Heritage Michael Rabin - The Early Years - Paganini, Et Al

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
June 29, 1999
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RABIN, MICHAEL
    • PERFORMER
      Michael Rabin
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 29, 1999
    • UPC
      074646089422
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MHK60894
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in E Major: Andante

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    2. No. 5 in A Minor: Prelude - Agitato - Finale

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    3. No. 9 in E Major: Allegretto

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    4. No. 11 in C Major: Andante - Presto - Primo tempo

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    5. No. 13 in B-Flat Major: Allegro - Minore - Allegro

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    6. No. 14 in E-Flat Major: Moderato

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    7. No. 16 in G Minor: Presto

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    8. No. 17 in E-Flat Major: Sostenuto - Andante - Minore - Andante

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    9. No. 18 in C Major: Corrente - Allegro - Corrente

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    10. No. 21 in A Major: Amoroso - Presto

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    11. No. 24 in A Minor: Tema quasi presto - 11 Variations - Finale

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Michael Rabin

    12. Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E Minor (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    13. Etudes-caprices, Op. 18: No. 4. Caprice in A Minor (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)

      Composer: Henryk Wieniawski

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    14. Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25: V. Moderato (arr. for violin and piano)

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    15. La Chasse in the style of Cartier

      Composer: Fritz Kreisler

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    16. Sea-Shell

      Composer: Carl Engel

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    17. Banjo and Fiddle

      Composer: William Kroll

      Performer: Michael Rabin, Artur Balsam

    18. Perpetuum mobile (version for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Ottokar Nováček

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Rabin

      Conductor: Donald Voorhees

    19. Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Rabin

      Conductor: Donald Voorhees

    20. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (version for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Michael Rabin

      Conductor: Donald Voorhees

    21. No. 1. Romanza andaluza

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Ossy Renardy, Walter Robert

    22. No. 2. Jota Navarra

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Ossy Renardy, Walter Robert

    23. Spanish Dances, Op. 23: No. 2. Zapateado

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Ossy Renardy, Walter Robert

    24. Adios montanas mias, Op. 37

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Ossy Renardy, Walter Robert

    25. Sonata for Violin and Guitar in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, MS 27 (arr. D. Alard for violin and piano)

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Ossy Renardy, Walter Robert


The musical world lost one of its greatest virtuosos when violinist Michael Rabin died at the age of 36 in 1972. Rabin initially studied the violin with his father, a violinist with the New York Philharmonic. Young Michael moved on to intense study with legendary violinist Ivan Galamian and made his public debut at the age of 10. By the time he was 13 he had made his Carnegie Hall debut and he'd caught the attention of the famous conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. Mitropoulos called him 'the genius violinist of tomorrow already equipped with all that is necessary to be a great artist.'
This disc is another entry in the Masterworks Heritage series and features recordings Rabin made in the 1950s. The centerpiece of the recording is Rabin's astounding interpretation of the Op. 1 Caprices of Nicolò Paganini. Rabin's technique is stunning and features furious double stopping and rapid-fire runs. Equally breathtaking are his performances of music by Dvorak, Wieniawski, Kreisler and Bizet. The recording, like other Masterworks Heritage discs, includes photos of the artist and the original artwork from the 1950s LPs.