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DVORAK / SZYMANOWSKI
Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher (violin) / Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This is Steinbecher's debut on Pentatone. She is 27 and was taught by the same teacher as Julia Fischer. Her previous recordings for Orfeo have all got great reviews. |
BRAHMS / VIEUXTEMPS
Sonata for Violin and Piano / Horn Trio / Ballade and Polonaise Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Gyorgy Sebok (piano) Francis Orval (horn) Dinorah Varsi (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "For those who remember Grumiaux only for sustained elegance and demure objectivity, this sterling yet snappy rendition should serve as dazzling tonic." --Gary Lemco, audiophile audition |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BRUCH
Violin Concerto in D Op. 35 / Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Jan Krenz & Heinz Wallberg [ Penatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "What is heard here is extraordinarily natural, the best seat in the house. Grumiaux's violin glistens in this environment, perfectly balanced with the orchestra. And the performances are outstanding in every way." --classicalcdreview |
BEETHOVEN / BRUCH
Violin Concertos Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Sir Colin Davis [Beethoven] Heinz Wallberg [Bruch] [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "Colin Davis and the Concertgebouw fill the hall with perfectly phrased and timed support, and the engineers have captured it all from an ideal perspective, providing fullness and detail together." (SA-CD.Net) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op. 35; Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Nikolai Lugansky (piano) / Russian National Orchestra. Kent Nagano [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "In Multi Channel you can feel the sound waves reverberating through the hall!" ---SA-CD.net |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Burger als Edelmann (Suite for Orchestra); Duett-Concertino for clarinet and bassoon; etc Daniel Sepec (Violin) Nicole Kern (Clarinet) Higinio Arrua (Bassoon) / The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Paavo Jarvi [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "This PentaTone release is probably among the five best-sounding high-resolution discs encountered thus far….But this sonic excellence is beside the point if the performances are negligible. This happily, is not the case…the individual virtuosity of... |
VIVALDI
8 Concerti per violino Savatore Accardo (violin) / I Musici [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] After his Op. 6, Vivaldi´s concertos consist, almost without exception, of three movements (fast - slow - fast) and only a few works are preceded by a slow introduction. |
J.S. BACH
Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Julia Fischer (violin) [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] All Pentatone SACDs are 5.1 stereo sound. Playable on all Compact Disc players |
BRAHMS
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 / Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] "A winning Brahms Double, violinist and cellist playing with warmth." RECORDING OF THE MONTH Gramophone Magazine August 2007 |
W.A. MOZART
Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K. 364 / Concertone for 2 Violins and Orchestra in C, K. 190 Julia Fischer (violin) Gordan Nikoli (violin & viola) Hans Meyer (oboe) / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 10/Nov/2007 ] Gramophone Award Winner - Artist of the Year 2007 |
SCHUBERT
Piano Quintet in A 'The Trout' / Variations on Trockne Blumen for flute and piano / Piano Trio (Notturno) in E flat Martin Helmchen (piano) Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola) Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) Alois Posch (double bass) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "The players' wide dynamic range lets them wring every drop of energy from the finale without ever forcing the tone, and it's impossible to overpraise Helmchen's sensitivity in both his solo and accompanying roles." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219 / Rondo in A for violin and strings, D. 438 / Violin Concerto in D minor Vesko Eschkenazy (violin) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra / Conducted by Marco Boni [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 20/Apr/2005 ] "This is the most enjoyable recording of the young Mendelssohn ever put on record". ---Luister (September 2002) |