The Great Violinists: Recordings from 1900-1913

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This amazing collection of early violinists comes from the dawn of recorded history. Some, like the headliners mentioned in the artist listing, may be still well remembered (all three were also fine composers). Some are extremely obscure. But anyone seriously interested in the history of the violin will want to hear this collection. Joachim, who inspired Brahms and other composers, was a faded performer by 1903, but a powerful personality still comes through. Sarasate, still in his prime in the same year, is simply one of the most impressive violin virtuosi who ever recorded. Both musicians' recordings are presented complete. Others in the collection include Kreisler, Thibaud, Kubelik, Szigeti (very early, in uncharacteristic dazzling performances of Hungarian showpieces), and many lesser celebrities, most impressive among them Franz von Vécsey. Although there are similar collections available, the sound quality on this set makes it far preferable to the others. You can actually hear what is going on clearly, with minimal surface noise, even in the 1900 sides! Tully Potter's intelligent program notes are another worthwhile bonus. --Leslie Gerber

The Great Violinists: Recordings from 1900-1913, Music, Alfredo d' Ambrosio, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Bazzini, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Emmanuel Chabrier, Fryderyk Chopin, Jan Ladislav Dussek, George Frideric Handel, Jeno Hubay, Joseph Joachim, Fritz Kreisler, Laszlo, Felix Mendelssohn, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Ferdinand Ries, Gioachino Rossini, Pablo de Sarasate, Franz (Dresden) Schubert, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Henri Vieuxtemps, Henryk Wieniawski, Camille de Creus, Urstein, Arnold Rose, Bernhard Dessau, Eugene-Auguste Ysaÿe, Franz von Vecsey, Fritz Kreisler, Henri Marteau, Jacques Thibaud, Jan Kubelík, Joseph Joachim, Joseph Szigeti, Karol Gregorowicz, Marie Hall, Pablo de Sarasate, Pauline Viardot, Stanislaw Barcewicz, Willy Burmester, Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb.

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Track Listings:

1. The Ocean that has no West and no East
2. The Passover Story
3. The Seven Last Words of Christ (Music for the Lenten Season)
4. The Stars and Stripes Forever
5. The Story of Iceland
6. Tito Beltran - A Tenor At The Movies
7. Total Classics
8. Tribute to Andrew Imbrie on His 80th Birthday
9. Triptych
10. Trojan Women (after the play of Euripides) [Cast Recording]

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Black Hole

Dvorák: Stabat Mater; Psalm 149

Even Better Than the Real Thing [CD-single]

Anthology

Adventures In Modern Recording [Import]

Here Are the Results of the Universal Jury [Import]

Forbidden Broadway, Vol. 8 - Special Victims Unit

Dvorak: Symphony No5; Hussite Overture Op67

Extremist Makeover [Import]

Grieg: Peer-Gynt-Suiten 1 & 2; Aus Holbergs Zeit

Flip Phillips [Import] [Original recording remastered]

El Rey de los Soneros

Damasco Sanchez Y Su Grupo San Juan

Somethin' Funny Goin On

Jeopardy