Carolin Widmann's acclaimed ECM recordings span a range from Schubert to Xenakis. Now she turns her attention to Morton Feldman's significant work "Violin and Orchestra" from 1979. This composition represents a turning point, characterized by an almost pictorial precision in its handling of details within slowly developing music. Feldman's piece is not conceived as a classical concerto with a soloist and accompanying orchestra; rather, the violin moves within a shimmering soundscape. In this exemplary recording with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Emilio Pomàrico, Widmann succeeds in penetrating the subtle orchestral structures with great sensitivity and expressiveness.
