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... |
W. A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 / etc Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] Israeli-born Pinchas Zukerman has kept his face and music before the public for more than four decades with his wide range of activities: he is a world-class violinist, violist, conductor, and administrator. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos 1, 2 & 3 Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] Israeli-born Pinchas Zukerman has kept his face and music before the public for more than four decades with his wide range of activities: he is a world-class violinist, violist, conductor, and administrator. |
BRAHMS / SIBELIUS
Violin Concertos [with Beethoven - Romance No 1 in G] Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] "I think the performance is superb and Barenboim's evident enthusiasm for the music, allied to the splendid orchestral playing and a flawless recording, all add up to a desirable record." Lionel Markson, Records and Recording, October 1975 (Sibelius) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' / Oboe Concerto / Tuba Concerto / The Lark Ascending (with music by Delius & Walton) Neil Black (oboe) Arnold Jacobs (tuba) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / English Chamber Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] Daniel Barenboim's sumptuous performances of English music have long been favourites and here they are beautifully remastered with state-of-the-art technology for this release. |
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No 4 'Italian' / 'Hebrides' Overture Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Bernstein Century / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Zukerman has recorded over 100 works and has been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards, winning two. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 1 - 3 & 6 'Archduke' / 14 Variations in E flat / etc Daniel Barenboim (piano) Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "There is some ravishing playing from Jacqueline du Pre, and Zukerman contributes in large measure. If you want to hear Beethoven's music sing, and you like Barenboim's highly spontaneous and cultivated personality then this is well worth buying." -... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Concertos / Sonata for two violins Itzah Perlman (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, with Pinchas Zukerman (violin) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/Nov/2003 ] Recorded 23-26 October 1980 and 26 October 1976 |
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... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Trios Opp.3, 8 & 9. Itzhak Perlman (violin) Pinchas Zukerman (viola) Lynn Harrell (cello) [ Warner Classics Perlman Complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] Beethoven's string trios - for violin, viola and cello - are early works, all written before 1800. In these live recordings from New York, Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and Lynn Harrell exude intense, youthful energy, taking an often witty delight in the... |
JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Piano Concerto in G / Bassoon Concerto in F / etc Martin Galling (piano), Georg Zukerman (bassoon), Collegium Con Basso [ Alto / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] "altogether this is as tempting a Hummel collection as any we know … His G major (mandolin) Concerto here in even more agreeable form, as Op.73 Piano Concertino, and Martin Galling is even more persuasive, helped by a very spirited backing in Berlin... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos 2 & 4 / Serenade Melancolique / Melodie Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas / Israel Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta [ Sony Records Masterworks / CD - released 23/Oct/1990 ] Original recordings from 1981 & 1985 |
BRAHMS
Sonate per violin op. 78-op. 100-op. 108 / Sonate per viola: op. 120 Nos. 1 & 2 Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 18/Jun/2005 ] "These are spontaneous-sounding performances, and the expressiveness never sounds contrived, always buoyant. The recording has good presence." (**(*) Penguin Guide on the Viola sonatas) |
BERG
Violin Concerto / Chamber Concerto for Violin and Piano / Three Orchestral Pieces Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi For Valentines I Musici, Academy of St Martins, Pinchas Zukerman, English Chamber Orchestra [ Philips Lifestyle / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] Romantic Interludes For The One You Love |
ELGAR / DVORAK / BACH / HAYDN / FRANCK / SCHUMANN / etc
Jacqueline du Pré: The Heart of the Cello Jacqueline du Pré (cello) with Osian Ellis (harp) Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) Gerald Moore (piano) Pinchas Zukerman(violin) [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Oct/2017 ] "She clearly was born to play the cello," wrote the New York Times of Jacqueline Du Pré in 1967. Just five years later her career was cut tragically short by illness. Du Pré's recordings provide a treasurable memento of the "perfect balance of youth... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Violin Sonatas Pinchas Zukerman (violin) Marc Neikrug (piano) [ RCA / CD - released 12/Aug/1996 ] "The mellifluous, autumnal radiance of Zukerman's tone (aided by his exceptional 1670 Andrea Guarneri instrument) adds poignancy and gravitas to these readings." ClassicalMusic |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos Hermann Baumann (horn) / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman [ Philips / CD - released 14/Jul/1985 ] "(Baumann) produces a broad stream of richly lyrical tone on his wide-bore German instrument... The new performances are warmly expressive and always musical" Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Violin Romances & works by Schubert & Dvorak Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman [ Philips / CD - released 14/Jul/1986 ] Originally recorded in March 1986 |