Works on This Recording
1.
Concert Fantasy on Mozart's "Magic Flute," Op. 54 by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:
Haik Kazazyan (Violin),
Andrey Shibko (Piano)
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 11 Minutes 48 Secs.
2.
Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's "Faust," for violin & orchestra, Op. 20 by Henryk Wieniawski
Performer:
Haik Kazazyan (Violin),
Andrey Shibko (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 16 Minutes 11 Secs.
3.
Fantasie Brilliante for Violin and Orchestra from Otello, Op. 11 by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Performer:
Haik Kazazyan (Violin),
Andrey Shibko (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 12 Minutes 54 Secs.
4.
Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra by Franz Waxman
Performer:
Haik Kazazyan (Violin),
Andrey Shibko (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 10 Minutes 15 Secs.
5.
Concert Fantasy on themes from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, for violin & piano by Igor Frolov
Performer:
Andrey Shibko (Piano),
Haik Kazazyan (Violin)
Period: Contemporary
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 14 Minutes 4 Secs.
6.
Fantasy on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq d'or," for violin & orchestra by Efrem Zimbalist
Performer:
Andrey Shibko (Piano),
Haik Kazazyan (Violin)
Period: Modern
Venue: Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, M
Length: 8 Minutes 22 Secs.
Sound Samples
Concert Phantasy on Themes from Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel)
Concert Fantasy on Mozart's Magic Flute, Op. 54
Carmen Fantasie (version for violin and piano): Fantasy On Themes From Bizet's Carmen
Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's Faust, Op. 20 (arr. for violin and piano)
Fantaisie brillante on Rossini's Othello, Op. 11 (version for violin and piano): Fantaisie brillante on Rossini's Othello, Op. 11
Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Op. 19
Customer Reviews
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THIS is how you do it!! January 6, 2012
By S. Sitarski (Kitchener, ON) See All My Reviews
"Assuming you even have the guts to attempt to perform, much less record, a whole program of some the most virtuosic music ever written for violin, this is how it's done.
Mr.Kazazyan is a phenomenally trained violinist from the great Russian tradition (beginning with the likes of Leopold Auer and continuing through the Heifetz's, Oistrakh's and Kogan's to the Mullova's, Vengerov's and many more new masters). He certainly has technique to burn, but his playing isn't only about showing off - he also has a beautiful sound, and truly has fun performing these opera pastiches.
The Waxman-Bizet (written for and made famous by Heifetz) is fairly well known, but the Zimbalist-Rimsky-Korsakov, Sarasate-Mozart, Wieniawski-Gounod and the Ernst-Rossini are almost never found in concert programs or recordings, and the Frolov-Gershwin is the newest and least known of the selections.
Suffice to say that each of these pieces is devilishly difficult, and there are doubtless very few violinists in the world that are capable of playing them at all.
Haik Kazazyan not only CAN play them, he exhibits style, humor and beauty in their execution. Not only did I marvel at his sheer acrobatics, I often smiled from some turn of phrase or subtle timing - evidence of true virtuosity.
Any violin enthusiast or opera aficionado will derive pleasure listening to this incredible collection. By the way, pianist Andrey Shibko is more than up to the accompanying responsibilities - he really struts his own stuff in the Gershwin arrangement!"
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