Johan Dalene
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Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos
RecommendedJohan Dalene (violin), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
Dalene has a strong command of long evolving lines – crucial in both composers – but he balances that with a fine feeling for ‘speaking’ phrasing and articulation...The expression can certainly... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st April 2022
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Youthful passion occasionally pushes him to stylistic excess...but for most of the time he’s beauty incarnate and in perfect step with his composers’ various voices. He’s also blessed with a... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Laure Favre-Kahn (piano), Johan Dalene (violin)
There’s a daredevil freshness about Nemanja Radulović’s playing that makes this generously filled disc of Prokofiev particularly rewarding...The concerto receives a subtle, supportive reading... —
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Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Johan Dalene (soloist), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Malin Broman, Gemma New, Kaspars Putniņš
Dalene has emerged as one of the most exciting young violinists of recent years, and this album of concerto standards is anything but ordinary. His Mendelssohn may be lightning-quick, but has... —
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Here’s an archetypal recital programme which every emerging violin virtuoso would dream of recording, though few recent contenders have done so with such unerring assurance and mastery as Johan... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Chamber Choice
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Dalene and Hadland make an excellent duo – equal partners who bounce ideas off one another with oodles of vitality. —
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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante KV 364, Rondos KV 382 & 386 & Horn Concerto No. 2 KV 417
Johan Dalene (violin), Eivind Ringstad, Alexandre Zanetta, Ariel Lanyi, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Howard Griffiths
[The soloists'] pedigree is indicative of the star quality they bring to the Concertante, Dalene’s tone radiant without being selfconsciously sweet, Ringstad’s rich and woody, each playing off... —
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Sara Wennerberg-Reuter; Andreas Hallén; Wilhelm Stenhammar: Swedish Vocal and Chamber Music
Sofie Asplund (soprano), Johan Dalene (violin), Peter Friis Johansson (piano), Daniel Migdal (violin), Albin Uusijärvi (viola), Amalie Stalheim (cello)
Hallén's quartet is probably the only essential listen here, but the other byways of Swedish Romantic music won't waste your time. —
