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Composers

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–47)

Works

Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Groups & Artists

Anima Eterna

Chouchane Siranossian is a rising star of the baroque and classical violin, Jakob Lehmann a virtuoso violinist and orchestral director who frequently conducts Anima Eterna. Together, they embody what the Bruges orchestra and its founder, Jos van Immerseel, have decided to call the ‘Next Generation Anima Eterna’… Today they are presenting Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in its original version.

“We wanted to take a look into Mendelssohn’s workshop. He struggled with his self-diagnosed ‘revision disease’ and always strove to work hard on himself and his creations” says Jakob Lehmann. Chouchane Siranossian keeps on “It was a fascinating experience for me to discover historical research and its implementation on period instruments in collaboration with Anima Eterna Brugge. In my interpretation, I used exclusively the fingerings, bowings and other performance markings of Ferdinand David and Joseph Joachim, both of whom rehearsed the work with the composer.”

This recording is rounded off with the Octet, also in its original version, which is longer and has many alterations in instrumentation, harmony and articulation…

August 2018

Like Isabelle Faust last year, Siranossian follows performance-markings by early interpreters Ferdinand David and Joseph Joachim (with all the liberal portamento and use of open strings that that entails), but goes one further in using the original version of the score; the differences (apparent from just a minute or two in) are fascinating, but the sheer youthful energy of both performances is reason enough to give this album a whirl.

International Classical Music Awards2019

In these refreshing recordings, Chouchane Siranossian and her partners prove excellent Mendelssohn performers. Both in their original versions, the Violin Concerto and the String Octet are heard in lively and fiery performances, thus intensifying the bliss of the composer’s inspiration. In the Concerto, full of sparkle and imagination, Chouchane Siranossian shows her outstanding technical and interpretative skills.