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ERNO DOHNANYI / LEOS JANACEK
Dohnanyi/Janacek: Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] 'Shaham negotiating the challenging violin pyrotechnics of the outer movements with impressive powerhouse playing as well as delivering a wonderfully atmospheric Andante rubato alla Zingaresca' (BBC Music Magazine) |
JENO HUBAY
Hubay: Violin Concertos 3 & 4 Hagai Shaham, violin BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 3 / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "This third volume in Hyperion's Romantic Violin Concerto series may make you wonder why Hubay's Third Concerto has escaped the attention of virtually every fiddle player from Heifetz to Hahn." (BBC MUsic) |
ERNEST BLOCH
America / Suite Hebraique Elena Matusova, choirmaster / Hagai Shaham, violin / Lucnica Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Atlas Camerata Orchestra / Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jul/2005 ] "This will be a surefire winner for Bloch specialists and also for those intrigued by patriotic immigrant Americana. These are both good performances and I greatly liked Shaham's sturdy singing tone." -- Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International, June 2005 |
HUMMEL
Piano Concerto in E major / Double Concerto Hagai Shaham (piano) / London Mozart Players / Howard Shelley (piano/director) with Hagai Shaham (violin) [ Chandos / CD - released 6/Apr/2008 ] 'Shelley… is outstanding in this music, synthesizing the classical and romantic elements perfectly.A natural Mozartian, he allies his poise and clarity to a fearless technique, and absorbs Hummels most ostentatious demands into the musical fabric,... |
BLOCH
Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin) / Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] This is the first of two discs which will encompass Bloch's complete music for violin and piano. |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: The Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin) Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] "The two players bring to the music a spontaneous flow and a detailed yet carefree observation of Grieg's performance instructions" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
BLOCH / BEN-HAIM
Violin Suites Hagai Shaham (violin) Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "Insightful, expressive, and thoroughly idiomatic. An articulate and important statement about both composers' work. Reservations concerning actual recordings should be seen in that light" (MusicWeb March 2007) |
HAGAI HUBAY
Hubay: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 Hagai Shaham (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 6 / CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] 'With Shaham, Hubay's legacy is in very safe hands indeed. He delivers these works with a solid technique and commanding authenticity. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins provide rather more than just support, aided by a... |