[@culturalconfederacy]

@@Qazwdx111 Level, as in quality of the music. Which seems to be lacking with this piece. I swear, you modernists would jump off the nearest bridge if you had to write something tuneful and tonal. And if I'm so uneducated, then please tell me who Luka Sorkocevic was.