Arabella Steinbacher - Fantasies, Rhapsodies & Daydreams (2016) Hi-Res

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Title: Fantasies, Rhapsodies & Daydreams
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-96kHz / FLAC (tracks) / Mp3 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:13:28
Total Size: 1.4 Gb / 309 Mb / 193 Mb
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Tracklist:

Carmen Fantasie (Georges Bizet)
1. Carmen Fantasie 11:44
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (Pablo de Sarasate)
2. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 09:04
The Lark Ascending (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
3. The Lark Ascending 14:45
Havanaise, Op. 83 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
4. Havanaise, Op. 83 11:11
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28, R. 188 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
5. Introduction et Rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28, R. 188: Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28 09:56
Thaïs (Jules Massenet)
6. Thaïs: Méditation 06:01
Tzigane (version for violin and orchestra) (Maurice Ravel)
7. Tzigane, M. 76 (Version for Violin & Orchestra): Tzigane (version for violin and orchestra) 10:47

Performers:
Arabella Steinbacher, violin

Until the 2016 release of this album on Pentatone, violinist Arabella Steinbacher had mostly explored heavy repertory of the 19th and 20th centuries on recordings of Strauss, Franck, Shostakovich. She shifts gears with this collection of virtuoso favorites that might easily have appeared on a concert program of a century ago, or nearly that long. It's not a program of encores, which is more common today. The works on this program are substantial and, with the exception of Massenet's famous Méditation, between nine and 15 minutes in length. The novelty here is the opening Carmen Fantasie by Franz Waxman, written for Jascha Heifetz and edited by that great violinist. Despite her disclaimer, Steinbacher takes after Heifetz stylistically with her soaring, Apollonian tone, and this work fits her well. Another highlight is an unusually light, agile performance of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, rather quick, but always seeming under control and not rushed. Steinbacher has plenty of competition here and elsewhere, but in the main, her performances have the refined quality that her classic models achieved, even in broadly popular repertory. She picks her material well, avoiding her polar opposite, Fritz Kreisler. Pentatone's spacious sound, recorded in an unspecified location, delivers on its audiophile claims, and Steinbacher's Booth Stradivarius sounds great. A recommended look back at the age of the star violin virtuoso.




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