Virtuoso Violin Concertos – Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Saint-Saens, Khachaturian
Ruggiero Ricci (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Oivin Fjeldstad, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Piero Gamba, Anatole Fistoulari
Ruggiero Ricci is in his element in these virtuoso concertos and showpieces, with both, the Tchaikovsky Concerto (with Sargent) and Scherzo and the Sibelius Violin Concerto being released internationally on CD for the first time. The perceptive booklet notes by Tully Potter include a biography of Ricci and (sometimes wry!) comments by the violinist himself on the recordings, and some fascinating detail on the first movement cadenza of the Khachaturian. All the recordings were made in a five-year period from 1956 (Khachaturian) to 1961 (Tchaikovsky).
CONTENTS:
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor
Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83
Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Tchaikovsky: Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Scherzo in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
- Eloquence 2CD set
- 4802083