Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered - Violin Sonatas

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
August 10, 2004
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ITZHAK PERLMAN
    • PERFORMER
      Itzhak Perlman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 10, 2004
    • UPC
      828766251623
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      82876625162
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in E Major: Andante

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman

    2. No. 16 in G Minor: Presto

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman

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

      Composer: Niccolò Paganini

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman

    4. Berceuse sfaradite

      Composer: Paul Ben-Haim

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    5. Navarra, Op. 33

      Composer: Pablo de Sarasate

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    6. I. Adagio

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    7. II. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    8. III. Largo

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    9. IV. Allegro

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    10. I. Frisch

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    11. II. Im Zeitmass eines langsamen, feierlichen Tanzes

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    12. I. Un poco andante

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    13. II. Allegro

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    14. III. Sarabande: Largo

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    15. IV. Tambourin: Presto

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    16. Baal shem: II. Nigun (version for violin and piano)

      Composer: Ernest Bloch

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    17. La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1. (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey

    18. La ronde des lutins, Op. 25

      Composer: Antonio Bazzini

      Performer: Itzhak Perlman, David Garvey


Fans of great violin playing naturally will want to hear this outstanding sampling of the art of the young Itzhak Perlman, most of which has never been released on CD. The violinist blasts through Paganini's Caprices Nos. 1, 16, and (of course) 24 with scrupulous technique and a total lack of inhibition. In the remaining works he's well partnered by pianist David Garvey, best known for his work with soprano Leontyne Price. Among the items represented are some truly uncommon gems, such as Ben-Haim's Berceuse Sfaradite, Hindemith's sweet little Sonata Op. 11 No. 1, and a smoking performance of Bazzini's La Ronde des lutins. Perlman gives a nod to the Baroque tradition (while remaining firmly within the modern school, obviously), with uncommonly exciting versions of Handel's Sonata Op. 1 No. 15 and Leclair's Op. 9 No. 3.

Rounding out the program are Bloch's Nigun (gorgeous tone here) and two Spanish favorites--Sarasate's Navarra Op. 33 and Kreisler's arrangement of Falla's Spanish Dance from La vida breve. The sonics balance the two players well considering Perlman's predilection for remaining front and center, though the violin sometimes sounds as if it's in a slightly different acoustic. Never mind. This is 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. As such, it's self-recommending.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com