Chamber, Duos, Violin Duos, Wieniawski (composer)
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James Ehnes - Homage
RecommendedCD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments
James Ehnes (violin and viola) & Eduard Laurel (piano)
The icing on the cake is provided by the DVD, which shows how Ehnes achieves miracles at close hand, including his unconventional left-hand thumb extension and relatively firm bow-hold. Beautifully... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, DVD of the Month
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Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1
Michael Rabin (violin) & Lothar Broddack (piano)
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Thomas Schippers
…a technical wizard and an artist in total command of his instrument, someone who would surely have developed an extra musical dimension had he been granted another 30 or so years to do so. —
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Nathan Milstein the U.S. Armed Forces Studio Recordings
Nathan Milstein (violin), Valentin Pavlovsky, Artur Balsam (piano), Joseph Kahn, NBC Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
They’re beautifully played. Milstein’s fingered octaves in the Schubert are pristine, and Poldini’s Dancing Doll in the Kreisler arrangement has real rhythmic buoyancy and flair. —
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The Menuhin Century - The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings
Yehudi Menuhin (violin, viola), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Ross Pople (cello), George Malcolm (piano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Hartmut Höll (piano), Marcel Gazelle (piano), Ferguson Webster (piano), Jacques Fevrier (piano), Michel Debost (flute), Lily...
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Wieniawski: Works for Violin
Itzhak Perlman (violin), Samuel Sanders (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
The transfer to CD of this early seventies recording is every bit as satisfying as that on the comparably magical Paganini recording reviewed on page 1222. Hearing these two recordings, both... —
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