Jean Sibelius: Early Chamber Music, Vol. 2

On this CD:

1. Suite, for violin & piano in E major
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Raija Kerppo, Pekka Kuusisto

2. Adagio & Fugue, for string quartet in D minor
Composed by Jean Sibelius


3. Fugue for Martin Wegelius, for string quartet
Composed by Jean Sibelius


4. Duo, for violin & viola in C major
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Matti Hirvikangas, Yoshiko Arai

5. "Lovisa" Trio (Piano Trio), for violin, cello & piano in C major
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Yoshiko Arai, Seppo Kimanen, Juhani Lagerspetz

6. Water Drops (Vattendroppar), for Violin and Cello
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by Yoshiko Arai, Seppo Kimanen

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Early Concerto Recordings, Vol. 2
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Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: I. Allegro non tropo
  2. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: II. Scherzando: Allegro molto
  3. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo
  4. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: IV. Andante
  5. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: V. Rondo: Allegro
  6. Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: I. Prelude: Allegro Moderato
  7. Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: II. Adagio
  8. Concerto No. 1 For Violin Op. 26: III. Finale: Allegro energico
  9. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Tracks:

  1. Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
  2. Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: II. Adagio di motto
  3. Concerto For Violin, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
  4. Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: I Phaedrus: Pausanias
  5. Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: II Aristophanes
  6. Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: III Erixymathus
  7. Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: IV Agathon
  8. Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium' For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion: V Socrates: Alcibiades
  9. Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28

Tracks:

  1. Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: I Andantino
  2. Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: II Scherzo: Vivacissimo
  3. Concerto No. 1 For Violin, Op. 19: III Moderato
  4. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: I Allegro moderato
  5. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: II Andante assai
  6. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 63: III Allegro, ben marcato
  7. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: I Allegro moderato
  8. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: II Romance: Andante non troppo
  9. Concerto No. 2 For Violin, Op. 22: III Finale: Allegro moderato, a la Zingara

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Concerto Collections.......2003-06-18

Both Volumes "The Early Concerto Recordings" from the Isaac Stern Collection are absolutely brilliant. If these recordings were released today by Sony there would be two concertos per disc, they would come in some lavish original jacket packaging, and cost a small fortune. As is (they were released by CBS in 1990), they are packaged as two three-CD sets at a mid-line price. Granted the product is without a lot of bells and whistles, though Stern's anecdotes in the liner notes about the recordings are insightful and enjoyable, but who needs added fluff when the music is this good.

The concertos, recorded in the mid-to-late 1940s and early-to-mid 1950s, are either in high quality mono or early golden age stereo. On Volume Two the recording dates are as follows: Lalo 1956, Bruch 1956, Saraste 1946, Sibelius 1951, Bernstein 1956, Saint-Saens 1957, Prokofiev No. 1 1958, Prokofiev No. 2 1957, and Wienawski 1946. (Please note that a few of these very same performances appear in the "Isaac Stern-A Life in Music" series.) Though Stern later re-recorded many of these concertos, it is delightful to hear these earlier versions when he was still establishing himself as one of the world's great violinists. Those looking for a definitive disc of a given concerto may want to start with titles in his "A Life in Music" series, but for Stern-lovers out there (like me), these discs are pure gold.
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    Release Date: 1995-02-07

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    4. I. Prelude (Vivace) - Jan Soderblom
    5. II. Andante Con Moto - Jan Soderblom
    6. III. Menuetto - Jan Soderblom
    7. IV. Gigue (Allegretto) - Jan Soderblom
    8. I. Lento - Jan Soderblom
    9. II. Allegro - Jan Soderblom
    10. III. - Jan Soderblom
    11. (Introduction) Adagio - Martti Rousi
    12. (Theme) Andantino - Martti Rousi
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    20. Tempo Primo - Martti Rousi
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      Manufacturer: Ondine
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      Tracks:

      1. Ste in E: Allegro Molto Moderato - Pekka Kuusisto/Raija Kerppo
      2. Ste in E: Quasi Adagio - Pekka Kuusisto/Raija Kerppo
      3. Ste in E: Allegro Molto - Pekka Kuusisto/Raija Kerppo
      4. Ste in E: Piu Lento Quasi Andantino - Pekka Kuusisto/Raija Kerppo
      5. Ste in E: Allegro Brilliante - Pekka Kuusisto/Raija Kerppo
      6. Adagio in d - Jean Sibelius Qt
      7. Fugue For Martin Wegelius - Jean Sibelius Qt
      8. Duo in C - Yoshiko Arai/Matti Hirvikangas
      9. Pno Trio in C (Lovisa): 1. Allegro - Yoshiko Arai/Seppo Kimanen/Juhani Lagerspetz
      10. Pno Trio in C (Lovisa): 2. Andante - Yoshiko Arai/Seppo Kimanen/Juhani Lagerspetz
      11. Pno Trio in C (Lovisa): 3. Allegro Con Brio - Yoshiko Arai/Seppo Kimanen/Juhani Lagerspetz
      12. Water Drops - Yoshiko Arai/Seppo Kimanen

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