Notes and Editorial Reviews
This nine-disc box contains much of the same material in Sony’s Perlman Original Jacket Edition, plus his early RCA recordings, which provide the most compelling reason for acquiring the set. In particular, his first versions of concertos by Prokofiev (No. 2), Tchaikovsky, Lalo, and Sibelius, mostly with Leinsdorf and Boston (the Lalo features Previn and the LSO) are generally finer than his numerous remakes, offering playing that is gutsy and shamelessly virtuosic, and with a sharper rhythmic focus than Perlman often achieved subsequently. The finale of the Sibelius remains a potent example of the playing’s youthful fire. On the other hand, the much later triple and double concertos by Vivaldi and Bach, featuring Stern, Zukerman, and the
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NY Philharmonic under Mehta are, shall we say, pleasant but very occasional pieces.
The rest of the set consists of chamber works. Some of the more important items include the two Prokofiev Violin Sonatas with Ashkenazy, the three Brahms sonatas in which Perlman is lovely but Barenboim’s sometimes soggy pianism is an acquired taste, and a very consequential recording of the Chausson Concert with the Juilliard Quartet and Jorge Bolet. The two Mozart Duos for violin and viola, with Pinchas Zukerman on viola, are also very substantial pieces, and these are beautiful performances of them. Two discs of delightful but very miscellaneous chamber works and encores, including the Serenade in C by Dohnányi and that in D by Beethoven, as well as Hindemith’s Sonata in E-flat major and some Paganini favorites, complete the classical offerings.
The final disc is a compilation of mostly lyrical film score extracts, which you will either love or hate. I alternate between the two, but don’t expect to play that disc often–it does seem a bit out of place in the collection as a whole. Still, the price is dirt cheap and the performances are mostly splendid, even of the “crossover” material. A good deal.
-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
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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.
17.
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.
18.
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.
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.
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
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.
26.
Laura: Main Theme by David Raksin
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
27.
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.
28.
As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
29.
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.
30.
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.
31.
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.
The Uninvited: Stella by Starlight by Victor Young
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA
Length: 5 Minutes 9 Secs.
34.
Sabrina: Main Theme by John Williams
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
John Williams (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1995; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs.
37.
Modern Times: Smile by Charles Chaplin
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:
John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; England
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs.
40.
Berceuse sfaradite by Paul Ben-Haim
Performer:
Itzhak Perlman (Violin),
David Garvey (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 1965
Venue: Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
41.
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.
45.
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.
46.
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.
47.
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.
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