Leila Josefowicz, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Bohemian Rhapsodies (1995-1996/2022)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:10:11 minutes | 2.51 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Decca / Universal Music Hong Kong – 484 513-5
Leila Josefowicz’s 1997 contribution to the lollipop aisle, this is not just another CD sporting a picture of a pretty girl with bare shoulders and a big smile holding her violin at a rakish angle. What’s really on display here is Josefowicz’s considerable talent as a fiddler. The program may not place great demands on her intellect, but it certainly calls for fingers, and she makes a real go of it. So does the recording team. Yes, the violin sounds bigger and louder in relation to the orchestra than it does to anyone whose ear isn’t three inches away from the fingerholes. But the sound Philips has captured is vibrant and extremely detailed. The solo instrument’s distinctive color and richness of tone–it is a Guarneri del Gesú–come right across, while the orchestra’s playing is captured with great accuracy and clarity. P.S.: They play pretty well, too. –Ted Libbey
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Tracklist:
01. Sarasate – Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25 (14:00)
02. Saint-Saens – Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28, R. 188 (9:07)
03. Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (8:55)
04. Wieniawski – Polonaise No.1 in D, Op.4 (5:37)
05. Massenet – Meditation de Thais (5:26)
06. Ravel – Tzigane, M. 76 – Concert Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra (9:31)
07. Chausson – Poeme, Op. 25 (17:36)
Personnel:
Leila Josefowicz, violin
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Note:
(1)-(4) Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, London in V.1996
(5)-(7) Recorded at the Henry Wood Hall, London in XII.1995
Recording producer: Ursula Singer
Executive Producer: Costa Pilavachi
Recording Engineers: Cees Heijkoop, Evert Menting, Thijs Hoekstra, Willem Van Leeuwen
Balance engineer: Ursula Singer
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