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ID: MSV28521 (EAN: 0809730852121) | 2 CD | DDD Released in: 2011
- LABEL:
- METIER
- Subcollection:
- Violin
- Composers:
- ROCHBERG, George
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Interprets:
- SHORR, Aaron (piano) | SKAERVED, Peter Sheppard (violin)
- Other info:
An immense and magnificent set of variations by American composer George Rochberg, not just, as the title may suggest, on Paganini's famous 24th Caprice, but incorporating styles and forms "borrowed" from many other ocmposers, such as Mahler, Brahms, Busoni, Schubert and Beethoven! The work is played on the renowned "Habeneck" Stradivarius violin of 1734. Violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved is a virtuoso of the first order and a regular Metier recording artist. Aaron Shorr joins in for the world premiere recording of Rochberg's Violin Sonata in a stunning live performance.
Presented here is Skærved’s highly regarded recording of the Caprice Variations for solo violin (previously released as MSVCD92065), with the première recording of Rochberg’s 1988 Violin Sonata.
George Rochberg is today regarded as one of the most important American composers of the 20th Century and his list of published compositions is very impressive.
CD 1
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| ROCHBERG, George (1918-2005) | | | 1. | Violin Sonata (1988), (live premiere) | 25:50 | | | 2. | Caprice Variations (1983) 1-23. | 37:17 | |
CD 2
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| 1. | Caprice Variations 24-51. | 52:52 | | “Metier continues its faithful dedication to contemporary music by adding this remarkable release to its already abundant collection. An outstanding recording that provides wonderful listening experiences.” - Danny Kim-Nam Hiu (ConcertoNet)
“the performance is so compelling that interest never wavers; the recording is fine; and it doesn't matter where the music came from since this magnificent instrument enjoys every note. “ - Peter Dickinson (Gramophone)
“What a recording!… violinist Skaerved, playing on Francois-Antoine Habeneck's 1734 Strad, handles the work's many terrors with appropriate style and gusto. These are 51 dazzling variations on Paganini's wellworn tune. It's a thrill a minute, and it's outrageous enough to impress Paganini himself” - Allen Gimbel (American Record Guide)
“the journey is an impressive one… I have no hesitation in recommending it” - Peter Grahame Woolf (Musical Pointers)
“This quirky, witty, beautiful and often bewildering 90-minute work's sense of shape and purpose feels brilliantly complete.” - Catherine Nelson (The Strad)
“ I have to say that Skærved sounds amazing. He’s playing the 1734 Habeneck Strad. Kudos to Metier’s David Lefeber for capturing the instrument and Skærved’s passionate playing. These variations-on-variations have grown on me and it’s a treat to hear a Strad sound so good.” - Grant Chu Covell (La Folia)
“I find this performance to be exceedingly sensitive and technically at a very high level. The Skaerved recording is in better sound [than the Zeitlin version]” - Scott Morrison (Amazon.com)
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