{"title":"Itzhak Perlman (violin)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sonatas-partitas-2","title":"BACH JS: COMPLETE SONATAS \u0026 PARTITAS","description":"Bach: Sonaten Und Partiten (2015) - Itzhak Perlman - A supreme violinist performs the supreme works for unaccompanied violin. 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His TV appearances had already made him a household name in the US by the time he was 13. A few years later came his Carnegie Hall debut, then the prestigious Leventritt Award, followed by triumphant tours of Israel, North America and Europe between 1965 and 1968. By then he was an international celebrity and recognized “not just as the finest violinist of his generation but as one of the greatest musical talents to emerge since World War II” (leading string authority Tully Potter writing in the NEW GROVE).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And it was then that Perlman began his illustrious, virtually unparalleled career as a recording artist. His first sessions for RCA, accompanied by pianist David Garvey – with works ranging from sonatas by Handel, Leclair and Hindemith to showpieces by Paganini, Bazzini, Sarasate and Falla – took place in New York in 1965 but were not issued for nearly 40 years because the label felt concertos would make a more suitable commercial debut for the rising star. When an album of these pieces was finally released – as “Perlman Rediscovered”, in 2004 – it was hailed “an outstanding tribute to one of the great names among violinists of any age, as well as a remarkably varied and interesting recital in its own right” (ClassicsToday). These tracks are, of course, included in the new collection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Perlman’s first concerto efforts for RCA – the Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Prokofiev Second, with Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony – were set down in 1966\/1967 and released the following years as his recording debut. ClassicsToday acclaimed them in a recent reissue as “offering playing that is gutsy and shamelessly virtuosic, and with a sharper rhythmic focus than Perlman often achieved subsequently. The finale of the Sibelius remains a potent example of the playing’s youthful fire.” In 1969, Perlman recorded what was arguably one of the finest albums of his career, the two Prokofiev Sonatas (which he never remade), partnered by pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at the beginning of their long and distinguished collaboration: “Delicate where needs be … and yet with a Heifetzian resilience that both sonatas willingly respond to … Perlman and Ashkenazy play with astonishing virtuosity” (Gramophone).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Itzhak Perlman’s work for American Columbia began in the mid-1970s and – apart from Bach and Vivaldi multi-violin concertos with Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta – cover a wide swath of chamber music with special partners: pianists Daniel Barenboim and Emanuel Ax, cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Lynn Harrell and guitarist John Williams. The Mendelssohn Piano Trios with Ax and Ma, first released in 2010, appear here for the first time in a Perlman collection (“…ensemble balance, clarity of inner part-writing, drama, lyricism, and phrase shaping of the highest order … I find these performances not just outstanding; I find them astounding” (Fanfare).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That other John Williams, the legendary composer for the silver screen, was Perlman’s collaborator in another medium, the movies: his two best-selling “Cinema Serenade” albums arranged and conducted by Williams, with Perlman featured in selections from such classic films as Modern Times, Gone with the Wind, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Out of Africa, Cinema Paradiso, The Color Purple and, of course, the theme that Perlman memorably performed on the soundtrack of Williams’s Oscar-winning score for the Spielberg masterpiece Schindler’s List.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New to Perlman CD editions are two complete soundtrack albums: John Williams’s “elegant and thoughtful score” for Memoirs of a Geisha in which the violinist is joined by Yo-Yo Ma and to which Perlman “brings a magical and peculiarly oriental sound to his violin-playing” (Gramophone), and the music for Yimou Zhang’s Hero by Tan Dun: “Few composers today write more effective melodies for bowed strings” (Gramophone). And to round off this uniquely wide-ranging survey of the violinist’s musical passions and triumphs, in its first appearance in a Perlman collection, the artist is joined by golden-voiced cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot in Eternal Echoes, a highly praised album of liturgical and traditional selections which the violinist has affectionately described as “Jewish comfort music – everything that I recognize from my childhood is in this program.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSET CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63   \u003cbr\u003e Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59\u003cbr\u003e Dvořák: Romance in F Minor, Op. 11, B. 39   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80   \u003cbr\u003e Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D Major No. 2, Op. 94bis   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21   \u003cbr\u003e Ravel: Tzigane, M. 76 (Version for Violin \u0026amp; Orchestra)   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paganini: Centone di sonate, Op. 64, MS 112 (Sonata No. 1 in A Minor)   \u003cbr\u003e Paganini: Sonata for Violin and Guitar in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, MS 27   \u003cbr\u003e Paganini: Sonata concertata in A Major, Op. 61, MS 2   \u003cbr\u003e Giuliani: Duo concertante in E Minor, Op. 25 \"Grand Sonata\"   \u003cbr\u003e Giuliani: Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 109   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dohnányi: Serenade in C Major, Op. 10   \u003cbr\u003e Beethoven: Serenade in D Major, Op. 8   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bach, J.S.: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043   \u003cbr\u003e Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551   \u003cbr\u003e Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 8:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 9:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78   \u003cbr\u003e Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100   \u003cbr\u003e Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 10:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mozart: Duo for Violin \u0026amp; Viola in G Major, K. 423   \u003cbr\u003e Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 424   \u003cbr\u003e Leclair: 6 Sonatas for 2 Violins, Op. 3, No. 4   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 11:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lubbock\/Rosenbaum\/Jones\/Temperton: The Color Purple: Main Title   \u003cbr\u003e Gardel: Scent of a Woman: Tango (Por Una Cabeza)   \u003cbr\u003e Legrand: Yentl: Papa, Can You Hear Me?   \u003cbr\u003e Bacalov: Il Postino: Theme   \u003cbr\u003e Bernstein: The Age of Innocence: Theme   \u003cbr\u003e Williams: Theme (From \"Far and Away\")   \u003cbr\u003e Legrand: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You   \u003cbr\u003e Previn: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Theme   \u003cbr\u003e Williams: Sabrina: Theme   \u003cbr\u003e Barry: Out of Africa: Main Title   \u003cbr\u003e Bonfa: Black Orpheus: Manha de Carnaval   \u003cbr\u003e Williams: Main Theme (From \"Schindler's List\")   \u003cbr\u003e Morricone: Love Theme (From \"Cinema Paradiso\")   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 12:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raksin: Theme from \"Laura\" (1944)   \u003cbr\u003e Steiner: Theme from Now, Voyager (1942)\u003cbr\u003e Chaplin: Smile from \"Modern Times\" (1936)   \u003cbr\u003e Rózsa: Love Theme from Lost Weekend (1945)\u003cbr\u003e Young: St. Patrick's Day from The Quiet Man (1952) (Traditional)   \u003cbr\u003e Korngold: Marian \u0026amp; Robin Love Theme from \"The Adventures of Robin Hood\" (1938)   \u003cbr\u003e Hupfeld: As Time Goes By from \"Casablanca\" (1942)   \u003cbr\u003e Walton: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (From \"Henry V\")   \u003cbr\u003e Young: Stella by Starlight from The Uninvited (1944)   \u003cbr\u003e Young: Theme from My Foolish Heart (1949)\u003cbr\u003e Steiner: Tara's Theme (From \"Gone with the Wind\" 1939)   \u003cbr\u003e Newman: Cathy's Theme from \"Wuthering Heights\" (1939)   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 13:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTan Dun: Works \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 14:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25   \u003cbr\u003e Ben-Haim: Berceuse Sfaradite   \u003cbr\u003e Sarasate: Navarra, Op. 33   \u003cbr\u003e Handel: Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 15, HWV 373   \u003cbr\u003e Hindemith: Violin Sonata, Op. 11 No. 1 in E-Flat   \u003cbr\u003e Leclair: Violin Sonata, Op. 9 No. 3 in D   \u003cbr\u003e Bloch: Baal Shem: II. Nigun (Version for Violin \u0026amp; Piano)   \u003cbr\u003e Falla: Spanish Dance No. 1 (from La vida breve)   \u003cbr\u003e Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 15: \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Williams: Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 16:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49   \u003cbr\u003e Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor Op. 66   \u003cbr\u003e Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 19, No. 1 Sweet Remembrance\" - Andante con moto\"\u003cbr\u003e Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op. 38, No. 2 - Allegro non troppo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 17:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Berditchever: A Dudele   \u003cbr\u003e Shenker: Mizmor L'Dovid   \u003cbr\u003e Goldfaden: Shoyfer Shel Moshiakh   \u003cbr\u003e Schwartz: Romanian Doyne   \u003cbr\u003e Rosenblatt: T'filas Tal   \u003cbr\u003e Traditional: Yism'chu   \u003cbr\u003e Schloßberg: R'tzay   \u003cbr\u003e Traditional: Dem Trisker Rebns Khosid   \u003cbr\u003e Schorr: Sheyibone Bays Hamikdosh   \u003cbr\u003e Traditional: Kol Nidrei   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC 18:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26, TH 56   \u003cbr\u003e Tchaikovsky: Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34, TH 58   \u003cbr\u003e Dvořák: Romance in F Minor, Op. 11, B. 39\u003cbr\u003e Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso (Transcribed by Oscar Morawetz for Violin, Cello \u0026amp; Orchestra)   \u003cbr\u003e Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166: \"Dumky\", V. Allegro   \u003cbr\u003e Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 2, Dumka. Allegretto grazioso   \u003cbr\u003e Halvorsen: Passacaglia and Sarabande for Violin and Viola (With Variations on a Theme by Handel)   \u003cbr\u003e Walton: Canzonetta from Henry V   \u003cbr\u003e Williams: Air and Simple Gifts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012922855658,"sku":"194397522723","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3836018-2584540_aebf0fee-b2a1-4051-8dae-8fdc4d05eb36.jpg?v=1778256741"},{"product_id":"brahms-complete-chamber-music","title":"Brahms: Complete Chamber Music","description":"This is the complete video release of Brahms' chamber music with several reference recordings. Moreover, the 16 hours of SD-quality video materials presented here on a single Blu-ray disc are equivalent to about eight standard DVD releases. This edition features great performances by today's most outstanding artists showcasing their thrilling artistry in inimitable performances. A must for any Brahms aficionado!","brand":"EUROARTS","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":46012943007978,"sku":"880242640130","price":65.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4337072-3178183.jpg?v=1778370254"},{"product_id":"itzhak-perlman-concertos-sonatas-more","title":"Itzhak Perlman - Concertos, Sonatas \u0026 more...","description":"\u003cp\u003eR E V I E W S of some of the recordings that make up this set:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's always fascinating to go back to the early recordings of artists who are firmly ensconced in the classical music pantheon. Such is the case with this recording of the Tchaikovsky and Sibelius concertos made by Itzhak Perlman in the late 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e The Tchaikovsky concerto was written for virtuoso violinist Leopold Auer who actually thought the work unplayable. The young Perlman brings passion and flash to the concerto; his playing is suitably poetic in its sentimental moments and fiery in its finale. Sibelius's concerto was written about the same time that he wrote his second symphony. Perlman grasps the concerto's romantic soul while standing up to its demanding modernist technical challenges. As an added bonus the recording includes Dvorák's Romance, a gentle idyll that displays Perlman's lovely legato playing. -- MUZE [review of RCA 63591]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This album continues the tribute to classic film music from John Williams and Itzhak Perlman's CINEMA SERENADE disc. It is an undeniably old-fashioned and romantic album, befitting the era the music is drawn from. On \"As Time Goes By\" from CASABLANCA, Perlman proves that he's still one of the world's premier concert violinists, playing the theme with palpable ache. Most of these compositions are by the classic film composers--Alfred Newman, Miklós Rózsa, Max Steiner--with one notable exception. William Walton's theme for HENRY V gets a suitably regal, yet restrained, treatment. Perlman sounds as if he's having a good time with the sprightly Irish motifs of \"The Quiet Man.\" The orchestrations are rich and dramatic, and the recording quality is superb. This album is highly recommended to anyone who remembers when a soundtrack was more than just a bunch of flavor-of-the-month pop tunes. -- MUZE [review of SONY 60773]\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prokofiev's F minor Sonata—surely his greatest chamber work—opens bleakly, then flowers to harmonic richness before switching to a sharp-edged Allegro brusco, a deeply introspective Andante and a closing Allegrissimo that recalls (or anticipates, depending on its precise chronology in Prokofiev's thinking) the finale of the great Eighth Piano Sonata... Perlman's is an immensely assured, sweet-centred reading, delicate where needs be (the ''wind in a graveyard'' passages of the first movement, for example) and yet with a Heifetzian resilience that both sonatas willingly respond to... When it comes to the delightful Second Sonata—of rather less import, and a second-hand utterance (the original was for flute and piano)—Perlman and Ashkenazy play with astonishing virtuosity and here their visceral virtues win hands down, especially in the Scherzo... the playing has real class, the recording is clean and there's a substantial bonus in Perlman's accomplished 1966 version of the Second Violin Concerto, where Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony trace and characterize the score's every subtle detail—especially among the woodwind. That, for me, is the disc's most indelible interpretative feature. -- Gramophone [review of RCA 61454]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Masterworks","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013162029290,"sku":"887654388827","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2135170.jpg?v=1778305590"}],"url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/collections\/itzhak-perlman-violin.oembed","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}