Paganini: Works for Violin

On this CD:

1. Palpiti, Introduction and Variations on "Di tanti palpiti" from Rossini's "Tancredi," for violin & orchestra, Op 13/MS 77
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Massimo Quarta, Stefania Redaelli

2. Napoléon for violin & guitar (or orchestra or piano) in E flat major, MS 5
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Massimo Quarta, Stefania Redaelli

3. Sonata and Variations on 'Pria ch'io l'impegno' from Weigl's "L'amor Marinaro" for violin & orchestra in E major, MS 47
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Massimo Quarta, Stefania Redaelli

4. Maestosa sonata sentimentale, for violin & orchestra, Op 27/MS 51 ("Variations on the Austrian National Hymn")
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Massimo Quarta, Stefania Redaelli

5. Theme and Variations on a Song by Sussmayr for violin & orchestra, Op 8/MSS 19 ("Le Streghe")
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Massimo Quarta, Stefania Redaelli

Tracks:

Adagio For Strings: Barber: Adagio for Strings
Meditation (Thais): Massenet: Meditation (Thais)
Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Gymnopedies 1 and 3: Satie: Gymnopedies 1 and 3
Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: Mozart : Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus): Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Beethoven : Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
Kol Nidrei: Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Nimrod (Enigma variations): Elgar: Nimrod (Enigma variations)
Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor: Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467
Andante cantabile (String quartet No. 1): Tchaikovski: Andante cantabile (String quartet No. 1)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor: Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Symphony No. 9 in E minor ' From the New World': Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor ' From the New World'
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini: Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana): Mascagni: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Clair de Lune: Debussy: Clair de lune
Concierto de Aranjuez: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio
The Carnival Of The Animals: Saint-Saens: The Swan
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Major, Op. 102: Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 102 - Andante
Pavane, op 50: Faure: Pavane, op 50

Customer Reviews:

Nice Mood Setting Music.......2007-05-25

This is a very nice cd to listen to and sip red wine in one's back yard while reading a good book. Well worth to add to your collection.

This CD stays in my car player.......2005-07-25

This CD is one that I think even non-classical music lovers would like. It isn't too "classical" and some of the songs are the kind that keep going though your head until you can't help but play the disc again. It is a two disc set and priced no higher than most singles.

Beautiful interpretations.......2004-01-25

I agree with a previous reviewer on the minor problem
of variations in volume. Beyond that, I find every
piece beautiful. This interpretation of Barber's
Adagio is the most passionate I have ever heard. I also
find the Faure selection very touching. I love the
vocals. I recommend this set to anyone, if for no
other reason than the Barber piece.

great music! not so great sound variations!.......2003-07-07

The selections and the arrangements are truly excellent. There are some hard to find (on the same CD) pieces and adagios--Spartacus ; Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez; Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavelleria...
But, better turn up the sound and then get away from the speakers. Parts of the selections are played so very softly that, when you turn up the volume to hear them, you will get blasted by those sections that have cresendos, or just plain louder sections. Too bad!
Very hard to enjoy in a car--or, even at home. if this problem did not exist, this is a 5 star plus!

A great, great collection!.......2001-10-01

I was stunned to see only two and a half stars for romantic adagios. I don't know how much you get to know by listening to only one "song" out of so many in this collection, but in my opinion this CD collection deserves a lot of credit. I had heard of Samuel Barber's Adagio for strings many times before and I was impressed but this was the first time that I was completely mesmerized. I highly recommend to any Barber fans to listen to this interpretation by David Zinman which is incredible. There seems to be so much passion and emotion! Also others such as Adagio of Spartacus and Clarinet Concerto just make the collection even better.

DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano

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Hear Her Live
Weilerstein Debut
powefull
Florida Music Lover
Love it or hate it!

DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano
Niccolo Paganini , Antonin Dvorak , Alberto Ginastera , Felix Mendelssohn , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Gabriel Faure , Leos Janacek , Camille Saint-Saens , Manuel de Falla , Alisa Weilerstein , and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003ZKRO
Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

Variations On One String On A Theme By Rossini
Forest Quietude, Op.68 No.5
Pampeana No.2, Op.21
Lied Ohne Worte, Op.109 (Posth.)
Pezzo Capriccioso, Op.62
Apres Un Reve, Op.7, No.1: After A Dream
Pohadka - Fairy Tale: I
Pohadka - Fairy Tale: II
Pohadka - Fairy Tale: III
The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
Popular Spanish Suite: I. El Pano Moruno (The Moorish Cloth)
Popular Spanish Suite: II. Asturiana
Popular Spanish Suite: III. Jota
Popular Spanish Suite: IV. Nana (Lullaby)
Popular Spanish Suite: V. Cancion (Song)
Popular Spanish Suite: VI. Polo

Customer Reviews:

Hear Her Live.......2006-12-19

You must witness Alisa Weilerstein live. I fell in love with her playing at the Spoleto festival where she played the basso continuo part of a Bach Brandenberg Concerto as if it was the Dvorak Cello Concerto. She has a passion for music that i have not heard or seen. And in her early 20s. Oh my gosh what a performer she will eventually be!

Weilerstein Debut.......2006-01-21

I've been playing the cello for almost 40 years and I agree about the complaints about the vibrato and phrasing: overdone! I also agree with the question about "aristocratic" playing: why all of the exaggeration? Instrument playing should ideally be like that of a vocalist, where one is not limited by one's technical abilities. I doubt that Ms. Weilerstein would sing these phrasese the same way she plays them. There is still time for her to develop, however. If you want to hear more refined playing, listen to Gendron, Rose, Fournier or Rostropovich.

powefull.......2005-12-18

I am a cellist of 15 years on the breakthrough of becoming a renowed cellist. This cellist tone is so powerfull and clear.she tells a story this is so clear to understand because the music speaks. alisa should watch the slurs from the f to b and be more gracefull. The apres un reve was ok i guess. she really should of tooken more time. like floating on a dream cloud. when i play this piece i take the music from the begining as a fuzzy dream and play the pitch so the music tells a story and becomes more clear every measure. The elgar is somenthing she might not want to touch because no one plays it better than du pre.

Florida Music Lover.......2002-10-12

I have been fond of the cello for years. I have enjoyed Casals even though he was somewhate austere. I love Rostropovich's tone and color but have felt that no one has ever played with the passion of Du Pre until I heard Weilerstein on, I believe, NPR when they played an unreleased tape of the Elgar Concerto by Weilerstein. I missed the intro and would have bet the farm that I was listening to Du Pre until the announcement at the end. I immediately ordered this disc and it has me wondering about re-incarnation. Is Du Pre back? This disc is a wonderful sample of the immense talents of this new young artist. I can't wait for Alisa to record the my favorite Elgar for EMI.

Love it or hate it!.......2002-05-21

SUCH PRESENCE! This is cello playing without apologies. She is always secure in what she is saying whether that is what you wanted to hear or not. She is the real thing. May she go onto continue to create controvery through her playing!

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Roses and Solitude

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Piano Reflections
Rise

ASIN: B000006LWN
Release Date: 1996-09-17

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Massenet
Liszt
M.T. Von Paradis/Kessler
Maxwell Davies
Rachmaninoff
J.S. Bach
Liszt
Chopin
Scriabin
Hummel
Rimsky-Korsakoff
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Scriabin
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Valenti

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This is a gem.
Good performance

Kreisler, Paganini: Works

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Tambourin Chinois
Serenade Espagnole
Rondino
Indian Lament
Songs My Mother Taught Me Op.55, No.4
Schon Rosmarin
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Caprice No.9
Caprice No.13
Caprice No.14
Caprice No.17
Caprice No.24
Variations On A Theme From Gioacchino Rossini's Moses

Customer Reviews:

This is a gem........2001-08-29

This is vintage Yo-Yo Ma. He not only does miracles with transcribing difficult work to the cello, but also brings his own musical language, to his performances. The aspiring violinist (or any musician, for that matter) will do well to study the nuance of Yo-Yo's phrasing and shaping of notes. Patricia Zander is an ideal partner in the playing of Kreisler - pianists will do well to note her ability to bring out notes where they should shine, and to whisper when only gentle support is needed. This CD is the fruit of some of their work together while Yo-Yo and Patricia were both at Harvard in the early '70's. They spread much musical joy in Cambridge during those magical years. Try listening to this gem with high-quality headphones. You'll be amazed how much there is to hear!

Good performance.......2000-09-17

Yo-Yo Ma can play just about anything and play it well, but the selections on this CD are simply not the best. The twenty-four caprices for solo violin do sound wonderful in a lower register, especially when one considers the technical difficulties of playing a violin piece on a cello; and the caprices included here have some fascinating textures and harmonies. However, the Kreisler pieces begin to run together after a while. The recording quality is fair, but the liner notes contain hardly any information on the music. Don't buy this one unless you're really interested in Paganini or Kreisler.

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Eloquent expression!
Brilliant Recordings Rescued From The Vaults

Historic Philips Recordings, 1953-1962

Manufacturer: Philips
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

ASIN: B00008CLMG
Release Date: 2003-05-13

Customer Reviews:

Eloquent expression! .......2006-01-21

In this formidable album you will realize Artur Grumiaux is in top form. His lyricism and expressiveness is quite evident since the first bar you listened. He possessed that admirable and inimitable phrasing, supported by the most fervent passion and commitment.

This is a fundamental and excellent selection of his interpretative art. His Lekeu and Debussy violin Sonata do not know about rivals, even the elapsed time. I miss the exclusion of his Häendel works Op. 1 and several violin Sonatas of Mozart (specially the K. 376), but this artistic document well deserves its immediate acquisition.

Grumiaux was -undeniably- the best Belgium violinist after Ysaye, and one of the eternal icons of this instrument.

Brilliant Recordings Rescued From The Vaults.......2003-06-09

Now that Decca, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon, among others, are all part of Universal, we have seen some interesting things happen, and not all of them bad. What I'm referring to in this case is the new "Original Masters" Limited Edition Box Set series. Finally, the classical music world has taken a page out of the jazz reissue handbook -- put out a quality product featuring rare recordings but make its availability limited, and people will snatch it up. In the "Original Masters" series, first DG and now Decca/Philips have each reissued five box sets, of 4 to 7 CDs each, in distinguished, space-saving slim paper boxes, though the style of packaging is different. The DG sets feature 50s style graphics design on their covers, while the Decca/Philips ones have a distinctive rainbow/spectrum pattern on the spines and banners, and a black-and-white photo of the artist in question on the face of the box.

This particular set features the historical Philips recordings of the great violinist Arthur Grumiaux from 1953-62. As the track information is non-existent above, I will try to be of assistance. The first two discs contain the complete Mozart Violin Concertos, including K271i which is now regarded as doubtful (to be composed by Mozart), with Bernhard Paumgartner and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (VSO) from 1953-55. It is wonderful to compare these performances to Grumiaux's stereo Mozart VC Cycle on Philips with Colin Davis (see my review). Disc three is all works for violin and piano (with pianist Istvan Hajdu) -- Debussy, Ravel and Faure (No. 1) Sonatas, Ravel's Piece en Forme de Habanera, Faure's Les Berceaux, Saraste's Zigeunerweisen, Fiocco's Allegro, Granados' Andaluza, and Albeniz's Tango (all from 1962). Disc four features shorter works for violin and orchestra -- Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Chausson's Poeme, Ravel's Tzigane, Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and Havanaise. All are with Jean Fournet conducting the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (OCL) from 1954, except the Capriccioso which is 1956. Lastly, CD Five returns to concertos with the Mendelssohn (Rudolf Moralt/VSO, 1954) and Paganini No. 4 (Franco Gallini/OCL, 1954), and concludes with Paganini's I Palpiti and Le Streghe with pianist Riccardo Castagnone (1958). Despite the fact that the recordings on four of the five discs are in mono (CD3 is in stereo), the first rate performances more than compensate for any audio shortcomings. Well, I guess the consolidation of the music industry isn't so bad after all, as long as I can look forward to more reissues like this.

The Great History of Austrian Classical Music

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Has anyone seen Bob in here?
Ignore the other other reviewer
ignore the other reviewer
Huh?

The Great History of Austrian Classical Music

Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Symphony No. 7: Allegro Moderato
'Mass' in E Minor: Kyrie
'Mass' in E Minor: Gloria
'Mass' in E Minor: Agnus Dei
Piano Concerto op. 204: Variations and Rondo
Harp Concerto in A Major: Allegro molto

Tracks:

Symphony No. 104 in D Major: Adagio - Allegro
Symphony No. 94 in G Major: Andante
Quartet op. 3/5: Serenade
Emperor Quartet: Poco Adagio cantabile
The Seasons: Finale - 'Dann bricht der grosse Morgen an'
String Quartet in A Major: Presto
Ave maris stella
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor: Allegro Moderato
Viel Larm um nichts: Stage music op. 11
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid

Tracks:

Tarantella Galop
Paganini: Liebe - du Himmel auf Erden
The Count of Luxembourg: Unbekkant - doch nicht minder interessant
The Czarevitch: Hab' nur dich allein
Quintetto concertante in F Major: Menuetto
Adagietto
Das Lied von der Erde: The Drunken One in Spring
Der Bettelstudent: Und da soll man noch galant sein
Der Bettelstudent: Nur das ein bitt' ich dich
Gasparone: Anzoletta's Song - 'Komm - mia bella'
Gasparone: Dunkelrote Rosen
Harpsichord Concerto: Allegro
Piano Concerto op. 14: Allegro
Symphony No. 40 in G minor: Molto Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 21: 'Elvira Madigan' Andante
Sonata No. 11 in A Major: Rondo alla Turca

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Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Serenade No. 13 - Allegro
'Der Holle Rache'
Boys trio: :Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkunden'
'In Diesen heil'gen Hallen'
O zittre nicht
Ave verum corpus
Requiem: Domine Jesu Christe
Laudate Dominum
Franz Lehrndorfer; organ: Hallelujah por la Resurrectione
Dance of the Elves
Tafelmusik: Intrada
Intermezzo from Notre Dame
Desire Waltz: Allegro Moderato
Desire Waltz: op 9a in A flat Major
The Trout Quintet: Andante - Theme with Variations

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Der Erlkonig (Goethe)
Heindenroslein
Ungeduld
Rastlose Liebe
Die Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum
Carmen Quadrille
Radetzky March
The Blue Danube Waltz
Medley from 'Die Fledermaus': Champagne Polka
Medlef rom 'Die Fledermaus': So muss allein ich bleiben
Oje oje wie ruhrt mich dies
Medley from :Die Fledermaus': Klange der Heimat
Intermezzo from '1001 Nights'
Souvenior Polka
Galop of the Bandits
Boccaccio March
6 pieces for Orchestra, No. 1 - Langsam, No. 2 - Bewegt
Sei nicht bos
Faschingskinder

Customer Reviews:

Has anyone seen Bob in here?.......2006-05-23

Hey, has anyone seen my friend Bob in here? He said he'd meet me here. Oh well...

Ignore the other other reviewer.......2004-03-21

Five stars, one star, has anyone actually heard this recording? The first reviewer makes it pretty clear he's reviewing the search engine; the second reviewer is reviewing NOTHING.

ignore the other reviewer.......2004-03-19

I haven't heard this recording; I just wanted to give to something to boost its rating because obviously the other reviewer was writing a review of amazon's search engine and not this recording. I really don't know what rating it deserves, but seeing a recording w/ Wunderlich on it that gets one star just seems wrong.

Huh?.......2003-12-26

Oddly enough, Amazon's search engine brought me here when I was searching for "Blue Man Group"....unfortunately, the closest we get is the Blue Danube. Wonderful though it might be, it's NOT Blue Man Group.

Let me reiterate, there is NO Blue Man Group at all on this CD. Not even one track. None. Niente. Nada.

Heck, they aren't even Austrian. Or Australian, for that matter.

Tracks:

Mazurka in a, Op.67, No.4
Song Without Words, Op.2, No.3
Divert in D, K.334 [329b]: Menuetto
Hungarian Dance No.6
Hungarian Dance No.1
Romance in A, Op.94, No.2
Qnt in E, Op.13, No.5, G.275: Minuetto
Les Millions D'Arlequin: Ser
Son in A, Op. Post.
Traumerei, Op.21
Das Lied Der Geige (Canzona Del Violino) Op.2
Immer Oder Nimmer Walzer, Op.156
Schon Rosmarin
Espana: Tango Op.165, No.2
Russian Romance
Guitarre, Op.45, No.2

Paganini- Works for Violin & Guitar- Gil Shaham, Goran Sollscher

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Paganini- Works for Violin & Guitar- Gil Shaham, Goran Sollscher

Manufacturer: Aquarius
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0004I9PM2

Product Description

NICOLO PAGANINI (1782-1840). Sonata concertata M.S.2 per chitarra e violino (in la maggiore in A major): 1. Allegro spirituoso 2. Adagio, assai espressivo 3. Rondeau. Allegretto con brio, scherzando. Sei sonate M.S. 27 (op. 3) per violino e chittara. Sonata n. 1 (in la maggiore in A Major): 4. Larghetto 5. Presto variato- Variazione. Sonata n. 4 (in la minore in E minor): 6. Andante largo 7. Allegretto. Sonata n. 6 (in mi minore in E minor): 8. Andante 9. Allegro vivo e spiritoso- Minore. da/ from. Grand sonata M.S. 3 per chitarra e violino (in la maggiore in A Major A-dur en la majeur): 10. Romance. Piu tosto largo, Amorosamente. Centonedi sonate M.S. 112: per violino e chitarra Lettera A: Sonata n. 2 (in re maggiore in D major): 11. Adagio cantabile 12. Rondoncino. Andantino, Tempo di Polacca- Minore. Sonata n. 4 (in la maggiore in A-major): 13. Adagio cantabile 14 Rondo. Andantino, Allegretto- Minore- Maggiore. 15. Cantabile M.S. 109 per violino e chitarra (pianoforte) (in re maggiore in D major). Introduction and Variations on/ Dal tuo stellato soglio/ from Rossinis Mose (Sonata a preghiera) M.S. 23 per violino IV corda e chitarra; orig.: per violino e orchestra. Prima edizioe/ First Edition. Trascrizione per chitarra della parte pianistiea/ Transcription of the piano part for guitar: 16. Introduction. Adagio 17. Theme. Tempo alla Marcia 18. Var. I 19. Var. II. Vigoroso 20. Var. III 21. Finale. 22. Moto perpetuato (Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo) M.S.72 (op.11) per violino e chitarra (in do maggiore in C major) revisione della parte chitarristica/ Revision of guitar part. Lars Hannibal. Gil Shaham, violin; Goran Sollscher, guitar. Recorded in 1992.