PENTATONE
Fantasies, Rhapsodies & Daydreams / Steinbacher, Foster, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic
$21.99
Details
- Composer
- MASSENET RAVEL SAINT-SAENS
- Artist
- Steinbacher, Foster
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- PENTATONE
- Released
- Sep 09, 2016
- Catalog #
- PTC5186536
- UPC
- 827949053665
About
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Thrilling flights of fancy abound from violinist Arabella Steinbacher in Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams Spectacular virtuoso playing, bravura passagework and show-stopping melodies are balanced with wistful lyricism and sublime tone painting in this irresistible programme of perennial favourites, played with elan by the violinist Arabella Steinbacher with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, conducted by Lawrence Foster in this new release from Pentatone.
From the high jinks and outrageous showmanship of Franz Waxman's Carmen Fantasie and Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, to the fearsome technical demands of Ravel's Tzigane and the exquisite refinement of Saint-Saens' Havanaise and Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, this album harks back to an earlier era of violin playing.
REVIEW:
Were someone to ask me to suggest a disc to introduce them to the violin, I might well steer them in the direction of this one. I rather like the way she pushes on in the central section of The Lark Ascending, and it cleverly elides into the beginning of Saint-Saens's Havanaise. This, the Introduction and Rondo capriccio, and Ravel's Tzigane are given excellent performances. The standout performance comes with the Meditation from Massanet's Thais, done with breathtaking beauty, a turn-on for any newcomer to the violin.
– Gramophone
Thrilling flights of fancy abound from violinist Arabella Steinbacher in Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams Spectacular virtuoso playing, bravura passagework and show-stopping melodies are balanced with wistful lyricism and sublime tone painting in this irresistible programme of perennial favourites, played with elan by the violinist Arabella Steinbacher with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, conducted by Lawrence Foster in this new release from Pentatone.
From the high jinks and outrageous showmanship of Franz Waxman's Carmen Fantasie and Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, to the fearsome technical demands of Ravel's Tzigane and the exquisite refinement of Saint-Saens' Havanaise and Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, this album harks back to an earlier era of violin playing.
REVIEW:
Were someone to ask me to suggest a disc to introduce them to the violin, I might well steer them in the direction of this one. I rather like the way she pushes on in the central section of The Lark Ascending, and it cleverly elides into the beginning of Saint-Saens's Havanaise. This, the Introduction and Rondo capriccio, and Ravel's Tzigane are given excellent performances. The standout performance comes with the Meditation from Massanet's Thais, done with breathtaking beauty, a turn-on for any newcomer to the violin.
– Gramophone
Tracklist 7 tracks
-
1 Carmen Fantasie 11:41
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Carmen Fantasie
- Duration
- 11:41
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
2 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 09:01
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
- Duration
- 09:01
- Composer
- Pablo de Sarasate
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
3 The Lark Ascending 14:40
- Track
- 3
- Title
- The Lark Ascending
- Duration
- 14:40
- Composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
4 Havanaise, Op. 83 11:06
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Havanaise, Op. 83
- Duration
- 11:06
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
5 Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28 09:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28
- Duration
- 09:51
- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
6 Méditation 05:57
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Méditation
- Duration
- 05:57
- Composer
- Jules Massenet
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster
-
7 Tzigane (version for violin and orchestra) 10:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Tzigane (version for violin and orchestra)
- Duration
- 10:52
- Composer
- Maurice Ravel
- Performer
- Arabella Steinbacher
- Ensemble
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
- Conductor
- Lawrence Foster