Dance! Daniel Hope

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1:
• 1 Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1: VII. Waltz II (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 03:43
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171:
• 2 Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 07:04
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64:
• 3 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Dance Of The Knights (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:13
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12:
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12: Pas de deux (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 04:15
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, K. 269 (261a):
• 5 Mozart: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, K. 269 (261a) 06:51
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89:
• 6 Schubert: 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89: No. 1, German Dance in C Major 03:00
• 7 Schubert: 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89: No. 2, German Dance in G Major 03:06
• 8 Schubert: 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89: No. 3, German Dance in D Major 01:45
• 9 Schubert: 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89: No. 4, German Dance in F Major 00:45
• 10 Schubert: 5 German Dances with 7 Trios and Coda, D. 89: No. 5, German Dance in C Major 04:29
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875): L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2, GB 121b:
• 11 Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2, GB 121b: IV. Farandole (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Orchestra) 02:51
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880): Orpheus in the Underworld:
• 12 Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld: Galop infernal (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:15
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1:
• 13 Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro 02:08
• Traditional: Odessa Bulgar:
• 14 Traditional: Odessa Bulgar 04:04
• Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935): Por una cabeza (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra):
• 15 Gardel: Por una cabeza (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 04:01
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Escualo:
• 16 Piazzolla: Escualo 03:12
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56:
• 17 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:22
• 18 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 2, Brâul (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 00:32
• 19 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 3, Pê-loc (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:13
• 20 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 4, Buciumeana (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:46
• 21 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 5, Poargă Românească (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 00:36
• 22 Bartók: 6 Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68, Sz. 56: No. 6, Măruntel (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 00:57
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687): Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43:
• 23 Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turques (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:05
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Water Music Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350:
• 24 Handel: Water Music Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: Rigaudon No. 17 & 18 02:33
• Matthew Locke (1621 - 1677): The Tempest:
• 25 Locke: The Tempest: Lilk 00:47
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Timon Of Athens, Z. 632:
• 26 Purcell: Timon Of Athens, Z. 632: Curtain Tune on a Ground (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 02:57
• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675 - 1742): Concerto a più istrumenti in D Major, Op. 5, No. 6:
• 27 Dall'Abaco: Concerto a più istrumenti in D Major, Op. 5, No. 6: III. Ciaconna (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:19
• 28 Dall'Abaco: Concerto a più istrumenti in D Major, Op. 5, No. 6: IV. Rondeau (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 00:46
• 29 Dall'Abaco: Concerto a più istrumenti in D Major, Op. 5, No. 6: V. Allegro (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:31
• Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665): Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Op. 12:
• 30 Merula: Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Op. 12: No. 20, Cíaccona (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 03:17
• Anonymous: Saltarello (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra):
• 31 Anonymous: Saltarello (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:51
• Nicola Conforto (1718 - 1793): L’Endimione:
• 32 Conforto: L’Endimione: Fandango (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 02:35
• Anonymous: Lamento di Tristano (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra):
• 33 Anonymous: Lamento di Tristano (Transcr. for Chamber Orchestra) 01:49
• Leó Weiner (1885 - 1960): 3 Hungarian Rural Dances:
• 34 Weiner: 3 Hungarian Rural Dances: No. 1, Róka-Tánc (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:40
• Wojciech Kilar (1932 - 2013): Orawa:
• 35 Kilar: Orawa 09:11
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Minuet in A Minor, Op. 21 (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra):
• 36 Elgar: Minuet in A Minor, Op. 21 (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 04:10
• Florence Price (1887 - 1953): 3 Little Negro Dances:
• 37 Price: 3 Little Negro Dances: No. 3, Ticklin' Toes (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 01:58
• Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974), Irving Mills (1894 - 1985): It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Transcr. for Violin, Guitar and Bass):
• 38 Duke Ellington, Mills: It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Transcr. for Violin, Guitar and Bass) 03:11
• Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942): 5 Pieces for String Quartet:
• 39 Schulhoff: 5 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 5, Alla tarantella 02:42
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976): Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10:
• 40 Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Var. 3: Romance 01:25
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Pulcinella (Concert Suite), K34:
• 41 Stravinsky: Pulcinella (Concert Suite), K34: IV. Tarantella (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra) 02:19
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Pièce en forme de Habanera, M. 51 (Transcr. for Violin and Harp):
• 42 Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera, M. 51 (Transcr. for Violin and Harp) 03:01
• Total Runtime 01:55:15

Info for Dance!

Daniel Hope's new album "Dance!" reflects his boundless interest in the most diverse styles and eras of music. The star violinist takes us through seven centuries of music history and explores the rhythms that move the body and open the heart.

Everyone knows and can hum along to the melodies of well-known classical pieces such as Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2 or the famous Dance of the Knights from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. In addition to the well-known hits by Shostakovich, Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Bartók or Ellington, there are many other styles and pieces to discover on this double album, such as the Lamento di Tristano from the 14th century or Nicola Conforto's Fandango from the 18th century.

From music that once entertained monarchs, resounded in concert halls or began in fields, streets and pubs to ritual sounds - Hope is interested in the universal significance of dance and rhythm and the diversity that it expresses: "The beauty of dance is that no matter who you are or where you come from, when you come together in a room, you are all likely to feel the rhythm and start moving at the same moment. It's not just in today's world that we should be aware of this on a regular basis," says Hope.

Hope recorded the music with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and many other musician friends. The pieces can be heard in new arrangements and instrumentations adapted to the genre.

Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Emanuele Forni, baroque guitar, theorbo
Omar Massa, bandoneon
Markellos Chryssicos, harpsichord
Jacques Ammon, piano
Michael Metzler, drums
Sascha Johannes Meisel, drums
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Hope, violin, conductor

Daniel Hope
British violinist Daniel Hope has toured the world as a virtuoso soloist for more than twenty years, and as the youngest ever member of the Beaux Arts Trio during its last six seasons. He is renowned for his musical versatility and creativity and for his dedication to humanitarian causes. Hope performs as soloist with the world’s major orchestras and conductors, directs many ensembles from the violin, and plays chamber music in a wide variety of traditional and new venues. Raised in London and educated at Highgate School, Hope earned degrees at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with renowned Russian pedagogue Zakhar Bron.

London’s Observer called Hope “the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré,” and recent New York Times reviews summarized his unique attributes: “... a violinist of probing intellect and commanding style... In a business that likes tidy boxes drawn around its commodities, the British violinist Daniel Hope resists categorization.’

Daniel Hope, an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2007, has earned numerous Grammy nominations, a Classical BRIT award, the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis and five ECHO Klassik Prizes. He previously recorded for Warner Classics and Nimbus, playing Bach, Britten, Elgar, Finzi, Foulds, Ireland, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Penderecki, Schnittke, Shostakovich, Tippett, Walton, and Weill. His recording of the Berg Violin Concerto was voted to be the “best available of all time” by Gramophone Magazine in 2010. His Mendelssohn CD for Deutsche Grammophon featuring the Violin Concerto and Octet was voted one of the finest Mendelssohn recordings by the New York Times in 2009. His recent release for Deutsche Grammophon was a tribute to the great and highly influential violinist and composer Joseph Joachim (1831- 1907) and centred around the Bruch concerto, a work with which Joachim was closely associated. The Bruch was recorded with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Sakari Oramo. "Four Seasons Recomposed" – the newest release in DG’s “Recomposed” series presents Daniel Hope with the Berlin Konzerthaus Chamber Orchestra, conducted by André de Ridder, in a world première recording of British composer Max Richter’s." Spheres" – which is Hope’s own project, due out in early 2013 – is a curated collection of repertoire celebrating the idea, first brought forward by Pythagoras, that planetary movement creates its own kind of music. This idea has fascinated philosophers, musicians, and mathematicians for centuries. The CD’s program includes music in a variety of styles, from Baroque to minimalist, by Bach, Faure, contemporary masters like Arvo Pärt and Michael Nyman, and younger composers who have specially composed new works for Hope, based on the idea of spherical music. These include Gabriel Prokofiev, Ludovico Einaudi, Alex Baranowski and Aleksey Igudesmann. Hope is joined by the Berlin Rundfunk-choir under the direction of Simon Halsey on this disc.

Hope regularly directs chamber orchestras as violin soloist with ensembles including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Camerata Salzburg, and Lucerne Festival Strings. He has performed at the world’s most important festivals, such as the BBC Proms, Hollywood Bowl and the Lucerne, Ravinia, Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Tanglewood festivals. Daniel Hope has performed in all of the world’s most prestigious venues and with the world’s great orchestras. Highlights include the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, as well as the major orchestras of Berlin, Birmingham, Dallas, Detroit, Dresden, Israel, London, Moscow, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, and Vienna. He is Associate Music Director of the Savannah Music Festival and Artistic Director at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Summer Festival in Germany. He has also published three bestselling books.

Daniel Hope plays the 1742 “ex-Lipiński” Guarneri del Gesù, placed generously at his disposal by an anonymous family from Germany. The instrument carries the name of its owner, the 19th century Polish violinist Karol Lipiński, who shared the stage with Paganini, Schumann and Liszt.

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