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Release Date: Monday 1 June 2009
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Several of Saint-Lubin's spectacular violin works are here revived by the talented young American-based Anastasia Khitruk, whose other Naxos recordings have been acclaimed: Khandoshkin Violin Sonatas (8.570028) "Outstanding!" (Classics Today); Rozsa Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante (8.570350) "utterly splendid" (The Strad).
Inspired by Paganini to perfect his skills as a violinist, Léon de Saint-Lubin enjoyed a highly successful career in Vienna, where Beethoven wrote a cadenza especially for him, and in Berlin, where he presented luminaries such as Liszt, Mendelssohn and Spohr in concert. Several of Saint-Lubin's spectacular violin works are here revived by the talented young American-based Anastasia Khitruk, whose other Naxos recordings have been acclaimed: Khandoshkin Violin Sonatas (8.570028) "Outstanding!" (Classics Today); Rozsa Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante (8.570350) "utterly splendid" (The Strad).
Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 49
1. I. Allegro moderato 00:09:23
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 00:04:00
3. III. Molto cantabile 00:05:28
4. IV. Allegretto 00:08:54
5. Fantaisie sur un theme de Lucia di Lammermoor, Op. 46 00:06:28
6. Theme Original et Etude de S. Thalberg, Op. 45a 00:06:03
7. Adagio Religioso, Op. 44 00:06:43
8. Potpourri on themes from Auber's La Fiancee, Op. 35 00:13:38
2 Salonstucke, Op. 47: No. 1. Nocturne and Rondino
9. Nocturne 00:03:02
10. Rondino 00:03:45
2 Salonstucke, Op. 47, No. 2: Nocturne and Polonaise
11. Nocturne 00:02:56
12. Polonaise 00:04:57
Total Playing Time: 01:15:17