Nordic Rhapsody

Not content with convincingly recording two major concertos aged 19, the Swedish violinist Johan Dalene promptly recorded this recital just after he had turned 20. 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 superbly understanding piano partner, Christian Ihle Hadland, who proves especially magical in the Grieg Sonata, poetically tapering phrases and effortlessly navigating changing dynamics. - Classical Music