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Music : Barber/Walton: Violin Concertos
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Barber/Walton: Violin Concertos from: Decca List Price: £15.99 CD-Charts Price: £12.69 You Save: £3.30 (21%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028945285122 Label: Decca Manufacturer: Decca Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Decca Release Date: May 12, 1997 Running Time: 68 minutes Studio: Decca Sales Rank: 126989 MPN: 452851 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Here are two of the most sumptuously romantic violin concertos written this century, given performances which effortlessly combine dashing virtuosity with silken beauty. In the Barber, there's tough competition from the likes of Isaac Stern (Sony) and Kyoko Takezawa (RCA); Bell is a fraction less passionately red-blooded than either, but his personable warmth is infectious, and Zinman and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra are with him all the way. As for the Walton, it's impossible to overlook either of the Jascha Heifetz's recordings (from 1941 on Biddulph, and the 1950 RCA version with Walton conducting), but Bell and Zinman easily hold their own amongst modern rivals, and their fill-up is an imaginative one, too - Ernest Bloch's exotic 1923 triptych Baal Shem (originally written for violin and piano, but heard here in the composer's orchestral revision from 1939). Decca's sound is just about perfect, and this is a CD absolutely not to be missed. --Andrew Achenbach Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - An excellent option for Barber's Violin ConcertoI know only the Barber Violin Concerto and can say that Joshua Bell brings a very poetic and understated look at this work. There is a lot of subtle nuances not picked up by many other performers (and I have four recordings of this work). The sound is good, and doesn't need turned up or down to compensate as sometimes happens annoyingly in other recordings. One recording that is definitely worth listening to to get fresh ideas on this piece which is a work probably better understated than overly-romantically played. Better sentimental than over the top in my opinion. The finale is absolutely assured with fantastic nuances despite the incessant triplets... again things I have yet to hear on other recordings. Rating: - Cool but stunningI am of the view that Bell's relative coolness is a good thing in these concertos. The performances make you listen with new ears and I enjoyed them immensely. Admittedly desert island I would plump for Stern in the Barber and Haendel in the Walton but a fine disc all the same. Rating:  - Too cool to melt this heart !I disagree with the previous reviewers concerning the Barber Concerto. Performance wise this is a bit too cool and calculated for my liking. Bell and a different orchestra gave a much better performance at the Proms a few yers ago. At the beginning of the Adagio the string section should play heartbreakingly - here they all seem to be on tranquilisers. The Adagio should peak when the violin plays the main theme last - not after this as is done here . Then there is the recording. Somehow the engineers have bled this dry of all human warmth. Bell plays well and this is the least worst digital recording I have heard of this piece - but if only someone could persuade the BBC to release that Proms recording - now that was something ! Rating: - Very good performance by both orchestra and soloistAll three works were composed in 1939 but they are all quite different and distinctive.The Barber concerto is wonderfully lyrical and is beautifully played by Joshua Bell. The short presto finale is dispatched with virtuosic panache. The Walton concerto although also very melodic is more meaty and rewards repeated listening. The short work for violin and orchestra by Ernest Bloch is inspired by his Jewish beliefs. The music, however, speaks for itself and can be appreciated and enjoyed for its own sake. This recording is highly recommended. |
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