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Opposites Attract: Two Violin Concertos In The Hands Of A Master

Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner.
Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti.

Augustin Hadelich's latest album of violin concertos offers two unlikely bedfellows. The tuneful, romantic classic by bumps up against the modernist mayhem of . The album, titled simply also proves to be a compelling introduction to one of today's best, but still undervalued, violinists.

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