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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Sarah Chang: The Debut Recital
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Gershwin: | It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) | Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane | Kreisler: | Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani) | Liszt: | Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major | Paganini: | Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 1 in E major 'The Argeggio' Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 15 in E minor | Prokofiev: | The Love for Three Oranges: March | Sarasate: | Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 | Shostakovich: | Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 10 in C sharp minor Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 15 in D flat major | Tchaikovsky: | Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Mélodie in E flat major |
At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang was, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, playing Paganini's First Violin Concerto, and recorded this debut recital disc a year later. The Debut was her first of many future Classical Billboard best-selling albums. Gramophone Magazine proclaimed, “This is an astonishing disc. Sarah Chang’s playing will enthrall and captivate in equal measure.” | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kreisler: Liebesfreud – Liebesleid
For decades Fritz Kreisler duped his audiences into thinking that many of his works for violin and piano were arrangements of compositions by other composers such as Stamitz, Vivaldi, Couperin, Dittersdorf or Porpora. Only a handful of friends and fellow musicians who knew the nature of this charming and casually relaxed violinist, knew these were actually the works of Kreisler himself. It was only when he was aged sixty he publicly and freely admitted he concealed most of his own works behind the names of 17th and 18th century masters. Kreisler is today regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time. Kreisler wrote a number of pieces for the violin, including the ‘Liebesleid’ and ‘Liebesfreud’ arranged for piano and strings on this recording, that are frequently performed by violinists today as ‘encore’ solos. The three works presented here are performed by one of the world’s leading ensembles, Budapest Strings. Reissue of previously released title. “Bánfalvi’s readings bring nicely judged phrasing to the slower more sentimental examples and a measure of flamboyance to the trickier, swifter-moving items.” MusicWeb International, June 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Fritz KreislerOriginal works and transcriptions for violin and piano
Carlos Damas (violin) & Anna Tomasik (piano) This delightful release brings together many of Fritz Kreisler’s short pieces for violin and piano. The programme is drawn from original compositions, arrangements and stylistic parodies making up a CD of generally lesser known works. As well as enriching the repertoire Kreisler issues a challenge to violinists to play these pieces as effectively and as affectingly as he did. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Andreas Reiner (violin), Aci Bertoncelj (piano) | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Violin Favourites & Virtuoso Showpieces
Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (arr. Joachim) | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (arr. Kreisler) | Grasse, E: | Wellenspiel (Waves at Play) | Kreisler: | Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Schön Rosmarin Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Liebesfreud Liebesleid La Gitana Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani) Toy Soldiers' March Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini) Marche miniature viennoise Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) Menuet (in the style of Porpora) Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) Syncopation | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 | Paganini: | Cantabile for violin & piano/guitar in D major, Op. 17, MS 109 | Sarasate: | Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 | Schumann: | The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 (arr. Auer) | Sibelius: | Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 | Wieniawski: | Variations on an Original Theme in A major, Op. 15 Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16 |
Joshua Bell (violin), Samuel Sanders (piano) & Paul Coker (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | The Kreisler Album
“Years of encores have guaranteed the cult longevity of Kreisler's music – certainly among violinists. Kreisler's disc consists of his own pieces and a large number of arrangements.
Some of the latter are pretty feeble musically, yet the great violinist's unique artistry and magical tone-quality shine through. Sometimes he doesn't land right in the middle of a note, but always plays with the timing and phrasing of a great singer. Nothing is routine or set in his playing, which has a continual feeling of discovery and freshness. The transfers are excellent.
Joshua Bell learned Kreisler from his teacher, the late Josef Gingold, yet his approach is anything but 'old school'. He habitually avoids the pitfalls of imitation, flashiness and patronising overkill, preferring instead to revisit the music with modern ears. His Caprice viennois is lightyears removed from the composer's own, a fresh-faced, strongly characterised reading that trades sentimentality for just a hint of jazz. And there's that inseparable twosome, Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, the latter displaying Bell's tone at its most alluring. The longest piece here is the Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani which he gives the full treatment, deftly pointing the Allegro, relishing passagework and double- stopping with impressive accuracy. Some pieces seem indivisible from Kreisler's own very individual tone and phrasing, Polichinelle, for example, and Marche miniature viennoise, both of which paraded the sort of personalised rubato, timing and tone-production that have for so long seemed part of the music's very essence.
Bell's smooth, witty and keenly inflected readings make for elevated entertainment: they may not replace the composer's own, but they do provide a youthful and in many ways illuminating alternative. The recordings are excellent, but Coker's fine accompaniments occasionally seem overprominent.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Kreisler: Music for Violin and Strings
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| |  | Love's Joy and SorrowJulia Krasko plays Fritz Kreisler
Julia Krasko (violin), Olga Kondratieva (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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