Bridge Records
An Evening Of Paganini / Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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Details
- Composer
- PAGANINI, NICCOLO
- Artist
- Zino Francescatti
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Bridge Records
- Released
- Oct 29, 2002
- Catalog #
- BCD9125
- UPC
- 090404912528
About
Put on this 1954 all-Paganini recital from the Library of Congress and you'll be awestruck at the sheer musicality, proportion, and taste behind Zino Francescatti's staggering technical command of his violin. His intense vibrato never veers off the correct intonational mark, and even the fleetest scales, runs, and roulades are purposefully articulated, never sketchy. Then there's his amazing palette of bow strokes and slides, effortless double-stops, skips, and arpeggios. In the D major concerto's third movement, for example, as you listen to the double-stop harmonics you sense that Francescatti knew exactly how they would sound before he played them. Although the violinist follows the now-antiquated practice of adding piano accompaniments to both the concerto and the selection of Caprices, Artur Balsam's full-bodied, bedrock support proves much more than mere accompanying. In short, Paganini's music seldom has been so lovingly and intelligently served, and the archival recording boasts ample bloom and presence for its time and place. An absolute must for violin fans.--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 I. Allegro maestoso 15:51
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro maestoso
- Duration
- 15:51
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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2 II. Adagio 04:07
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- 04:07
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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3 III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso 06:12
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso
- Duration
- 06:12
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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4 Variations on O mamma, mamma cara from Il carnevale di Venezia, Op. 10, MS 59 09:10
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Variations on O mamma, mamma cara from Il carnevale di Venezia, Op. 10, MS 59
- Duration
- 09:10
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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5 24 Caprices, Op. 1: Caprice No. 13 in B-Flat Major (arr. for violin and piano) 02:34
- Track
- 5
- Title
- 24 Caprices, Op. 1: Caprice No. 13 in B-Flat Major (arr. for violin and piano)
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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6 Caprice No. 15 in E Minor 02:50
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Caprice No. 15 in E Minor
- Duration
- 02:50
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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7 Caprice No. 21 in A Major 03:17
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Caprice No. 21 in A Major
- Duration
- 03:17
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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8 Caprice No. 9 in E Major 03:07
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Caprice No. 9 in E Major
- Duration
- 03:07
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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9 Caprice No. 17 in E-Flat Major 03:09
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Caprice No. 17 in E-Flat Major
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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10 Caprice No. 24 in A Minor 06:10
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Caprice No. 24 in A Minor
- Duration
- 06:10
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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11 Introduction and Variations in A Major on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, MS 77, "I palpiti" 07:59
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Introduction and Variations in A Major on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, MS 77, "I palpiti"
- Duration
- 07:59
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini
- Performer
- Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam
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12 24 Caprices, Op. 1: Caprice No. 20 in D Major (arr. for violin and piano) 03:04
- Track
- 12
- Title
- 24 Caprices, Op. 1: Caprice No. 20 in D Major (arr. for violin and piano)
- Duration
- 03:04
- Composer
- Niccolò Paganini