Fanny Clamagirand, English Chamber Orchestra, Ken-David Masur – Beethoven, Vasks (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:11 minutes | 1,36 GB | Genre: Classical
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Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is so familiar to us today that it is hard to imagine how confusing it was to the first listeners because of its novelty. In contrast to “Faraway Light”, the first of the Lithuanian’s two violin concertos Pēteris Vasks: the work – which pits human madness against the eternal glitter of distant stars – seduces at first glance, effortlessly charms the ear and has established itself as a classic of our time.
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Fanny Clamagirand & Vanya Cohen – Saint-Saëns: Music for Violin & Piano, Vol. 3 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:58 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Classical
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Saint-Sa”ens composed many original works for the violin. He also took the art of arrangement to new heights of refinement, believing his transcriptions were independent of their models, following the precedent of composers such as Liszt. This album presents early or alternative duo versions of some of Saint-Sa”ens’s most popular works, in which the declamatory style of the originals – such as the ever-popular Danse macabre or the habanera-infused Havanaise – is made more intimate and subtle. Composed for the exclusive use of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1918, the Air de Dalila here receives its world premiere recording.
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