Together with a stunning array of collaborators, violinist Renaud Capuçon presents a compendium of works by Richard Strauss, a composer who has been central to his artistic trajectory since long before adulthood. Beginning with rather-neglected, recently-recorded gems (the Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, and Daphne-Etude) the release continues by showcasing superb concerts from Capuçon’s past. String ensemble arrangements of Metamorphosen and the introduction to Cappricco – performed alongside decorated colleagues – are followed by a climactic rendition of Ein Heldenleben by Seiji Ozawa and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester. Playing the notoriously-challenging concertmaster part is Renaud himself, who, at the time, was only in his early-twenties.CD 1R. Strauss: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 8Violin: Renaud CapuçonWiener SymphonikerConductor: Petr PopelkaR. Strauss: Violin Sonata, Op. 18Violin: Renaud CapuçonPiano: Guillaume BellomR. Strauss: Daphne-Etude, TrV 272bViolin: Renaud CapuçonCD 2R. Strauss: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13Violin: Renaud CapuçonPiano: Guillaume BellomViola: Veronika HagenCello: Julia HagenR. Strauss: Capriccio, Op. 85 (Sextet) - LiveViolin: Renaud CapuçonViolin: Christoph KonczViola: Gérard CausséViola: Veronika HagenCello: Julia HagenCello: Clemens HagenR. Strauss: Metamorphosen, TrV 290 (Arr. Leopold for String Septet) – LiveViolin: Renaud CapuçonViolin: Christoph KonczViola: Gérard CausséViola: Veronika HagenCello: Julia HagenCello: Clemens HagenDouble Bass: Alois PoschCD 3R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 - LiveViolin: Renaud CapuçonGustav Mahler JugendorchesterConductor: Seiji Ozawa
