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ELGAR, E.: Violin Music (Bisengaliev, Frith, Bisengalieva, West Kazakhstan Philharmonic, Ungrangsee)

Composer(s):Beraud, VictorElgar, Edward
Artist(s)
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber MusicConcertosInstrumentalOrchestral
Catalogue 8.572643-45
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
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USD 29.99
 

 
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USD 20.97
 

 


For more than two decades before he achieved fame and financial security as England’s foremost composer, the young Edward Elgar earned a living as a violinist and violin teacher. Beside such evergreens as Sospiri, Chansons de Matin and de Nuit, Salut d’amour and his substantial Violin Sonata and Concerto, this Naxos anthology includes a treasury of lesser-known works, both charming salon pieces and astonishingly demanding études. ‘Bisengaliev is a sensational player of intense musicality and tonal splendour. He delights in the nostalgia and demand of these pieces, bringing them glowingly alive, finding depth where others see only charm.’ (BBC Music Magazine, August 1999)


   




Review By Mike D. Brownell,Allmusic.com,December 2011

At the heart of this collection is violinist Marat Bisengaliev, whose playing across the more than ten years of recording it took to complete this project is wonderfully even and lustrous. The tone he generates, particularly on the G- and D-strings is alarmingly powerful and projecting, a wonderful complement to the muscularity and darkness of the concerto but also a welcome counterpart to the piano in the miniatures and sonata. His interpretation in the concerto is very fluid, imparting a great deal of rubato and tempo fluctuation that are done with thoughtful purpose and direction. Pianist Benjamin Frith offers an accompaniment that is every bit is refined and rich as Bisengaliev’s playing, and the duo play together with an enjoyable sense of symmetry and cohesiveness. Both

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Review By Robert Maxham ,Fanfare,November 2011

…with its committed performances and the relative completeness of its repertoire, Naxos’s collection with Bisengaliev deserves the consideration of violinists and, especially, perhaps, listeners interested in the composer and his less-familiar works. Very strongly recommended.



Review By Paulino Toribio,Ritmo,November 2011

Recopilatorio de la música para violín de Elgar en tres discos que contienen su Concierto para violín y orquesta, obra ambiciosa que se estrenó por todo lo alto un noviembre de 1910 en el Queen’s Hall de Londres, dedicado a Fritz Kreisler, quien lo interpretó en esta ocasión. Aunque el propio Elgar fue violinista requirió la colaboración del concertino de la London Symphony de entonces, W.H.Reed, para cuestiones técnicas. Obra muy exigente para la parte solística y para el conjunto de la orquesta, una especie de sinfonía concertante con más de cuarenta y cinco minutos de duración. En esta ocasión el violinista Marat Bisengaliev, nacido en Kazakhistan, alumno de

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Review By Terry Robbins ,The WholeNote,October 2011

The concerto receives a very presentable reading, with a nicely-balanced orchestral opening and a clean, transparent sound—no “stuffy” Edwardian approach here. Overall, this is a performance that occasionally scales the heights, but doesn’t really plumb the depths of this very personal and emotional work.



Review By Elaine Fine,American Record Guide,September 2011

…Bisengaliev’s violin playing is strong and secure…

To read the complete review, please visit American Record Guide online.



Review By Record Geijutsu,September 2011


8.572643-45_The Record Geijutsu_092011_ja.pdf


Review By Guy Aron ,MusicWeb International,June 2011

Edward Elgar’s first professional engagement as a violinist came at the age of 17, for the Worcester Festival Choral Society. While making his way as a composer he continued to earn a living as a violin teacher and freelance violinist. He thus had the chance to get to know the instrument intimately, and he wrote for it throughout his career. His teaching gave him the opportunity to compose technical etudes and short pedagogical pieces. The ever practical Elgar was also aware of the large market for salon music, and wrote a surprising amount in this genre, a mixture of original compositions and arrangements of earlier pieces.


 

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