Violin: Greatest Hits

Violin: Greatest Hits

Violin: Greatest Hits
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Composer: Edouard Lalo
Composer: Fritz Kreisler
Composer: Antonio Bazzini
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Edward Elgar
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Composer: Jules Massenet
Composer: Niccolo Paganini
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Composer: Enrique Granados
Composer: Jerry Bock
Composer: John [Film Composer] Williams
Composer: Anton Karas
Composer: Vittorio Monti
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Conductor: Andrew Litton
Performer: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-02-10
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Rondo (Allegro) From Symphonie Espangnole In D Minor, Op. 21
  2. Liebesleid
  3. Liebesfreud
  4. Scherzo Fantastiqui Op. 25 (La Ronde Des Lutins)
  5. Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
  6. Salut D' Amour Op 12
  7. Preludio From Partita For Violin Solo No. 3 In E Minor
  8. Allegro From Concerto No. 1 In E Minor
  9. Gavotte & Rondo From Parita No. 3 In E Major, BMV 1006
  10. Meditation From Thais
  11. Caprice No. 24 In A Minor, Op.1
  12. Humoresque In G-Flat Major
  13. The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
  14. Spanish Dance No. 5 Op. 37 ' Andaluza'
  15. To Life From Fiddler On The Roof
  16. Theme From Schindler's list
  17. The Harry Lime Theme From The Third Man
  18. Czardas

Music reviews of Violin: Greatest Hits

Music Review: An outstanding eclectic collection
Rating: 5 Stars

The challenge in listening to this CD is finding a favorite selection in this excellent compilation. Antonio Bazzini's Scherzo fantastique, Op. 25, the fourth selection on this CD, is an electrifying performance. The Bazzini selection is played flawlessly and is filled with dynamic energy, playfulness, joy, and virtuoso pyrotechnics. There is a wide range of selections on this CD, spanning three centuries from the violin repertoire, from Bach's Violin Partitas to Anton Karas' "The Harry Lime Theme." The latter is not only beautiful but a lot of fun to listen to, with a melody, rhythm, and style of performance that reminded me more of the jazz violinist Stephane Grapelli than of classical violinists.

Two composers, Bach and Kreisler, are represented by two different selections, with a different violinist playing each one. Kreisler's Liebesleid is performed by Kyung Wha Chung, while on the very next track, Joshua Bell performs Kreisler's Liebesfreud. In the case of Bach, one selection from his Partitas for solo violin is performed magnificently and with great intensity and passion by Nathan Milstein. The other selection is performed by Gidon Kremer, who has a very different style. Even the most ardent admirers of Kremer recognize that his style and interpretations are not necessarily for everybody. In my own case, I prefer to listen to Nathan Milstein, Henryk Szeryng, Arthur Grumiaux, Iona Brown, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zuckerman, Itzak Perlman, and, amongst the younger violinists, Maxim Vengerov and Joshua Bell.

But my tastes are probably more traditional and there's nothing wrong with giving people the opportunity to hear the individual performance style of Gidon Kremer, an internationally renowned violinist, especially on a CD that is meant to demonstrate the diversity of music and of performance styles that can be played on the violin. In fact, there is no denying Gidon Kremer's excellence in his performance of the Gavotte and Rondo from Bach's Partita No. 3.

The selection from Massenet, the Meditation from Thais, performed by Joshua Bell, it is a piece of sublime musical heaven, as is Arthur Grumiaux's performance of the Spanish Dance No.5 by Granados. As for Henryk Szeryng's performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Flight of the Bumble-Bee, it is one of the finest examples I have ever heard on the violin of brilliant virtuoso pyrotechnics. Every selection on this CD is excellent.

From the first selecion, with Shlomo Mintz performing Lalo's Rondo (Allegro) from the Symphonie espagnole, to the very last selection, of Roby Lakatos and His Ensemble playing Vittorio Monti's Czardas, I greatly enjoyed this entire CD. The sound quality on every selection is crystal clear. Very highly recommended.

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