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Lisa Batiashvili (violin and direction) Hailed as one of the most exciting musicians of her generation: “Dazzling…” (The Daily Telegraph); “…lavish virtuosity” (The Financial Times); her eagerly-awaited follow-up sees Batiashvili, internationally regarded as a superb interpreter of the classical repertoire and a decided champion of new music, in another adventurous collaboration with her trademark twist of unusual pairings: this time Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen coupled with Miniatures by Georgian composer Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925-1991) featuring the Georgian Chamber Orchestra. Most unusually, both orchestras are directed by Ms Batiashvili herself. Ms Batiashvili was recently featured in The Guardian as one of the “four young stars of classical music you need to hear”. Now, in her mid-20s, she continues to make an indelible impression on the international music scene with stunning successes throughout Europe, North America, Australia and the Pacific-Rim territories. | 
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos |
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| |  | Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan |
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| |  | Kennedy plays Beethoven & Mozart Violin Concertos
Nigel Kennedy (violin & direction) Polish Chamber Orchestra For over twenty-five years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos and is one of the most important violinists Britain has ever produced. His virtuosic technique, unique talent and mass appeal have brought fresh perspectives to both the classical and contemporary repertoire. He is the best selling classical violinist worldwide.This album combines his first-ever Mozart recording with a fresh perspective on the Beethoven violin concerto he first recorded in 1992. He collaborates again with the Polish Chamber Orchestra of which he has been Artistic Director since 2002. He directs the orchestra from the violin in both concertos to achieve a more direct communication of the orchestra members and the cadenzas are very much his own. Kennedy says the main reason for re-approaching the Beethoven concerto is that today, he hears the piece as having more rhythmic vitality which he wants to bring out in his new recording, despite still cherishing his first recording with Tennstedt, which he said had a more old-fashioned, romantic approach and was played slower.Listen out for the Mozart cadenza which definitely gives the piece a contemporary edge. It was recorded with his electric violin and Kennedy expresses in it what the concerto means to him personally and wants to open listeners’ minds to change their view of the piece. He has also introduced a harpsichord to the work which adds warmth and gives it even more life. “There is plenty to enjoy... in Kennedy's inventive performance of Mozart's Fourth Concerto, provided you can take his cadenzas, where he switches to electronic violin and treats Mozartian fragments to jazz riffs with bass player Michal Baranski - a culture shock that may come to seem a tired gimmick on repeated hearings.” The Telegraph, 12th April 2008 “That hallmark attention to detail and line is still there, but it's now coupled with an energy and vitality that springs from his growing interest in jazz. His radical electric violin cadenzas breathe new life into the Mozart concerto in D K218, but purists will hate them.” The Observer, 13th April 2008 “Too wilful to warrant anything like a general recommendation, except to Kennedy fans and the curious.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 |
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Min-Jin Kym (violin) & Ian Brown (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis “The solo playing of Min-Jin Kym is dazzling…its charm continually captivates the ear” Gramophone “It's a fine performance, well considered and very well played… Kym also offers us Beethoven's stormiest violin sonata, where Ian Brown offers her cleanly articulated support.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Heifetz, Mitropoulos & Toscanini Live
Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Live Recording February 9, 1956 Jasha Heifetz (violin) New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Live Recording, February 24, 1935 Jasha Heifetz (violin) New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini |
"[Heifetz’s version of the Brahms Concerto] is lean, athletic, classical, aristocratic, finely drawn, an approach which wears exceptionally well on record.” Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Vadim Repin (violin) Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti | DG - 4776596 (CD - 2 discs) £12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT) |
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Nathan Milstein (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Thomas Zehetmair (violin) Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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