Michael Rabin: The Early Years

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Michael Rabin's brief, meteoric career took off in the early '50s, around the time he made his debut recordings for Columbia Masterworks. Long sought-after and hoarded by collectors, this small but potent legacy is gorgeously restored from the original master tapes. A selection of encore-type miniatures by Sarasate, Wieniawski, Dvorák, Kreisler, Engel, and others reveal the teenage prodigy already in possession of the flawless technique, bang-on intonation, and coiled intensity we know from his fiery Capitol/EMI output. He digs into 11 of the Paganini caprices (Op. 1) with unflappable assurance. The lyrical selections betray a sweetness of expression quite different from the demonic aura permeating the 21-year-old violinist's 1958 traversal of the entire Op. 1 set. Filling out the disc are four delicious encores recorded in 1938 by Ossy Renardy, another short-lived violinist deserving wider attention on CD. A significant reissue, impeccably produced. --Jed Distler

Tracks:

Caprices From Op.1: No.1
Caprices From Op.1: No.5
Caprices From Op.1: No.9
Caprices From Op.1: No.11
Caprices From Op.1: No.13
Caprices From Op.1: No.14
Caprices From Op.1: No.16
Caprices From Op.1: No.17
Caprices From Op.1: No.18
Caprices From Op.1: No.21
Caprices From Op.1: No.24
Slavonic Dance No.2 In E Minor, Op.46
Caprice In A Minor
Concert Fantasies On Carmen, Op. 25: Finale
La Chasse
Sea Shell
Banjo And Fiddle
Perpetuum mobile
Perpetuum mobile, Op. 11
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1
Romanza Andaluza, Danse espagnole No. 3, Op. 22, No. 1
Jota Navarra, Danse espagnole No. 3, Op. 22, No. 2
Zapateado, Danse espagnole No. 6, Op. 23, No. 2
Adios, montanas mias (Celebre Zortzico) Danse espagnole, Op. 37
Sonata No. 12 In E Minor

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Michael Rabin's brief, meteoric career took off in the early '50s, around the time he made his debut recordings for Columbia Masterworks. Long sought-after and hoarded by collectors, this small but potent legacy is gorgeously restored from the original master tapes. A selection of encore-type miniatures by Sarasate, Wieniawski, Dvorák, Kreisler, Engel, and others reveal the teenage prodigy already in possession of the flawless technique, bang-on intonation, and coiled intensity we know from his fiery Capitol/EMI output. He digs into 11 of the Paganini caprices (Op. 1) with unflappable assurance. The lyrical selections betray a sweetness of expression quite different from the demonic aura permeating the 21-year-old violinist's 1958 traversal of the entire Op. 1 set. Filling out the disc are four delicious encores recorded in 1938 by Ossy Renardy, another short-lived violinist deserving wider attention on CD. A significant reissue, impeccably produced. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Second to none.......2001-08-17

You dont need a 1000 words to describe Rabin's playing. Just listen , and you will know why the headline of my review reads as it does

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