Busoni & Strauss - Das Romantische Violinkon

German violinist Tanja Becker-Bender returns to the Romantic Violin Concerto series having dazzled the critics with her �great lyrical force and tremendous sense of drama� in her recording of the Reger concerto. Here she appears with Hyperion house band the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Garry Walker, in Volume 16: concertos by Busoni and Strauss, each composer�s only example of the genre.In D major, the key of Beethoven�s and Brahms�s violin concertos, Busoni�s Violin Concerto is clearly intended to continue their lineage�significantly, Busoni wrote cadenzas for both of them�although it never descends into mere imitation. Although it uses quite a large orchestra, it is transparently scored, with plenty of Italianate cantilena for the soloist. Also included is Busoni�s transcription of the Benedictus from Beethoven�s Missa solemnis, which brings the solo violin to the fore, with instrumental obbligati representing the vocal contributions.The seventeen-year-old Strauss wrote his Violin Concerto in 1881�2, during his final year at the Ludwigsgymnasium. The work was dedicated to Strauss�s violin teacher Benno Walter (1847�1901), concertmaster of the Bavarian Court Orchestra. The work is fairly unknown on the concert platform; as Tully Potter writes in his booklet notes, Tanja Becker-Bender�s interpretation should win it new friends.