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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Romantic Violin Concerto 14 - Glazunov & Schoeck
The brilliant young violinist Chloë Hanslip has recorded another volume of Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series, and displays her usual insouciant virtuosity and obvious delight in the music. Glazunov’s Violin Concerto, written for Leopold Auer, is a masterpiece of violin writing, including a brilliantly effective cadenza by the composer himself. As Hans Keller wrote, ‘Glazunov created an almost perfect concerto—instrumentally, the best I know amongst pianists’ violin concertos’. Swiss composer Othmar Schoek is probably best known for his Lieder. His Concerto quasi una fantasia in B flat major, Op 21, for violin and full orchestra is his most substantial concert work. The lyric passion and attractiveness of the work’s ideas earn it a distinguished place among the violin concertos of the immediate pre-World War I period. “Chloe Hanslip gives both concertos agile, nicely contained performances, even if the orchestral support under Alexander Vedernikov is rather undistinguished” The Guardian, 21st February 2013 *** “Hanslip captures Schoeck’s concerto with breathtaking eloquence” Financial Times, 13th April 2013 “Hanslip gives a most convincing performance; her unobtrusive musicianship, with subtle variations in tone to match the emotional colour of each phrase, is admirably suited to the music's refined expressiveness...Hanslip is also persuasive in the Glazunov Concerto” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 “[Hanslip] plays adeptly and intelligently throughout...[her] fresh-minted and engrossing account [of the Schoeck] is delivered with obvious affection for the music and her performance, more strongly idiomatic than that of the Glazunov, should win this underrated piece many new friends.” International Record Review, May 2013 “Schoeck’s concerto really does deserve a wide audience for it is a hugely attractive work and for much of the time the violin spins lines of enchanting lyricism...Hanslip seems to me to make an excellent job of the solo part; the long, singing lines and her sweet tone could have been made for each other.” MusicWeb International, 22nd May 2013 | 
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| |  | Glazunov: The Seasons & Violin Concerto
Glazunov: | Raymonda Suite, Op. 57a Philharmonia Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic Concerto ballata in C major for cello and orchestra, Op. 108 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov Stenka Razin Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari Concert Waltz No. 1 in D, Op. 47 Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov The Seasons, Op. 67 Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov Concert Waltz No. 2 in F Major, Op. 51 Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 Nathan Milstein (violin) Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936), by virtue of his dates and the fact that he continued to compose into the 1930s, only narrowly qualifies for inclusion in a series devoted to 20th century music. Musically his style looks back to the previous century when Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin held sway in Imperial Russia. At that time Glazunov represented an effective bridge between their nationlist tendencies and the more cosmopolitan outlook of Tchaikovsky. Without doubt two of Glazunov's most popular works are the ballets, Raymonda and The Seasons, both contained in this set. These two works amply illustrate the composers gift for melody and a well-turned musical phrase, and deserve their place in the popular ballet repertoire. This recording of the symphonic poem Stenka Razin is being released here in stereo and on CD for the very first time. Stenka Razin was a 17th century Cossack who rebelled against the Tsarist régime at the time. He was executed in 1672 and thus became a Russian national hero. The Concerto Ballata was written in 1931 and is one of the composer's final works. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“This set is a godsend...how many times do we hear the two piano concertos or the one for saxophone, let alone the Concerto Ballata for cello or the miniatures he wrote for violin, cello and horn?...True, Glazunov’s style did not change markedly with the years, but he knew precisely how to harness instruments’ individual expressive qualities.” The Telegraph, 25th March 2011 ***** “there's little doubt that both Serebrier and his soloists, supported by warmly idiomatic playing from the Russian National Orchestra and a beautifully clear recording, make a highly persuasive case for the reappraisal of these works.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 **** “The excellent soloists here all deliver everything they can - particularly Rachel Barton Pine in the winsome Violin Concerto and the short Meditation. The most strongly characterised music falls to Alexander Romanovsky: the First of the two Piano Concertos includes a brilliant and indigenous set of variations that he delivers with evident relish.” Classic FM Magazine, June 2011 *** “José Serebrier plainly loves these works...the collection starts with the Violin Concerto, beautifully played by Rachel Barton Pine, with the Russian National Orchestra playing with fine clarity and attack. The purity of Pine's playing in stratospheric regions is a delight and the galloping rhythms of the finale are infectiously exhilarating...all the works have their lyrical attractions, well recorded in clean, transparent sound.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sibelius, Tchaikovsky & Glazunov - Violin Concertos
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“As Julia Fischer explains in the booklet-notes to this, her first CD, she has an abiding love of the Khachaturian Concerto, a work she found impossible to sell to concert-promoters. The freshness of her way with the Khachaturian is immediately striking in the chattering figuration of the opening, and she brings a rare tenderness to the lyrical second subject. The orchestral sound is impressive, too. Though Itzhak Perlman and Lydia Mordkovitch produce a beefier sound, the refinement of Fischer's performance makes it equally compelling. This concerto has claims to be the composer's finest work, claims which the yearning tenderness of the slow movement support.
The clarity of Fischer's performance in the finale brings lightness and sparkle.
In the Glazunov, too, it's the clarity and subtlety of Fischer's playing that marks out her reading. She finds the tenderness of the slow middle section of this one-movement work, and gives an easy swing to the bouncy rhythms of the final section. In the Prokofiev she takes a meditative view of the wistful melodies, the element, she says, that most attracts her, even if she does not quite reach the depths of Kyung-Wha Chung's version.
A unique coupling, superbly recorded, that could hardly be more recommendable.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “...could hardly be more recommendable, with warmly compelling performances from the brilliant young German virtuoso, superbly recorded in full, bright, clear sound...The clarity and freshness of her performance are what immediately strike home” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jascha Heifetz, Vol. 51934-1937
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Sasha Rozhdestvensky is considered one of Russia’s finest young violinists. Yehudi Menuhin pronounced him to be “one of the most talented and refined violinists of his generation”, while the legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis said of him: ‘He belongs to the great line of outstanding artists. His approach and relationship to music and the violin is intense, highly sensitive and intelligent.’ Sasha studied at the Central Music School in Moscow, the Moscow Conservatory, the Paris Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music in London with Dr. Felix Andrievsky, Zinaida Gilels, Maya Glezarova and Gérard Poulet. He plays several violins, among which are a Guarneri del Gesù and a Stradivari loaned to him by the Stradivari Society. He recently became an ambassador for the Stradivari Society. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Nathan Milstein Rarities
Milstein was widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century due to his exceptional technique and elegance. These studio performances showcase three Concertos by Glazunov, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. | |
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