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Johannes Brahms, Sergey Prokofiev, Johann Sebastian Bach
Michael Rabin Collection, Vol. 2: Violin Concertos
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical

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All Artists: Johannes Brahms, Sergey Prokofiev, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henryk Wieniawski, Spoken Word, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Camille Saint-Saens, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Jules Massenet, Darius Milhaud, Karol Szymanowski, Max Bruch, Niccolo Paganini, Eugene Ysaye, Albert Spalding, Richard Mohaupt, Paul Creston, Rafael Kubelik, Andre Vandernoot
Title: Michael Rabin Collection, Vol. 2: Violin Concertos
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Label: Doremi Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 2/10/2009
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 723721406257

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American violinist Michael Rabin was outstanding from a very young age. His prodigious technique, combined with a unique sound (big, voluptuous, and energetic) made him into a cult figure during his lifetime, and after his untimely death in 1972. All items on this set are from live performances and most of them are on CD for the first time.

CD Reviews

"A Violinist Without Fault"

Joel M. Pattinson | San Francisco, CA | 08/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great live recordings; the last few have horrible quality, but they are obviously from bad master recordings that were damaged and unable to be spruced up. Those who say Rabin was a virtuoso and not a master of the music are sorely mistaken. The Volume one is also wonderful with the not-often heard 8th Beethoven and Faure Sonatas."

Can't get enough Rabin

Ed Davy | Cape Cod, MA USA | 04/27/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a spectacular collection. Rabin's rendition of the Brahms concerto is worth the price of this entire set. I have a collection of violin music including artists such as Menuhin, Oistrakh, Stern, Kreisler, Zukerman, Perlman, Shaham, Bell and Kaplan. The one I listen to the most is Rabin, he send shivers up my spine!!!! You won't be disappointed."