Tianwa Yang, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo - Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 1-4 (2009-2013)

Tracklist

Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 1
01. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
02. Airs espagnols, Op. 18
03. Miramar, Op. 42
04. Peteneras, Op. 35
05. Nocturne-serenade, Op. 45
06. Viva Sevilla!, Op. 38
07. La dame blanche, Op. 3 (After F.A. Boieldieu)

Her recordings of Sarasate’s music for violin and piano (8.557767, 8.570192) have earned the young violinist Tianwa Yang praise for her ‘great polish and confidence’, American Record Guide describing her playing as ‘perfect’. This disc is her first volume of the Spanish virtuoso-composer’s music for violin and orchestra, a delightful survey of some of his most bewitching and demanding creations. Albert Spalding’s description of Sarasate’s playing could well apply to Tianwa Yang’s interpretations: ‘His violin sang like a thrush, and his incomparable ease tossed aside difficulties’.

Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 2
01. Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (After G. Bizet): I. Introduction: Allegro moderato
02. Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (After G. Bizet): II. Moderato
03. Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (After G. Bizet): III. Lento assai
04. Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (After G. Bizet): IV. Allegro moderato
05. Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (After G. Bizet): V. Moderato-Animato
06. Concert Fantasy on Gounod's Romeo et Juliette, Op. 5
07. Chansons russes (Canciones rusas), Op. 49 (version for violin and orchestra)
08. El canto del ruisenor, Op. 29 (version for violin and orchestra)
09. La chasse, Op. 44
10. Jota de Pablo, Op. 52 (version for violin and orchestra)

Dazzlingly virtuosic fireworks, spirited passion and astonishing technique combine in the youthful Chinese violinist Tianwa Yang who leaves the critics grasping for superlatives whenever she plays. In this second volume of Naxos’s cycle of Sarasate’s complete works for violin and orchestra she again teams with the orchestra founded by the legendary Spanish violinist-composer in 1879 to present two of his orchestral masterpieces, the famous Carmen Fantasy and the sadly neglected Romeo and Juliet Fantasy, as well as several other utterly delightful, and fiendishly difficult, concert pieces.

Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 3
01. Fantasy on Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte", Op. 54
02. Navarra, Op. 33
03. Muñeira, Op. 32
04. Nouvelle fantaisie sur "Faust" de Gounod, Op. 13
05. Barcarolle vénitienne, Op. 46 (Version for Violin & Orchestra)
06. Introduction et caprice-jota, Op. 41

Acclaimed as ‘an uncommonly brilliant young violinist’ Tianwa Yang continues her highly praised survey of Pablo de Sarasate’s music for violin and orchestra. His Magic Flute Fantasy is a masterpiece of the genre à la Paganini, while the Gounod Fantasy (his second) is a miracle of lightness. The highly popular Navarra, the charming Muiñiera with its bagpipe effects, the bewitching Venetian Barcarolle and the Introduction et Caprice-Jota with its barcarolle-like beginning and dancing finale coming thrillingly to life on this album. “Tianwa Yang is a sensationally talented young violinist. She has technique to burn…Best of all, she has a beautiful tone in cantabile phrases and a really seductive way with rubato that conveys emotion without distorting the rhythm” (David Hurwitz/ClassicsToday.com on Volume 2, 8.572216).

Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 4
01. Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43 (version for violin and orchestra)
02. Jota de San Fermín, Op. 36 (version for violin and orchestra)
03. Concert Fantasy on Don Giovanni, Op. 51 (version for violin and orchestra)
04. Concert Fantasy on Der Freischütz, Op. 14 (version for violin and orchestra)
05. Jota de Pamplona, Op. 50 (version for violin and orchestra)
06. Airs écossais, Op. 34 (version for violin and orchestra)
07. Rêve, Op. 53 (version for violin and orchestra)
08. L'Esprit Follet, Op. 48

This volume concludes Tianwa Yang’s internationally acclaimed series of recordings of Pablo de Sarasate’s works for violin and orchestra. This stunning programme includes the popular Introduction et Tarantelle and two delightful jotas. Sarasate’s scintillating flying staccato technique is heard in the Fantaisie on Weber’s ‘Der Freischütz’, while Le Rêve is a remarkable work in every way. “Yang is splendidly equipped as a Sarasate violinist, with her clear tone, pure intonation, impressive dexterity and light touch…startlingly beautiful.” (Gramophone on Volume 3, 8.572275)

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