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Across the globe, the sound of the violin touches the soul, attracting more vibrant performers every day. Stars such as Sarah Chang achieve technical brilliance and imbue it with the energy of youth. Since her first recording at age nine, Chang has developed into a nuanced, masterful violinist.
SWEET SORROW features many pieces often associated with an earlier generation of virtuoso. The comparison serves Chang well, as her interpretations can stand alongside the likes of Joseph Joachim.
This compilation of recordings made between 1991 and 1998 shows Chang's development as a performer as well as capturing the spark that made her talent evident so early.
Across the globe, the sound of the violin touches the soul, attracting more vibrant performers every day. Stars such as Sarah Chang achieve technical brilliance and imbue it with the energy of youth. Since her first recording at age nine, Chang has developed into a nuanced, masterful violinist.
SWEET SORROW features many pieces often associated with an earlier generation of virtuoso. The comparison serves Chang well, as her interpretations can stand alongside the likes of Joseph Joachim.
This compilation of recordings made between 1991 and 1998 shows Chang's development as a performer as well as capturing the spark that made her talent evident so early. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Chaconne in G minor by Tommaso Antonio Vitali
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Jun Märkl
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Date of Recording: 09/1998
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Length: 10 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: This work has been attributed to T. A. Vitali.
Orchestrated: Léopold Charlier
2.
Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1: no 1 in G minor by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Jonathan Feldman (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Austria
Date of Recording: 01/1993
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.
3.
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: 4th movement, Andante by Edouard Lalo
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873; France
Date of Recording: 01/1995
Venue: Live Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Length: 6 Minutes 11 Secs.
4.
Cantabile for Violin and Guitar in D major, Op. 17/MS 109 by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Charles Abramovic (Piano),
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 06/1996
Venue: Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, NJ
Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Ruggiero Ricci
5.
Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51: no 3, The Jewish Girl's Song by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Charles Abramovic (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1906; Finland
Date of Recording: 06/1996
Venue: Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, NJ
Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs.
6.
Nocturne for Piano in C sharp minor, B 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Sandra Rivers (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Date of Recording: 1991
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 4 Minutes 13 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Nathan Milstein
The attribution of this composition to Chopin is doubtful.
7.
Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Sandra Rivers (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849-1850; Weimar, Germany
Date of Recording: 1991
Venue: American Academy of Arts & Letters, NYC
Length: 4 Minutes 12 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Nathan Milstein
8.
Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35: 2nd movement, Canzonetta by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Russia
Date of Recording: 10/1992
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London, England
Length: 6 Minutes 40 Secs.
9.
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 28 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1863; France
Date of Recording: 05/1994
Venue: Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Length: 9 Minutes 17 Secs.
10.
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Furies by Christoph W. Gluck
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Charles Abramovic (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762/1774; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 06/1996
Venue: Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, NJ
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Fritz Kreisler
11.
Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry": 2nd movement, Adagio by Henri Vieuxtemps
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1861; Belgium
Date of Recording: 12/1994
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
12.
Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry": 3rd movement, Allegro by Henri Vieuxtemps
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1861; Belgium
Date of Recording: 12/1994
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London, England
Length: 1 Minutes 8 Secs.
13.
Sonatas (6) for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3: no 6 in E minor - Canzonetta by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin),
Charles Abramovic (Piano)
Date of Recording: 06/1996
Venue: Giandomenico Studios, Collingswood, NJ
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Sally Thomas
Sound Samples
21 Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G minor
Symphonie espagnole Op. 21: IV. Andante
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A minor Op. 37: Adagio
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A minor Op. 37: Allegro con fuoco
Sonata No. 12 in E minor, Op. 3
Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor. Op. post.
Consolation No. 3 in D flat
Violin Concerto in D Op. 35: II. Canzonetta (Andante)
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor Op. 28
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