Tutta bravura

Tutta bravura

On this CD:

1. Capriccio in G major on "Nel cor più non mi sento" from Paisiello's La molinara for violin solo, Op. 38 (MSS44)
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Vadim Repin

2. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42 Melody in E flat
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Vadim Repin

3. La Ronde des Lutins, scherzo fantastique for violin & piano, Op 25
Composed by Antonio Bazzini
Performed by Vadim Repin

4. Polonaise de concert (No. 1) in D major for violin & orchestra, Op. 4
Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
Performed by Vadim Repin

5. Caprices (24) for violin solo, Op. 1 (MS 25) Caprice No 24
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Vadim Repin

6. Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's Mosè for violin & orchestra, MS23
Composed by Niccolo Paganini
Performed by Vadim Repin

7. Variations on an Original Theme for violin & piano, Op. 15
Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
Performed by Vadim Repin

8. Spanish Dances: Playera y zapateado, for violin & piano, Op 23 No.2, Zapateado
Composed by Pablo de Sarasate
Performed by Vadim Repin

9. Estrellita for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Manuel Ponce
Performed by Vadim Repin

10. Valse-scherzo, for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano) in C major, Op. 34
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Vadim Repin

11. Le roi des aulnes, Op 26 (Grand Caprice for solo violin after Schubert's D. 328, Erlkönig)
Composed by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Performed by Vadim Repin

Editorial Reviews
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This program is an exercise in pure virtuosity, and it is breathtaking. It includes some of the most horrendously difficult showpieces in the repertoire, containing every imaginable--and some unimaginable--violinistic effects, such as simultaneous left-hand plucking and bowing, harmonics and double harmonics, double and triple stops, to say nothing of runs across the whole fingerboard at top speed. The violin seems to be called upon to do everything but turn somersaults. Especially stunning are two unaccompanied pieces: a set of variations by Paganini and Ernst's paraphrase of Schubert's song "Der Erlkönig," which Repin himself calls the technically most demanding violin piece ever written, as well as Paganini's Moses Fantasy, played entirely on the G string, tuned two notes up for greater brilliance. Repin performs all these acrobatics with an effortless ease that must be heard to be believed, playing with flair, perfect timing, and incomparable charm. Most amazing, he actually makes them sound like music and seems to be having fun besides. His tone is pure, beautiful, expressively inflected, and--though many of the pieces are of questionable musical value--his elegance keeps them from sounding cheap or corny. --Edith Eisler

Tutta bravura: Virtuoso Showpieces for Violin and Piano, Music, Antonio Bazzini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Niccolo Paganini, Manuel Ponce, Pablo de Sarasate, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Henryk Wieniawski, Alex Markovich, Vadim Repin, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Concerto, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Violin Concerto, Violin Solo, Violin with Keyboard, Vocal

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