Itzhak Perlman - Itzhak Perlman: Concertos, Sonatas and more… (2013)

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Title: Itzhak Perlman: Concertos, Sonatas and more…
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 9:49:02
Total Size: 2.67 GB
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Tracklist:

01. I. Vivace
02. II. Largo ma non tanto
03. III. Allegro
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro
07. I. Decide - Calme - Anime
08. II. Sicilienne
09. III. Grave
10. IV. Finale. Tres anime
11. I. Allegro moderato - Moderato assai
12. II. Canzonetta - Andante
13. III. Finale - Allegro vivacissimo
14. I. Allegro moderato
15. II. Adagio di molto
16. III. Allegro ma non tanto
17. I. Allegro non troppo
18. II. Scherzando - Allegro molto
19. III. Intermezzo - Allegro non troppo
20. IV. Andante
21. V. Rondo
22. I. Allegro
23. II. Adagio
24. III. Rondeau - Allegro
25. I. Adagio - Allegro
26. II. Andante cantabile
27. III. Tema con variazioni
28. I. Allegro assai
29. II. Aria - Andante grazioso
30. III. Giga - Allegro moderato
31. Adagio molto moderato
32. Allegro
33. Sarabande: Largo
34. Tambourin: Allegro vivace
35. I. Vivace ma non troppo
36. II. Adagio
37. III. Allegro molto moderato
38. I. Allegro amabile
39. II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace
40. III. Allegro grazioso (quasi andante)
41. I. Allegro
42. II. Adagio
43. III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
44. IV. Presto agitato
45. I. Andante assai
46. II. Allegro brusco
47. III. Andante
48. IV. Allegrissimo
49. I. Moderato
50. II. Scherzo - Presto
51. III. Andante
52. IV. Allegro con brio
53. I. Allegro moderato
54. II. Andante assai
55. III. Allegro ben marcato
56. I. Adagio
57. II. Allegro
58. III. Adagio
59. IV. Allegro
60. I. Marcia. Allegro - Adagio
61. II. Menuetto. Allegretto
62. III. Adagio - Scherzo. Allegro molto - Adagio
63. IV. Allegretto alla polacca
64. V. Andante quasi allegretto - Allegro - Tempo primo - Marcia. Allegro
65. I. Marcia
66. II. Romanza
67. III. Scherzo. Vivace
68. IV. Tema con variazioni
69. V. Rondo. Allegro vivace
70. Frisch
71. Im Zeitmaß eines langsamen, feierlichen Tanzes
72. I. Introduzione
73. II. Allegro maestoso
74. III. Rondoncino
75. I. Allegro spiritoso
76. II. Adagio, assai espressivo
77. III. Allegretto con brio, scherzando
78. No. 1 in E Major. Andante
79. No. 16 in G Minor. Presto
80. No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni
81. I. Maestoso
82. II. Theme
83. II. Variation 1
84. II. Variation 2
85. II. Variation 3
86. II. Variation 4
87. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
88. IV. Rondo. Allegretto
89. Love Theme (From "Cinema Paradiso")
90. Theme from "Laura" (1944)
91. Theme (From "Far and Away")
92. As Time Goes By from "Casablanca" (1942)
93. The Age of Innocence: Theme
94. Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
95. Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (From "Henry V")
96. Smile from "Modern Times" (1936)
97. Out of Africa: Main Title
98. Marian & Robin Love Theme from "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)
99. Stella by Starlight from The Uninvited (1944)
100. Sabrina: Theme
101. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You
102. Romance in F Minor, Op. 11, B. 39
103. Tzigane, M. 76 (Version for Violin & Orchestra)
104. Sonata for Violin and Guitar in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 6, MS 27
105. Berceuse Sfaradite
106. Navarra, Op. 33
107. Baal Shem: II. Nigun (Version for Violin & Piano)
108. Spanish Dance No. 1 (from La vida breve)
109. La ronde des lutins, Op. 25
110. Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 109

This nine-disc box contains much of the same material in Sony’s Perlman Original Jacket Edition, plus his early RCA recordings, which provide the most compelling reason for acquiring the set. In particular, his first versions of concertos by Prokofiev (No. 2), Tchaikovsky, Lalo, and Sibelius, mostly with Leinsdorf and Boston (the Lalo features Previn and the LSO) are generally finer than his numerous remakes, offering playing that is gutsy and shamelessly virtuosic, and with a sharper rhythmic focus than Perlman often achieved subsequently. The finale of the Sibelius remains a potent example of the playing’s youthful fire. On the other hand, the much later triple and double concertos by Vivaldi and Bach, featuring Stern, Zukerman, and the NY Philharmonic under Mehta are, shall we say, pleasant but very occasional pieces.

The rest of the set consists of chamber works. Some of the more important items include the two Prokofiev Violin Sonatas with Ashkenazy, the three Brahms sonatas in which Perlman is lovely but Barenboim’s sometimes soggy pianism is an acquired taste, and a very consequential recording of the Chausson Concert with the Juilliard Quartet and Jorge Bolet. The two Mozart Duos for violin and viola, with Pinchas Zukerman on viola, are also very substantial pieces, and these are beautiful performances of them. Two discs of delightful but very miscellaneous chamber works and encores, including the Serenade in C by Dohnányi and that in D by Beethoven, as well as Hindemith’s Sonata in E-flat major and some Paganini favorites, complete the classical offerings.

The final disc is a compilation of mostly lyrical film score extracts, which you will either love or hate. I alternate between the two, but don’t expect to play that disc often–it does seem a bit out of place in the collection as a whole. Still, the price is dirt cheap and the performances are mostly splendid, even of the “crossover” material. A good deal. -- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday