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Ruggiero Ricci
Bizet-Sarasate: Carmen Fantaisie; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen: Saint-Saens: Havanaise; etc. (XRCD24)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Fantasy on Bizet's 'Carmen,' for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 25
2. Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ('Gypsy Airs'), Op. 20
3. Havanaise, in E major for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 83
4. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28

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All Artists: Ruggiero Ricci
Title: Bizet-Sarasate: Carmen Fantaisie; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen: Saint-Saens: Havanaise; etc. (XRCD24)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jvc / Xrcd
Release Date: 12/14/2004
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 693692022728

Synopsis

Product Description

Available on CD for the very first time, this Classic Decca Title has been given the complete XRCD24 Make Over recognized by audiophiles worldwide. Carmen Fantasie is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Pierino Gamba and features the impressive talents of American-Born Violinist Ruggiero Ricci. Ricci, a former child prodigy, first became recognized for his virtuoso talent on his performances of several concertos by such well-known composers as Felix Mendelssohn and Niccolò Paganini. Pablo Sarasate, a violinist known for both his Spanish flavor and Hungarian Gipsy style of musical compositions, wrote Carmen Fantaisie on this very special album recorded by Decca in 1959 in the Kingsway Hall in London. The music from Carmen Fantaisie is easily recognizable to even a novice classical music listener and is a colorful landscape of musical expression. This XRCD is a must for anyone that truly appreciates the virtuoso sound that can be created by the Violin.

CD Reviews

Breathtaking artistry, breathtaking realism.

I. Tkach-Peskov | 07/28/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm no musician, but the playing and sonic realism, especially at the solo parts, of this XRCD will knock your socks off!"

Exceptional album, worthy to acquire!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 12/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album represented for Pierino Gamba (a notable Rossini director) a majuscule triumph, because he made a special chemistry with a notable and talented soloist like Ruggiero Ricci interpreting one of the most expressive and solvent "Gypsy airs" ever played. Ricci plays with the perfect balance between refined musicality and monstrous technique. With the Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, we have a similar outcome. Carmen Fantasy is vibrant and exciting; although Rosand makes a more gentle approach. The Havanaise is memorable too.

Expressiveness without ostentation, sheer lyricism and vibrant emotion confers this album five stars all the way through. Two versions that definitively can not be absent of your treasured collection.

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