Like any prodigy -- especially a protégé of Itzhak Perlman -- Ilya Gringolts demonstrates phenomenal technique, great expressive control, and a flair for the dramatic, qualities expected of any young violinist who wants to stay ahead of the competition. Yet Gringolts also has a knack for interesting program choices, extending beyond the mere ...
In this 2008 three-CD set, Deutsche Grammophon has re-released Maurizio Pollini and Claudio Abbado's early-'90s recordings of Beethoven's five piano concertos, a set of performances that have been available more or less continually since their first release. But this time they have added a 2006 recording of Claudio Abbado leading the Simón Bolivar ...
Among the most forgotten of forgotten Romantic-era violin concertos are the two fin de sičcle Russians works on this disc. Like its composer, the A minor Violin Concerto by Anton Arensky is nearly unknown today. A lovely four-movements-in-one work lasting just 20 minutes, Arensky's Concerto has sweet melodies, tender harmonies, effervescent ...
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst was nothing more than a stupendously talented violinist and a staggeringly inventive transcriber of other composers' music. And as this 2008 Hyperion recording by violinist Ilya Gringolts shows, that is more than enough to sustain his career during his lifetime and just enough to maintain his reputation after his death. The ...
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