Tag: Henryk Wieniawski
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Michael Rabin on the Bell Telephone Hour, Vol. 2: 1954-62 Broadcasts
Michael Rabin’s short life and career are one of the saddest stories in the history of classical music. Fortunately, he left behind enough splendid recordings – for Columbia Masterworks and Capitol/Angel/EMI – that document the extravagant praise his playing received during his all-too-brief life. Rabin made frequent appearances on the radio, in particular on a…
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Michael Rabin on The Bell Telephone Hour – The Complete Broadcasts, Vol. 1: 1950-1954
Michael Rabin’s short life and career are one of the saddest stories in the history of classical music. Fortunately, he left behind enough splendid recordings – for Columbia Masterworks and Capitol/Angel/EMI – that document the extravagant praise his playing received during his all-too-brief life. Rabin made frequent appearances on the radio, in particular on a…
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Nathan Milstein: Miniatures & Vignettes
Born in the (now) Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, Nathan Milstein began his violin studies at age seven and after fleeing the Soviet Union, eventually made his U.S. debut in 1929 in Philadelphia with Leopold Stokowski. Although he performed and recorded the great Classical and Romantic violin concertos – often writing his own cadenzas…
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Ida Haendel & Josef Hassid – Their HMV Encores
Two great virtuosos of the mid-twentieth century – Ida Haendel and Josef Hassid – came to prominence at the height of the 78rpm era. Their recordings for HMV with legendary accompanist Gerald Moore have achieved cult status among fans of violin music. This new release from Parnassus brings together their great recordings of short works,…
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Toscha Seidel: Rare and Newly Remastered!
Parnassus Records is pleased to return to international availability some of Seidel’s rarest and most sought-after recordings from his years as a Columbia artist, performing a variety of repertoire including movements from the concerto repertoire, evocative works of the late romantic era, encores, popular music, and the premiere commercial release of a live performance of…
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David Oistrakh: Encores
(contains EMI’s Great Recordings collection plus 6 more !) “the playing itself is certainly as beautiful as one could imagine, with good balance on the stereo between violin and piano.” (Gramophone) “the kind of favourites that flecked his concerts with such consistent beauty. The subtlety of his vibrato usage and the sophistication he employs bring…
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ROSAND: Aaron Rosand Plays Violin Romances & Heifetz Transcriptions
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Virtuoso Violin
