ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rodney Friend [ Warner Classics / LP - released 22/May/2020 ] Itzhak Perlman is the supreme violinist of his time, adored by audiences around the world and a musician whose powerful but sympathetic artistic personality provides a model for the players who have followed him. |
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... |
ITZHAK PERLMAN
Itzhak Perlman - A Portrait [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Andre Previn, Samuel Sanders, John Toll, Daniel Barenboim & Bernard Haitinkl [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Itzhak Perlman radiates a generosity of spirit that is reflected as much in the richness of his interpretations as in the irresistible exuberance of his virtuosity. This survey of his supreme achievement as a violinist embraces complete concertos by... |
SCHUMANN / BACH / BRAHMS
Schumann / Bach / Brahms: Violin Sonatas Itzhak Perlman (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2016 ] "Argerich's piano playing is supremely alive, moving under Perlman's muscular melody in ebbing, tugging waves...Perlman's tone may be fractionally less sweet than it was nearly two decades ago, but the sense of line in his playing remains supreme." |
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) |
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... |
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... |
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) |
KREISLER / SARASATE / WIENIAWSKI / VIEUXTEMPS / TARTINI / etc
Encores Itzhak Perlman (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] At concert halls around the world, Itzhak Perlman has enchanted audiences with the dazzling and delicious encore pieces that top off his recitals. These two albums offer a lavish selection of his favourite miniatures |
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. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Five Violin Concertos Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Vienna Philharmonic / James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/May/2001 ] Original recordings from 1983 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas 1-3 Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Warner Classics Itzhak Perlman Edition / 2 CD - released 28/Aug/2015 ] The Perlman Edition: Great recordings at special prices |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas [complete] Itzhak Perlman (violin) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Ovation / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "The recording boasts unusually truthful violin sound capturing all the colour of Perlman's playing." (Gramophoen Classical Music guide) |
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 |
TRADITIONAL
Klezmer: Tradition / In the Fiddler's House / Live [3 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Klezmer Conservatory Band, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 3 CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Itzhak Perlman's parents were from Poland and in these albums he explores the secular music of Eastern Europe's Jews. Its sinuous melodies and piquant harmonies fuse elements of Slavic, Balkan, Greek and Turkish music - and, in its American... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SIBELIUS / RAVEL / BLOCH / PAGANINI / etc
The Essential Itzhak Perlman [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Jorge Bolet. the Boston Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] All the best of Itzhak Perlman on a special double CD collection. |
Itzhak Perlman/Tan Dun
O.S.T. - Hero [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Sep/2004 ] |
FAURE / RICHARD STRAUSS
Violin Sonatas Itzhak Perlman (violin) Emanuel Ax (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Dec/2015 ] "He and Emanuel Ax make a splendid partnership, giving commanding, thrilling performances…[their] evident enjoyment in the music is quite irresistible." (Gramophone) |
SCHUMANN / BERLIOZ / DUKAS / ROUSSEL / FALLA / POULENC / etc
Icon: Jean Martinon - The Late Years Various orchestras conducted by Jean Martinon, with Lily laskine. Itzhak Perlman, Marie-Claire Alain, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2015 ] 2016 marked the 40th anniversary of Jean Martinon's death. This 14-CD collection focuses on Martinon's activity with the Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F between 1968 and 1975 and on repertoire - much of it French |
John Williams / Itzhak Perlman
Schindler's List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ MCA Records / CD - released 7/Dec/1993 ] Official German import - This is the emotive soundtrack to the stunning movie of the same name. |