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| 1. Concerto No.3 in E major for violin and orchestra - Paganini |
| 2. Concerto No.4 in D minor for violin and orchestra - Paganini |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stunner!!!,
By Paul B (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Audio CD)
If I hadn't noticed this recording on an online review site whilst looking for something else, I'd probably not even have noticed that it existed. That one and only review was very favourable, and the Amazon price ridiculously cheap, so I thought I'd give it a go.
It's 30 odd years ago now since Salvatore Accardo showed us that there was a lot more to these pieces than the empty display that received wisdom had made us believe up until then. His pioneering DG set is still the top of the pile if you want all six concertos, but since then, others have come along and built on that success with even more characterful and brilliant performances of the individual concertos, if not the complete set. Accardo uses editions edited by Henryk Szering, whereas the liner notes here claim this to be the first recoding to use Paganini's original. There is virtually no difference. According to the liner notes this was the first of a projected series with Dittrich on Naxos. What happened? This was recorded over 10 years ago, so presumably we will never hear him in the other concertos and shorter works for violin and orchestra, mores the pity. This could easily have become the complete set of choice. If anything Dittrich is even better than Ilya Kaler who recorded Nos. 1 and 2 for Naxos previously. Dittrich has a better orchestra behind him, and special mention should be given to the orchestral strings and their own virtuoso performance. Listen to the last few bars of the polonaise in No. 3 when they join with the soloist in the fireworks to magical effect! The whole orchestra give alert and lively readings of the scores, and this makes a real difference to the overall effect, as does the first rate and well balanced recording. I still marginally prefer Alexandre Dubach on Brilliant classics in No.4, but that's probably just me and there is absolutely nothing wrong with either of these two readings. Quite the opposite in fact. Whether you have the Accardo set or not, you can't afford not to buy this one.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelieveble Amazing Recording from the great ERNĂ- ROZSA !,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Audio CD)
Paganini's First and Second violin concertos were taped for Naxos several years ago by the Russian violin virtuoso Ilya Kaler. At the time these seemed ideal bargain recommendations, but they're vastly eclipsed in overall quality by these amazing performances of Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 by 30-year-old Romanian-born violinist Ernö Rózsa. Rózsa and the Slovak Radio Symphony are currently engaged in recording all of Paganini's works for violin and orchestra, and once completed their survey should become a first recommendation in this repertoire.Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 are not only formidably demanding from a technical standpoint, but also are extremely difficult to interpret musically. Rózsa has all the violinistic equipment necessary to tackle these fiendish scores, as he impressively shows in the first movement cadenza of the E minor work. For comparison, I turned to Salvatore Accardo's account on Deutsche Grammophon with Charles Dutoit and the London Philharmonic. Accardo is rightly regarded as a Paganini specialist, but he is neither as subtle in his phrasing and inflection nor so stylish and polished in bravura passages as Rózsa. Where Accardo is pleasingly warm-toned in the songful Adagio, Rózsa digs deeper and plays with greater imagination than we normally hear in this music. A constant feature of his musicianship is its wide- ranging coloration and nuance: you're never left with the impression that Paganini's slow movements are just entr'actes. In Concerto No. 4 Rózsa's interpretation has something palpably demonic about it, surely coming closer to the composer's own intentions than Accardo offers in his version. While the opening movement brings moments of mercurial brilliance and panache, the Adagio has a depth of sentiment rarely encountered outside a live performance. Packed with risk-taking solo playing and complemented by good, detailed sound, this release makes for an unmissable addition to anyone's basic violin library. --Michael Jameson 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ernö Rozsa is the new violin genius, fantastic playing!,
By Larin Neuberg - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Audio CD)
I received the critics in classicstoday, where Rozsa was established like the new Paganini, before Accardo and Co.This recording is a new standard in violin playing: musicality, perfection in technic, and an imagination, that is deeper what we heard until yet. Kaler is not the niveau of Rozsa. Wether his technical meanings or musicality is in near of Rozsa unique genius. We can forget everything when we hear this fantastic player, a phaenomenon! Neuberg 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Paganini #3/#4 --Naxos error?,
By T. Kuo - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Audio CD)
Why didn't Naxos stick with the Kaler/Polish Radio Symphony combo?--that Paganini #1/#2 recording rates a 10 STAR!SOUND---this recording is BOXY--as I have found the same with the Dvorak symphony series from Naxos--I suspect It must be the actual recording hall. PLAYING---some specious intonation from the orchestra especially for the strings high up-some ensemble problems-rather bothersome--and Mr. Rozsa is not Mr. Kaler---that is clear---the chords are especially difficult to listen to--it sounds like he is striking his strings with a piece of wood without any hairs--had to turn off the recording after ten minutes of listening (really I tried to listen to it)---these are difficult pieces but Kaler makes the notes sing--Mr. Rozsa sounds like he is struggling-- If this was a live recording of a community orchestra I say "okay"--best stick with Accardo INTERPRETATION--standard straight forward Paganini stuff--though without much "bel canto" Despite my criticism I will give it 2 stars --it is hard stuff to play |
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