Notes and Editorial Reviews
R E V I E W S of some of the recordings that make up this set:
It's always fascinating to go back to the early recordings of artists who are firmly ensconced in the classical music pantheon. Such is the case with this recording of the Tchaikovsky and Sibelius concertos made by Itzhak Perlman in the late 1960s.
The Tchaikovsky concerto was written for virtuoso violinist Leopold Auer who actually thought the work unplayable. The young Perlman brings passion and flash to the concerto; his playing is suitably poetic in its sentimental moments and fiery in its finale. Sibelius's concerto was written about the same time that he wrote his second symphony. Perlman grasps the concerto's romantic soul while standing up to its
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demanding modernist technical challenges. As an added bonus the recording includes Dvorák's Romance, a gentle idyll that displays Perlman's lovely legato playing. -- MUZE [review of RCA 63591]
This album continues the tribute to classic film music from John Williams and Itzhak Perlman's CINEMA SERENADE disc. It is an undeniably old-fashioned and romantic album, befitting the era the music is drawn from. On "As Time Goes By" from CASABLANCA, Perlman proves that he's still one of the world's premier concert violinists, playing the theme with palpable ache. Most of these compositions are by the classic film composers--Alfred Newman, Miklós Rózsa, Max Steiner--with one notable exception. William Walton's theme for HENRY V gets a suitably regal, yet restrained, treatment. Perlman sounds as if he's having a good time with the sprightly Irish motifs of "The Quiet Man." The orchestrations are rich and dramatic, and the recording quality is superb. This album is highly recommended to anyone who remembers when a soundtrack was more than just a bunch of flavor-of-the-month pop tunes. -- MUZE [review of SONY 60773]
Prokofiev's F minor Sonata—surely his greatest chamber work—opens bleakly, then flowers to harmonic richness before switching to a sharp-edged Allegro brusco, a deeply introspective Andante and a closing Allegrissimo that recalls (or anticipates, depending on its precise chronology in Prokofiev's thinking) the finale of the great Eighth Piano Sonata... Perlman's is an immensely assured, sweet-centred reading, delicate where needs be (the ''wind in a graveyard'' passages of the first movement, for example) and yet with a Heifetzian resilience that both sonatas willingly respond to... When it comes to the delightful Second Sonata—of rather less import, and a second-hand utterance (the original was for flute and piano)—Perlman and Ashkenazy play with astonishing virtuosity and here their visceral virtues win hands down, especially in the Scherzo... the playing has real class, the recording is clean and there's a substantial bonus in Perlman's accomplished 1966 version of the Second Violin Concerto, where Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony trace and characterize the score's every subtle detail—especially among the woodwind. That, for me, is the disc's most indelible interpretative feature. -- Gramophone [review of RCA 61454] Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Isaac Stern (Violin),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Length: 16 Minutes 11 Secs.
2.
Concerto for 3 Violins in F major, RV 551 by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Isaac Stern (Violin),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Pinchas Zukerman (Violin)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 10 Minutes 38 Secs.
3.
Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Isaac Stern (Violin),
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola)
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York Philharmonic
Period: Classical
Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 32 Minutes 11 Secs.
4.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1879; Austria
Length: 25 Minutes 36 Secs.
5.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; Austria
Length: 17 Minutes 53 Secs.
6.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886-1888; Austria
Length: 20 Minutes 46 Secs.
7.
Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21 by Ernest Chausson
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Jorge Bolet (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Juilliard String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889-1891; France
Length: 40 Minutes 16 Secs.
8.
Duo for Violin and Viola no 1 in G major, K 423 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola)
Period: Classical
Written: 1783; Vienna, Austria
Length: 16 Minutes 32 Secs.
9.
Duo for Violin and Viola no 2 in B major, K 424 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola)
Period: Classical
Written: 1783; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 20 Minutes 54 Secs.
10.
Sonatas (6) for 2 Violins, Op. 3: no 4 in F major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1730; France
Length: 9 Minutes 50 Secs.
11.
Centone di Sonate (18) for Violin and Guitar, Op. 64: no 1 in A major by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1828
Length: 7 Minutes 34 Secs.
12.
Sonatas (6) for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3: no 6 in E minor by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1805
Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs.
13.
Sonata concertata in A major, Op. 61/MS 2 by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1804; Italy
Length: 11 Minutes 34 Secs.
14.
Duo concertant for Flute/Violin and Guitar in E minor, Op. 25 by Mauro Giuliani
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Length: 21 Minutes 1 Secs.
15.
Cantabile for Violin and Guitar in D major, Op. 17/MS 109 by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.
16.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938-1946; USSR
Length: 28 Minutes 26 Secs.
17.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D major, Op. 94bis by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USSR
Length: 23 Minutes 21 Secs.
18.
Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; Paris, France
Length: 25 Minutes 26 Secs.
19.
Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Russia
Length: 33 Minutes 38 Secs.
20.
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1877; Bohemia
Length: 11 Minutes 55 Secs.
21.
Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903-1905; Finland
Length: 29 Minutes 11 Secs.
22.
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 by Edouard Lalo
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873; France
Length: 32 Minutes 25 Secs.
23.
Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924; France
Length: 9 Minutes 45 Secs.
24.
Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10 by Ernö von Dohnányi
Performer:
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola),
Lynn Harrell (Cello),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1902; Hungary
Length: 19 Minutes 8 Secs.
25.
Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello in D major, Op. 8 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Pinchas Zukerman (Viola),
Lynn Harrell (Cello),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: Classical
Written: 1796-1797; Vienna, Austria
Length: 29 Minutes 41 Secs.
26.
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme by Andrea Morricone
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1988; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
27.
Laura: Main Theme by David Raksin
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
28.
Far and Away: Main Theme by John Williams
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1992
Length: 5 Minutes 34 Secs.
29.
As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
30.
The Age of Innocence: Main Theme by Elmer Bernstein
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1993
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
31.
Schindler's List: Main Theme by John Williams
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1993; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
32.
Out of Africa: Main theme by John Barry
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1985; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.
33.
Adventures of Robin Hood: Marian and Robin's Love Theme by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs.
34.
The Uninvited: Stella by Starlight by Victor Young
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs.
35.
Sabrina: Main Theme by John Williams
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1995; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs.
36.
Les parapluies de Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You (Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi) by Michel Legrand
Performer:
John Williams (Guitar),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1964; France
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
37.
Henry V: Orchestral Suite - no 4, Touch her soft lips and part by Sir William Walton
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943-1944; England
Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs.
38.
Modern Times: Smile by Charles Chaplin
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John T. Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.
39.
Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1: no 16 in G minor by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1805; Italy
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 1 Minutes 20 Secs.
40.
Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1: no 24 in A minor by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1805; Italy
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs.
41.
Berceuse by Paul Ben-Haim
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Israel
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
42.
Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33 by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:
David Garvey (Piano),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 6 Minutes 9 Secs.
43.
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in E major, HWV 373/Op. 1 no 15 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: London, England
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 8 Minutes 57 Secs.
44.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 11 no 1 by Paul Hindemith
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; Germany
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 9 Minutes 1 Secs.
45.
Sonatas (12) for Violin/Flute and Basso Continuo, Op. 9: no 3 in D major by Jean Marie Leclair
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1743; France
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 12 Minutes 24 Secs.
46.
Baal shem: 2nd movement, Nigun "Improvisation" by Ernest Bloch
Performer:
David Garvey (Piano),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; USA
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 7 Minutes 18 Secs.
47.
La vida breve: Spanish Dance no 1 by Manuel de Falla
Performer:
David Garvey (Piano),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904-1905; Spain
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.
48.
La ronde des lutins, Op. 25 by Antonio Bazzini
Performer:
David Garvey (Piano),
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1847; Italy
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs.
49.
Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1: no 1 in E major by Niccolò Paganini
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1805; Italy
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 1 Minutes 39 Secs.
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