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Arthur Grumiaux, István Hajdu - Favourite Violin Encores (1995)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Arthur Grumiaux, István Hajdu - Favourite Violin Encores (1995)

Arthur Grumiaux, István Hajdu - Favourite Violin Encores (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 765 Mb | Total time: 76:45+75:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips Classics | # 446 560-2 | Recorded: 1962, 1973

Arthur Grumiaux (1921-1986) was never a technical daredevil and his playing has been described as being "for conoisseurs only." Indeed, his style was quite refined and his repertoire tended towards pieces that which suited his musical gifts. His Beethoven Concerto and Sonata recordings and performances are most definitely among the best ever done of those works. This large set of 30+ smaller pieces (with a couple larger ones thrown in) focuses on Grumiaux's ability to touch the listener and indeed there is a thread of imperturbable calmness that runs through this recording upon a casual listening. This discing on Philips came out around 1996, presumably to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his death. I'll just touch on a few of the highlights of this 2 CD set. In all of them, we hear Grumiaux at his best - polished and radiant, with Istvan Hajdu as the competent piano partner for all of the numbers.

Itzhak Perlman, Seije Ozawa - Wieniawski: The Two Violin Concertos (1985)

Posted By: tirexiss
Itzhak Perlman, Seije Ozawa - Wieniawski: The Two Violin Concertos (1985)

Itzhak Perlman, Seije Ozawa - Wieniawski: The Two Violin Concertos (1985)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 50:09 | 253 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI | Catalog: CDC 7 47107 2

Wieniawski's scintillating works are played with brilliance and great musical charm here by Perlman and Sanders (piano) for the duets, and Ozawa conducting the LPO for the concertos. It is somtimes said that Perlman's playing has often been recorded too "forward", so one can hear the "between the notes" bowing sounds when he plays.