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MENDELSSOHN / HAYDN
Mendelssohn Octet
Haydn Violin Concertos in C and G major
- Gil Shaham, violin and director
- Sejong Soloists
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Gil Shaham and Sejongs’ association extends back over ten years. Gil says performing the Mendelssohn Octet with Sejong is ‘like playing basketball with seven Michael Jordans as each musician is a staggering soloist in their own right’. Sejong is renowned for its cohesiveness and refreshing musical style and under Gil Shaham’s direction give this repertoire a sense of real intimacy, creating a magical intensity and sense of engagement. Shaham and Sejong have toured this repertoire extensively before the release of the recording and as the concert review in the Santa Barbara Independent noted - ‘Shaham manages to combine extraordinary virtuosity with uncommon restraint ... The majestic sweep of the augmented quartet form was given full rein ... two powerful forces in the service of a higher cause.’
Franz Joseph Haydn
Violin Concerto No.1 in C major (Hob. VIIa:1)
- 1. Allegro moderato
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Finale: Presto
Violin Concerto No.4 in G major (Hob. VIIa:4)
- 4. Allegro moderato
- 5. Adagio
- 6. Finale: Allegro
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
- 7. Allegro molto e vivace
- 8. Andante
- 9. Scherzo
- 10. Molto allegro e vivace
- Total playing time 62'06
- Catalogue number CC08
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PABLO de SARASATE
Virtuoso Violin Works from ¡Sarasateada! 2008
- Gil Shaham, violin
- Adele Anthony, violin
- Akira Eguchi, piano
- Alejandro Posada, conductor
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León
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Gil Shaham has a deep affinity and appreciation for the violin works of Pablo de Sarasate. Sarasate’s centenary year in 2008, presented Gil and his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, a welcome opportunity to dedicate numerous concert performances to this revered musician’s works. This included a concert at the Lincoln Center in New York, which was broadcast live on PBS (public television) in North America. Also as part of the year’s festivities was ‘Sarasateada’, a Sarasate Festival in Valladolid, in Sarasate’s native Spain. This festival included concerts both chamber and orchestral were recorded for this forthcoming release.
Works
1. Carmen Fantasy Op.25* (Gil Shaham)
2. Song of the Nightingale Op.29 (Adele Anthony)
3. Habanera, Op. 26 No. 2 (Gil Shaham)
4. Zapateado, Op. 23 No. 2 (Gil Shaham)
5. Zortzico “Adiós Montañas mías” Op. 39 * (Gil Shaham)
6. Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Op.20 * (Gil Shaham)
7. Airs Écossais (Scottish Airs) Op. 34 (Adele Anthony)
8. Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22 No. 1 (Gil Shaham)
9. Capricho Vasco (Caprice Basque) Op. 24 (Gil Shaham)
10. Gavota de Mignon Op. 16 (Gil Shaham)
11. Introduction and Tarantella Op.43 (Adele Anthony)
12. Navarra for 2 violins Op.33* (Gil Shaham, Adele Anthony)
*Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León
- Total playing time 76'22
- Catalogue number CC07
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ELGAR
Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
- Gil Shaham violin
- David Zinman conductor
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Gil Shaham releases in November the Elgar Violin Concerto, recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Zinman. Maestro Zinam and Shaham have performed this concerto countless times together with performaces taking place in Cleveland, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, London, New York, Berlin and San Francisco. As Classical Source observes: ‘the recording is excellent, bright and vivid without being harsh, and tangible while retaining airiness... a deeply considered performance.’
Works
I Allegro
II Andante
III Allegro molto
- Total playing time 48'28
- Catalogue number CC06
TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50
- Gil Shaham violin
- Yefim Bronfman piano
- Truls Mørk cello
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Works
I Pezzo elegiaco
II Tema con variazioni: Tema (Andante con moto)
Variazione I
Variazione II (Più mosso)
Variazione III (Allegro moderato)
Variazione IV (L’istesso tempo)
Variazione V (L’istesso tempo)
Variazione VI (Tempo di valse)
Variazione VII (Allegro moderato)
Variazione VIII (Fuga. Allegro moderato)
Variazione IX (Andante flebile, ma non tanto)
Variazione X (Tempo di mazurka)
Variazione XI (Moderato)
Variazione finale e coda: Allegretto risoluto e con fuoco - (Coda) Andante con moto - Lugubre
- Total playing time 47'00
- Catalogue number CC05
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THE ‘BUTTERFLY LOVERS’ CONCERTO
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
- Gil Shaham violin
- Lan Shui conductor
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
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Works
Chen & He: ‘The Butterfly Lovers’, Concerto for Violin
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
- Total playing time 64'09
- Catalogue number CC04
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THE FAURÉ ALBUM
Works for Violin, Piano & Cello
- Gil Shaham violin
- Akira Eguchi piano
- Brinton Smith cello
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Works
Sonata No.1 in A major for violin & piano, Op.13
Romance, Op.28
Fileuse, Op.80 No.2 (transcribed by Leopold Auer from Pelléas et Mélisande)
Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.78
Berceuse, Op.16
Sérénade toscane (transcribed by F. Ronchini)
Andante, Op.75
Clair de Lune, Op.46 No.2 (transcribed by A. Périlhou from Masques et bergamasques)
Morceau de lecture à vue
Trio for piano, cello and violin, Op.120
Après un rêve (transcribed for trio by Akira Eguchi)
- Total playing time 77'53
- Catalogue number CC03
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PROKOFIEV
Works for violin and piano
- Gil Shaham violin
- Orli Shaham piano
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Works
March, Op.12 No.1 (Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz)
Sonata No.1 in F minor for violin and piano, Op.80
‘Masks’ from Romeo and Juliet (Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz)
Five Melodies, Op.35
‘March’ from The Love for Three Oranges (Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz)
Sonata No.2 in D major for violin and piano, Op.94
- Total playing time 72'48
- Catalogue number CC02
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MOZART IN PARIS
Six Sonatas Op. 1
- Gil Shaham violin
- Orli Shaham piano
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Works
Sonata for violin and piano in G major, K.301
Sonata for violin and piano in E flat major, K.302
Sonata for violin and piano in C major, K.303
Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, K.304
Sonata for violin and piano in A major, K.305
Sonata for violin and piano in D major, K.306
- Total playing time 73'10
- Catalogue number CC01