CapriccioVirtuoso pieces for violin & piano
Debussy: | Clair de Lune trans. A. Roelens | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato arr. Jascha Heifetz | Dvorak: | Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 107, No. 1 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 trans. Fritz Kreisler | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Gluck: | Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Korngold: | Garden scene | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Poldini: | Poupée Valsante (Dancing Doll) trans. Fritz Kreisler | Prokofiev: | Masks from ‘Romeo and Juliet' arr. Jascha Heifetz | Schubert: | Die Biene (The Bee) arr. August Wilhelmj Ave Maria, D839 arr. Renaud Capuçon | Schumann: | Er, der Herrlichste von allem from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42, No. 2 Frauenliebe und Leben: 'Du Ring an meinem Finger', Op. 42, No. 4 | Strauss, R: | Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier arr. Vasa Prihoda Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2 | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe arr. Samuel Dushkin | Suk: | Un poco triste, Op. 17, No. 3 | Szymanowski: | Roxana's Song from the Opera "King Roger" trans. Pavel Kochanski | Tchaikovsky: | Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 |
Renaud Capuçon (Guarneri del Gesù, 1737 violin) & Jérôme Ducros (piano) Renaud Capuçon is following in the footsteps of the great violinists of the past century, such as Heifetz, Kreisler and Menuhin, with this virtuoso programme of compositions, transcriptions and arrangements for the violin and piano, recorded in the Lugano Festival 2007. “Not since the emergence of Vengerov and Repin has such an exciting young violinist come our way.” International Record Review “Capuçon’s violin transcriptions rarely disappoint. If it’s not his fervour that amazes, it’s his delicacy. Elgar’s La Capricieuse is a melting wonder, Prokofiev’s Masks a bracing stomp. The programming sprinkles the firecrackers with pensive surprises (Roxana’s Song from Szymanowski), waltzing Strauss, and the finale is unusually reflective – two Schumann songs. A delight.” The Times, 18th April 2008 **** | 
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