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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Ida Haendel - Baroque Transcriptions
Recorded 1977 “This is a genuinely great fiddle record, one to place alongside those in which Heifetz, Szigeti or Elman (to name but three) tackle similar repertoire.
Indeed, if it's possible to make this music sound so beautiful, why does the 'historic performing' lobby kick up so much noisy opposition? One understands all the counter-arguments; and, yes, these are arrangements – which is different. But to take just one small example, at around 2'02" into the opening Adagio of Nardini's Sonata, Haendel suddenly dips from mezzo-forte to piano, as if she's switching from a serene smile to a questioning glance. The effect is both subtle and dramatic. Corelli's La Folia and Tartini's The Devil's Trill Sonata are similarly expressive. As for Vitali's Chaconne, Haendel admits that she was knocked out when she heard Heifetz play the piece and in some ways her impassioned performance resembles Heifetz's interpretatively spectacular 1950 recording (of Respighi's arrangement; Haendel plays David's more comprehensive alternative).
Always there's that ecstatic control of melodic line, holding fast to the harmonic thread – musically, patiently and with the touch of a true craftsman. The recording is superb, and the partnership with Geoffrey Parsons is beautifully balanced. A truly wonderful CD.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nobil DonnaMusic at the Barberini Palace
The 17th C Pope Urban VIII (known as Maffeo Barberini) had many interests including music. Under his patronage, there was a great flourishing of the arts in Rome; during this time, Cardinal Francesco founded an academy. The composers featured here were part of this musical culture and include Vitali, Ferrari and Frescobaldi, performed here by internationally acclaimed soprano Suzie LeBlanc. “Her anguished singing of the great lament 'Lasciate Averno' is immensely moving, without compromising vocal purity...All the musicians display the greatest skill and stylistic sensitivity...This is as fine a disc as I have ever reviewed.” International Record Review, December 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Jacques Thibaud -The Complete Solo Recordings 1929-36
Albéniz: | Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3 Tango | Bach, J S: | Gavotte & Preludio (Partita 3) | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 12, Minstrels | Desplanes: | Intrada | Eccles, J: | Sonata | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) Jota (No. 4 from Siete canciones populares españolas) | Fauré: | Berceuse, Op. 16 | Granados: | Danse Espagnol | Lalo: | Fantaisie Norvégienne Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 (live concert 17th November 1941 and previously unpublished) Suisse Romande Orchestra, Ansermet | Marsick: | Scherzando | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' - Andante Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261 | Paradies: | Sicilienne | Poldini: | Poupée valsante | Saint-Saëns: | Prélude to Le Deluge Op. 45 Havanaise, Op. 83 | Szymanowski: | La Fontaine de Aréthuse | Veracini: | Menuet & Gavotta | Vitali, G: | Chaconne | Vivaldi: | Adagio |
Jacques Thibaud (violin), Tasso Janopoulo, Georges de Lausnay & Alfred Cortot (piano) (2 CDs for the price of 1) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jacques Thibaud (violin), Harold Craxton (piano), Tasso Janopoulo (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ricardo Odnoposoff, Volume 1
Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 | Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 | Brahms: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | Chausson: | Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 | Debussy: | Violin Sonata | Dvorak: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 | Paganini: | La Campanella arr. Kochanski Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella' | Prokofiev: | Peter and the Wolf: Theme & processional arr. D.J.Grunes Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 | Saint-Saëns: | Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Havanaise, Op. 83 | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1 | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 | Villa-Lobos: | Song of the Black Swan (O Canto do Cysne Negro) for Violin and Harp (1917) Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 | Vitali, G: | Chaconne | Vivaldi: | Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2 in A major, RV 31 Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 10 in F minor, RV 21 | Ysaye: | Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade' |
Ricardo Odnoposoff (violin) One of the finest violinists of all time, Ricardo Odnoposoff was born in Buenos Aires on February 24, 1914, the son of Russian immigrants. Following early studies in Buenos Aires and Berlin, he was accepted at thirteen to the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, where he studied violin with Carl Flesch from 1928 to 1931 and composition under Paul Hindemith. At the end of these studies, his career was inaugurated by an appearance, at 17, as a featured soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Erich Kleiber. An examination of his recorded legacy reveals a supreme artist, equipped with a brilliant technical command. | | | 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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