Micha Elman - plays Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Paganini (1931-1951) (2011)

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Title: plays Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Paganini (1931-1951)
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Pristine Audio
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 75:31
Total Size: 285 MB
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Tracklist:

01 - VIVALDI Violin Concerto - 1st mvt. - Allegro
02 - VIVALDI Violin Concerto - 2nd mvt. - Adagio
03 - VIVALDI Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt. - Allegro
Recorded 29 September 1931, Kingsway Hall, London, First issued on HMV DB 1595 and 1596
04 - BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
05 - BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Recorded 30 November 1932, EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London; First issued on HMV DB 1846 and 1847
06 - MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto - 1st mvt. - Allegro appassionato
07 - MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto - 2nd mvt. - Andante
08 - MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt. - Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
Recorded 8 March 1947, Orchestra Hall, Chicago; First issued on RCA Victor 12-0128 through 12-0131 in album M-1196
09 - PAGANINI (arr. Elman) Caprice in A minor, Op. 1, No. 24
Recorded 3 April 1951, RCA Studio No. 2, New York; First issued on RCA Victor LM-1208

The sources for the present transfers were American Victor “Z” pressings for the Vivaldi; British HMV shellacs for the Beethoven Romances; a Japanese LP transferred from the original wide-range lacquer masters for the Mendelssohn; and 45 rpm vinyls for the Paganini. The original recording of this last item, an elaborate arrangement by Elman, is rare and has never previously appeared on CD, as have neither the Vivaldi nor the Beethoven Romance in F. Some swish is inherent in the master of the second side of the Vivaldi, and there are occasional gritty patches on the lacquers that were used for the Mendelssohn concerto’s LP transfer.


Micha Elman - plays Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Paganini (1931-1951) (2011)