Janine Jansen Vivaldi

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Janine Jansen follows her first Decca album of violin favorites with this high-energy account of Vivaldi's four violin concertos, known and loved as 'The Four Seasons'. The Dutch violinist leads her specially selected group of soloists in a fresh look at the most loved of all classical works. Just Audio Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F major ('L'autunno,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 8/3, RV 293 Composed by Antoni. Dutch violinist, born 7 January 1978 in Soest, The Netherlands. Sister of Dutch cello player Maarten Jansen. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Janine Jansen, Vivaldi. The Four Seasons at Discogs. Complete your Janine Jansen, Vivaldi. collection.

Janine Jansen (born 7 January 1978) is a Dutchviolinist and violist.

Early life and education[edit]

Jansen was born in Soest in the Netherlands and came from a musical family. Her father Jan Jansen [nl] plays organ, harpsichord and piano; from 1987 to mid-2011 he was the organist of St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, and was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Her mother was a classical singer; her brother David (nl) is a harpsichordist and organist; her brother Maarten is a cellist; and her uncle is the bass singer Peter Kooy. She began to study the violin at age 6,^[1] and has studied with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philippe Hirschhorn, and Boris Belkin.

She is married to Swedish conductor Daniel Blendulf and lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Career[edit]

She appeared as soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland in 2001, where she performed the Brahms Violin Concerto. She opened the BBC Proms in 2005.^[2]

She has eschewed tradition by recording with only five solo strings rather than an orchestra,^{[clarification needed]} including her brother as cellist and father playing continuo. In live concerts, she has received standing ovations from enthusiastic audiences, for example at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2006 concert at Berlin's Waldbühne, with a full attendance of 25,000, and in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 to a sold-out audience.^[3]

Jansen has performed on the 1727 Stradivari 'Barrere' violin, which was on loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago,^[4] also the 1727 Stradivari 'Baron Deurbroucq', which is owned by the Beare's International Violin Society.^[5] and the 1707 Antonio Stradivari ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’, which is owned by the Norwegian national bank's subsidiary: Dextra Musica.^[6] From september 2020 Janine performs on the 1715 Stradivari ‘Rode, Duke of Cambridge’ courtesy of a European benefactor.^[7]

She has begun her own chamber music festival in Utrecht. She has been a member of Spectrum Concerts Berlin since 1998.

She received the Dutch Music Prize in 2003, and the distinguished Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award in Britain in 2009.^[8]

Jansen was a Radio 3 New Generation Artist from 2002–2004.^[9]

She and her ex-boyfriend, the violinist Julian Rachlin, have collaborated in chamber music performances.^[10]

In January 2018, Jansen performed Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 under Daniele Gatti's baton.^[11]

In February of the same year, Jansen performed with Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich and Barbican Conservatory at the Barbican Centre.^[12]

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In December 2018, Jansen performed with Valery Gergiev and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.^[13]

For her performance with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra between 1997 and 2018, Jansen became a recipient of the Johannes Vermeer Award, which was awarded to her by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven.^[14]

Recordings[edit]

As of January 2006, she had recorded two mainstream CDs (one also a hybrid SACD). The first is a collection of encore pieces, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, the second a chamber ensemble rendition of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. In particular, her Vivaldi recording has seen great success in terms of download sales.^[15]

In October 2006, she released her third album. This CD features the Mendelssohn and Bruch Violin Concertos, along with the Bruch Romance for Viola, with conductor Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

In 2007, she released her fourth album, Bach: Inventions & Partita.^[16]

In 2008, she recorded a live session for the iTunes music store consisting of Bach's 'Trio Sonata in G Major' and 'Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 6 In G Major'.

In 2009, Jansen released her recording of the Beethoven and Britten Violin Concertos. The Beethoven was recorded with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and the Britten with the London Symphony Orchestra. Both orchestras were conducted by Paavo Järvi. Jansen said that recording these concertos together was a long-standing desire of hers, as she sees these two works as among the greatest concertos in the current repertoire.^[17]

On 29 December 2010, Jansen played with Mischa Maisky and Hannes Minnaar Antonín Dvořák's Piano Trio in e minor, op.90 'Dumky' at the Internationaal Kamermuziekfestival Utrecht, Vredenburg.^[18]

Jansen has been a member of the chamber music series Spectrum Concerts Berlin since 1998. Various CDs with Spectrum have been released on the NAXOS label: Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade for String Trio and the Sextet (Nr. 8.557153) Robert Helps – Piano Quartet, Postlude and Nocturne (Nr. 8.559199) John Harbison – Four Songs of Solitude, Variations and Twilight Music (Nr. 8.559173).

In 2010, she recorded her first recital for violin and piano with Itamar Golan, issued by Decca the next year. She chose a French repertoire, exposing her wonderful sophisticated sound. In addition to Debussy's and Ravel's sonatas for violin and piano and other pieces from the French 20th century, she recorded some pieces by Richard Dubugon, who composed them for Jansen.

In 2012, Jansen recorded an album dedicated to Prokofiev, combining chamber music and concert music. With the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, she played Prokofiev's concerto for violin and orchestra no. 2; with her colleague Boris Brovtsyn, she played the sonata for two violins in C major; finally, with Itamar Golan at piano, Jansen recorded the violin sonata in F minor.

Jansen also recorded an album of chamber music with the violinist Boris Brovtsyn, the violists Amihai Grosz and Maxim Rysanov, the cellists Torleif Thedéen and Jens Peter Maintz. The album contains Verklärte Nacht by Schoenberg in its original version, for string sextet, and the string quintet in C major by Schubert. The album was issued by Decca on 1 April 2013.

In June 2013, Jansen recorded her second album completely dedicated to Bach. She recorded Bach's concertos for violin in A minor and in E major with a small ensemble with players chosen by herself (strings: Boris Brovtsyn, Cindy Albracht, Fredrik Paulsson, Julia-Maria Kretz, Tijmen Huisingh, Monika Urbonaite, Nimrod Guez, Pauline Sachse, Maarten Jansen, Rick Stotijn; harpsichord: Jan Jansen) and the concerto for violin and oboe with the soloist Ramón Ortega Quero. She added two sonatas for violin and harpsichord, recorded with her father Jan Jansen, the 3rd in E major and the 4th in C minor.

References[edit]

1. ^Jeff Lunden (4 March 2011). 'Janine Jansen: Portrait Of A Rising Violinist'. NPR. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. ^'Janine Jansen'. Last FM. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
3. ^Mark Swed (22 March 2008). 'Believe the hype – Janine Jansen soars'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
4. ^'Stradivari Society — Home'. www.stradivarisociety.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
5. ^Janine JansenArchived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
6. ^'Janine Jansen receives 1707 Stradivarius violin on ten-year loan'. The Strad. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
7. ^2020-09-16T09:32:00+01:00. 'Musical chairs: new Stradivaris for top violin soloists'. The Strad. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
8. ^'Violinist Janine Jansen: The Genuine Article'. Strings Magazine. July 2011.
9. ^'New Generation Artists A to Z'. BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
10. ^David Patrick Stearns (11 February 2007). 'Two fine violinists set aside competition for couplehood'. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
11. ^'Gatti meets Janine Jansen'. Concertgebouw. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
12. ^'Martha Argerich, Janine Jansen & Mischa Maisky, Barbican, London — searching for synthesis'. Financial Times. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
13. ^'Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: Gergiev meets Janine Jansen'. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
14. ^'Violinist Janine Jansen wins Johannes Vermeer Award 2018' (Press release). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
15. ^Michael Church (4 April 2006). 'Janine Jansen: Queen of the download'. The Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
16. ^'Bach Inventions and Partitas'. Gramophone.
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18. ^Antonin Dvorak's Piano Trio in e minor, op.90 'Dumky' on YouTube

External links[edit]

• Janine Jansen at AllMusic
• Janine Jansen discography at Discogs

Janine Jansen Vivaldi

Janine Jansen is nothing short of a musical virtuoso. Yes, Vivaldi's music is stunning, but Jansen's interpretation is exquisite and while I have a few recordings of The Four Seasons, in my collection, none are quite as compelling as this stripped down version. While a complete orchestra may not have been employed to record this masterpiece, the chamber-sized ensemble beautifully enhances the piece and Jansen's incomparable performance. She certainly makes that near 300-year-old violin, a 1727 Stradivari Barrere, sing.

Of course, the recording, mix, and mastering are absolutely perfect; another instant Decca classic, no pun intended! The Blu-ray High Fidelity Pure Audio (HFPA) release I’m fortunate to have is akin to an out-of-this-world experience for Jansen and the supporting musicians are present in the room with you as you sit back and relax. The transparency is beyond belief and while the Blu-ray Audio allows for Linear PCM (LPCM), DTS-HD Master Audio, and Dolby TrueHD, all presented at 24bit/96kHz, I find that while my preference with these discs is generally DTS-HD Master Audio, the LPCM version is perfect as it provides a crisper representation of the recording. That isn’t to say the DTS-HD Master Audio edition is bad, just that this recording doesn't take advantage of, nor need, the lower end boost that DTS-HD Master Audio tracks generally add to a recording.

Perhaps the only interesting deviation of this reissue, from the original 2004 SACD release, is that the Blu-ray Audio edition is supplied in stereo only, whereas the SACD featured a multichannel mix. The question one must subsequently ask is if a surround sound mix is required to fully enjoy this recording? As I've never heard it, I can't adequately comment, but as I listen to the performance, there are movements where a surround mix may be more enveloping for the listener. That said, it ultimately depends on instrumental placement in the multichannel mix and when a stereo mix is this perfect, the soundstage opens up and ultimately becomes three dimensional, thereby captivating the listener. Subsequently, I have little to no interest in obtaining the multichannel mix, but I do wonder why Decca decided to omit it from this release. I could hypothesise various reasons, but it would just be unfounded conjecture.

What is not conjecture is just how good the iTunes/Apple Music edition is. With many of the Blu-ray Audio releases, Universal Music included an MP3 download code, much the same as they do for vinyl records. Perhaps, if record labels want CD sales to increase, they should include them via that format as well. Or, an even better option would be to, include a free month of TIDAL Hi-Fi, Apple Music, or Spotify et al. I don’t know about you, but the music labels need to make the physical product as compelling as they can, in order to ensure continued support. That said, classical music still remains dominant on physical media and likely will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Regardless, as Jansen's Four Seasons didn’t include a download card, and I was yet to utilise streaming services at the time of release in 2013, I purchased the album on iTunes as well so that I could have this exceptional recording with me, wherever I go. While there is no doubt that there is a difference between the lossy Mastered for iTunes release and the Blu-ray Audio, the performance shines through and one just can't be disappointed with the Mastered for iTunes release as it’s magical and makes Apple's AirPods come alive. It is amazing how far we’ve come and while there is a slight degradation in quality when compared to the Blu-ray Audio release, it’s minimal and only truly apparent when listening via loudspeakers as the soundstage is a little more shallow, lacking in depth, thereby resulting in me preferring the HFPA release when listening on my main stereo at home. That said, most people will adore the Mastered for iTunes edition and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is, after all, derived from the same high-resolution master as that used for the Blu-ray Audio. Truth-be-told, if I wasn't fortunate enough to own the HFPA edition, I would still be in awe of Jansen's Four Seasons as the iTunes/Apple Music equivalent is simply exceptional!

Normally at this stage of the review, I would take a look at the individual movements, but in this case, I would prefer to not colour your opinion with my own subjectivity for I consider the entire performance to be spectacular and while I doubt it’s possible, you may subjectively have a different viewpoint. Hence, listen for yourself. Allow the music to touch your soul. Close your eyes if that helps, but whatever you do, don’t listen to this album as background music, at least for the first play through. You’ll thank me later as this recording is most certainly an experience that will move you.

If you would like to own your own copy, Janine Jansen's Vivaldi: The Four Seasons is available on Vinyl, CD, and iTunes (Mastered for iTunes). Unfortunately, the Blu-ray Audio release is becoming increasingly difficult to track down and prices are subsequently climbing to a cost out of the reach of most music lovers, myself included. However, if you can find a copy at a price you can afford, you'll be blown away by not only the quality of sound but by the redesigned booklet that has been reformatted for the, taller-than-CD, Blu-ray liner notes. I mention this merely because many of the HFPA releases were rushed to market and in some cases, the CD booklet was simply printed within the larger canvas of the Blu-ray booklet. A little disappointing for this collector. Nevertheless, Jansen's Vivaldi: The Four Seasons is absolutely flawless, on any format, and would make a lovely addition to any music collection.