LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/1981 ] Originally recorded in 1981 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CESAR FRANCK
Brahms / Franck: Chamber Music Itzhak Perlman (violin) Barry Tuckwell (horn) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] 'Perlman is among the sweetest of violinists, as Ashkenazy is among the most fluent of pianists; in this work the combination is a formidable one...an absolutely equal partnership between violin and piano' Gramophone May 1969 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Perlman's newest digital account of the Brahms finds him at his most commanding, powerful and full of nonchant flair to a degree that no rival today can quite match." *** Three Stars Penguin Guide |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No 2 (with Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Many violinists have recorded the pairing of the Mendelssohn and Bruch concertos, but Itzhak Perlman, with his lustrous tone, romantically soaring line and unfailing sense of poetry, ensures that his interpretations are both inimitable and irreplaceable |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Romances Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 15/Nov/2015 ] |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO / PAUL BEN-HAIM
Castelnuovo-Tedesco / Ben-Haim: Violin Concertos Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Jul/2017 ] "Two rare yet rewardingly highly coloured and intensely cantabile violin concertos." MusicWeb |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] Henryk Wieniawski's concertos offer a distinctively Slavonic take on Paganini's virtuosic innovations. One of the most important violinists of the nineteenth century, he was born in Poland and travelled widely, but became especially influential in... |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Veuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] An intrepid violin virtuoso, Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881) was praised for his compositional flair by Hector Berlioz and numbered Eugène Ysaÿe among his pupils. Perlman plays the most popular of his seven violin concertos, No.5, and the ambitious... |
LECLAIR / WIENIAWSKI / HANDEL / SPOHR
Duets for Two Violins Itzhak Perlman (violin) Pinchas Zukerman (violin & viola) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Another phenomenal violinist, Pinchas Zukerman, becomes Perlman's sparring partner for a fascinating and varied programme of duets from the 18th and 19th centuries. For the Handel Passacaglia (arranged in the 1890s by Johan Halvorsen) Zukerman moves... |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Violin Concerto No 1 (with Saraste - Carmen Fantasy) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Lawrence Foster [ Warner Classics / CD - released 30/Oct/2019 ] "There has been no better account of the D major Concerto" (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
ANTONIN DVORK / BEDRICH SMETANA
Perlman plays Dvorák & Smetana Itzhak Perlman (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano) [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] This album of works by the two greatest Czech composers of the 19th century abounds with the spirit of their homeland's folk music. Gramophone judged that "Perlman's readings are irreproachable", characterised by "golden tone and wholehearted... |
SARASATE / FALLA / GRANADOS / HALFFTER
The Spanish Album Itzhak Perlman (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] Sultry, teasing, moody or fiery, most of the Hispanic pieces on this album are heard in arrangements made by great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. The dominant force in the programme is the great Spanish master Pablo de Sarasate. |
SCOTT JOPLIN
Joplin: The Easy Winners & other Rags Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Andre Previn (piano) [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] The music of Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime", achieved a newfound popularity in the mid-1970s, nearly sixty years after the composer's death. Its beguiling synthesis of African-American syncopations and European musical forms is eloquently captur |
ACCOLAY / BERIOT / RIEDING / SEITZ / VIOTTI
Concertos From My Childhood Itzhak Perlman (violin) / The Juilliard Orchestra, Lawrence Foster [ Warner Classics Perlman Complete Warner Recordings / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] Perlman, always generous in sharing his wisdom with young musicians, here provides model performances of five delightful works that have furthered the development of generations of budding players. The orchestra is from New York's Juilliard School,... |
NICOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: 24 Caprices Op 1 for solo violin Itzhak Perlman (violin) [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] "It is an exhilarating experience to hear Perlman" (Gramophone) |
CHAUSSON / SARASATE / RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Virtuoso Favourites Itzhak Perlman (violin) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] "Perlman's playing is masterly...anyone who feels it essential to hear Sarasate's potpourri on Carmen themes - dazzling but far more trival than the other items - need not be daunted." (Gramophone) |
W.A. MOZART
Sonatas for violin and piano K301, K304, K378, K526 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ DG Mozart Collection Vol 14 / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "Impeccable teamwork" (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos / Double Concertos [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim (with Neil Black, oboe) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2015 ] Perlman has said that "the transparency of Bach's writing leaves it open to many interpretations". Here, in partnership with conductor Daniel Barenboim, violinist Pinchas Zukerman and oboist Neil Black, he brings his distinctive musical wisdom to six... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 Itzhak Perlman (violin) [ Warner Classics Perlman Complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] "The range of tone in Perlman's playing adds to the power of these performances, infectiously rhythmic in dance movements but conveying the intensity of live performance in there." Rosette (Highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
ANDRE PREVIN
A Different Kind of Blues / It's a Breeze Itzhak Perlman (violin) André Previn (piano) with Shelly Manne, Jim Hall & Red Mitchell [ Warner Classics Perlman Complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] In a new departure, Perlman - mentored by André Previn, a master of the jazz piano as well as a superb orchestral conductor - successfully turned his talents to intimately-scaled jazz with A Different Kind of Blues and its sequel, It's a Breeze. |