'The ethereal opening of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto is well-managed, the balance between Fenella Humphreys and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales is equally judicious (woodwinds carry effortlessly) – courtesy of engineer Dave Rowell (Jan & Feb last year, BBC Hoddinott Hall) – the music simmering with promise under George Vass’s direction.' ' Humphreys and the warmly considerate collaborators within the BBC NOW bring considerable finesse to these delightful works' ' Humphreys is almost operatically vocal in the resourcefulness of her fabulous Guarneri instrument, poignant and pure at the top, throbbingly throaty in the lower reaches Her virtuosity is ever-present but understated in the work's many cadenzas, salient notes deftly picked out, multiple-stopping sounding as though the entire string section is assisting.' As for Fenella Humphreys, she has this music in her blood.'
The synergy between violinist and conductor is palpable, and the orchestral playing is of the highest order. This is a perfect marriage between soloist, conductor and orchestra. Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto (1905) The Violin Concerto is in more than one sense, a compensation for, or a sublimation of Sibelius’ unfulfilled ambition to become a virtuoso international violinist.
'These are thrilling performances in demonstration sound quality. She’s one of those very ‘contained’ players whose musicality looks you straight in the eye but never ever draws attention to itself.' 'Fenella Humphreys wears her virtuosity lightly.
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'Humphreys’s playing is a genuine revelation in the way it brings out the music’s dark and introspective qualities, with no shortage of qualities, with no shortage of technical panache meanwhile offers searching and beautifully focused lyrical expression, laser-like accuracy of tuning (in the double-stopped passages remarkably so), plus the wonderful tawny-brown sonority of her choice of Guarneri violin with its gorgeous lower register.'
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