Track Listings (3) - Disc #1| All Artists: Beethoven, Perlman, Giulini Title: Violin Concerto Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Angel Records Release Date: 9/16/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724355621023 |
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 | Beethoven, Perlman, Giulini Violin Concerto Genre: Classical
This performance blew away the critics when it came out. Until then, Itzhak Perlman had amassed a reputation as a virtuoso of great technical ability but little emotional depth. Beethoven's concerto requires both, and beca... more » |
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Amazon.com This performance blew away the critics when it came out. Until then, Itzhak Perlman had amassed a reputation as a virtuoso of great technical ability but little emotional depth. Beethoven's concerto requires both, and because of Giulini's credentials as a conductor of high seriousness of purpose, a lot of the credit for the success of this disc went to him, perhaps with good reason. But there's also no denying the fact that Perlman responds to this music as if to the manner born. While there's virtuosity in abundance, the chief impression that stays with you after listening to the whole work is Perlman's exceptional delicacy and lightness of touch. He makes you really listen to the quiet bits, a sure sign of intense concentration by a true artist. --David Hurwitz Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsAnd so it begins: BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM... ewomack | MN USA | 03/20/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a great recording of Beethoven's justly famous violin concerto. It has that "umph" that gives Beethoven that almost masochistic romantic feeling that is probably one of the greatest reasons for his staying power. Timpani helps also, and this piece has plenty of ground swelling booms.The central theme of the Allegro Ma Non Troppo is unforgettable. One time through the movement and it's stuck fast to a neuron, never to escape. It almost makes me spoo to think that early critics of the piece found it "repetitive" or "tiresome". Wow, what foresight. This is one of Beethoven's greatest works. It's right up there with his passionate symphonies. Strange that he only completed one violin concerto (an early one was apparently scrapped and left incomplete), namely, this one. It's so good that it leaves the listener pining for more.Of course Perlman's playing is undeniably impeccable beyond compare. It's hard to resist playing air violin, or moving various body parts in sympathy to his finger fiddling, when listening to this CD. It's consuming.The range of emotions the listener is put through is astounding as well. Of course there is the beefy and passionate usual Beethoven that could inspire a mob to war; there are also very sad and heartbreaking passages in the slower and less orchestrically dense passages. Finally, there is almost stupidly happy joy in another section complete with skippy violin that will have listeners dancing with bunnies up the bunny trail to happiness. Each section of the work is equally remarkable, and all together the piece becomes an amazing emotional and musical experience.Then there are the legends that go along with this work: at its premiere in 1806 the violinist had to sight read the manuscript which was probably dripping with wet fresh ink. Apparently because Beethoven wrote the piece in haste.Not bad at all for hastiness. The piece recovered from the initial poo poos of the critics, and is now firmly established in the Beethoven and Classical genre repitiore. This particular recording from 1981 (CD from 1997) will not disappoint the Beethoven need. Yes, yes, listen..."
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