Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov & Sarasate: Orchestral Works
11/15/1990, 14 Tracks, 1:18:48
Featuring
Jascha Heifetz
Sir John Barbirolli
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Henryk Wieniawski
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Alexander Glazunov
Pablo de Sarasate
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Composer Biography
Henryk Wieniawski, a violinist-composer born in 1835, was a child prodigy who graduated from the Paris Conservatory at age eleven.
Recording & Production
This recording is part of the 'Archive Performances' series by Peter Biddulph Violins, dedicated to restoring historical recordings.
Compositional Technique
Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen ('Gypsy Airs') is a violinistic tour de force that includes gypsy improvisational effects like glissandos, staccato passages, and bird calls.
Critical Reception
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, now beloved, was initially dismissed by critic Eduard Hanslick as 'music which stinks to the ear' after its 1881 premiere.
Composer Biography
Alexander Glazunov, one of the foremost Russian composers of his age, taught composition and was music director at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Recording & Production
The legendary interpretations on this album are carefully remastered and presented in state-of-the-art digital transfers from original material.
Interpretation
Jascha Heifetz, the violinist on this recording, incorporates revisions made by Leopold Auer into his performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
