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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... |
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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) |
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FRITZ KREISLER
Itzhak Perlman plays Fritz Kreisler [3 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) Samuel Sanders (piano) [ Itzhak Perlman complete Warner Recordings / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] "He was an incredibly intimate artist," said Itzhak Perlman of Fritz Kreisler in an interview with The Strad magazine, "For me, he was best in violin-and-piano repertoire". Perlman pays tribute to the great Viennese violinist with these three albums |
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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. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Serenade Melancolique (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin) / The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ornandy [ Warner Classics / LP - released 22/May/2020 ] In Perlman's words, Tchaikovsky "wears his heart on his sleeve" and his violin concerto is a work of "unabashed Romanticism". While bringing sensitivity and substance to his interpretation, Perlman never slips into sentimentality, and he leads an... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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... |
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasia (LP) Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2024 ] "They perform with the most tender expression in the slow movement, and there are fireworks from all three in the last movement" James Longstaffe "That Perlman and Barenboim have made distinguished-nay, superlative!-recordings of the Beethoven... |
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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 |
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SCHUMANN / MOZART / BARTOK / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with Daniel Barenboim, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Nelson Freire, etc [ Warner Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with Warner Classics goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Over... |
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BARTOK / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / CHOPIN / MOZART / SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BACH / etc
Martha Argerich: The Warner Classics Edition Martha Argerich (piano) with Renaud Capucon, Mischa Maisky, Gautier Capucon, Natalia Gutman, Nelson Freire, Itzhak Perlman, Truls Mork, etc [ Warner Classics / 46 CD Box Set - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" is how Gramophone magazine has described Martha Argerich. Her relationship with the label goes back to 1965 and her victory at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rostropovich: Cellist of the Century (Complete Warner Recordings) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) with David Oistrakh (violin) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Alexander Dedyukhin (piano) etc [ Warner Classics / 43 CD/DVD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2017 ] Although Mstislav Rostropovich died 10 years ago, on April 27th 2007, he remains a powerful presence on the world's cultural scene through his legacy as the greatest cellist of his time, as a brave advocate of human rights, and as a man of proverbial... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
Debussy / Ravel: Orchestral Works (Incls 'La Mer', 'Images', 'Bolero' & 'Daphnis et Chloe') Orchestre National de l ORTF, Orchestre de Paris, Jean Martinon, with Aldo Ciccolini (piano) Itzhak Perlman (violin) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "If you are satisfied with performances that are lucid, imaginative, thoughtful and unselfconscious then you will be very happy with Martinon." (MusicWeb on the Debussy) |
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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,... |
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LUGWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Choral Fantasia Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2017 ] "They perform with the most tender expression in the slow movement, and there are fireworks from all three in the last movement" James Longstaffe |
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JOHN ADAMS / BRITTEN / COPLAND / MENDELSSOHN
San Francisco Symphony at 100 The San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas, with Itzhak Perlman: violin [ San Francisco Symphony DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] San Francisco Symphony at 100 documents the glorious festivities of the orchestra's centenary year, celebrated at the orchestra's extravagant 2011-12 season opening night gala concert. |
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SARASATE / SAINT-SAENS / MOZART / VIVALDI
The Best of Itzhak Perlman :-The Millenium Collection Itzhak Perlman (violin) with various orchestras [ 20th Century Masters / CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Original recordings by the master violinist remastered. |
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WILLIAMS / MORRICONE / BONFA / PREVIN / BERNSTEIN / LEGRAND / etc
John Williams Conductor Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell (violins) Yo Yo Ma (cello) / Pittsburg Symphjony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, John Williams [ Sony Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2018 ] In 1980, composer John Williams became one of the most visible conductors on the planet after being named Music Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra. Since then he has lead hundreds of high-profile concerts with the Pops and with many other leading... |