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bizet - carmen fantasy (xrcd24)
[JVCXR0227]

34,43EUR

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MEDIUM : XRCD 24BIT
AUDIOPHIL : Yes
CONDITION : sealed
SERIALNUMBER : No

MUSICIANS :

Ruggiero Ricci – violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierino Gamba - conducting

GEORGES BIZET (1838- 1875)

carmen fantasie op. 25 (arr. Pablo de Sarasate) – 12:48

PABLO DE SARASATE (1844 – 1908)

zigeunerweisen op. 20 no. 1 – 8:12

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835 – 1921)

havanaise op. 83 – 9:12

introduction and rondo capriccioso op. 28 – 8:27

REVIEW :

Some violinists enrapture their audience with their purity of tone, others with their warm timbre, or their amazing technical virtuosity

Pablo de Sarasate y Navascuéz was one of the very few violinists who combined all these merits, and in addition was a composer in his own right

The most famous of his 50 works are Zigeunerweisen, based on traditional gypsy folklore and the fiendishly difficult Carmen Fantasy

And what better proof is there than Saint-Saëns's Rondo capriccioso that it is perfectly possible to unite high-spirited joyfulness with a minor key

As the name suggests, his Havanaise is filled with the melodies and colourful rhythms of Spain: no wonder this piece is known as "the violinists' warhorse"

It goes without saying that these 19th-century bravura pieces are an absolute "must" for all those who wish to join the annals of great virtuoso violinists

And today, 40 years after the making of this recording, general consensus has it that Ruggiero Ricci has taken his rightful place among the great virtuosos

RECORDING : September 1959 at the Kingsway Hall London by Alan Reeve
RE RELEASED : 2007
RATING : 5 Stars out of 5
SOUND : Audiophil
MADE IN : Japan

STYLE :

Classic / Concerto / Violin Concerto

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 04 December, 2007.