The Art of Michael Rabin | Scribendum SC825

The Art of Michael Rabin

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Label: Scribendum

Cat No: SC825

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 14

Release Date: 9th April 2021

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043
» I Vivace
Sonata for solo violin no.3 in C major, BWV1005

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonata no.8 in G major, op.30 no.3

Brahms, Johannes

Lieder (5), op.105
» no.1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arr. Heifetz)
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Brandl, Johann Evangelist

The Old Refrain

Bruch, Max

Scottish Fantasy, op.46
Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chopin, Frederic

Nocturnes (21)
» no.8 in D flat major, op.27 no.2 (arr. Wilhelmj for violin)

Creston, Paul

Violin Concerto no.2, op.78

Debussy, Claude

La Plus que lente, L121 (trans. Leon Roques)

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dvorak, Antonin

Slavonic Dances: Series II, op.72 B147
» no.2 in E minor (arr. F Kreisler)

Elgar, Edward

La Capricieuse, op.17

Engel, Carl

Sea-Shell (arr. Efrem Zimbalist)

Faure, Gabriel

Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13

Glazunov, Alexander

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82

Godowsky, Leopold

Triakontameron no.11 'Alt Wien' (arr. Heifetz)

Kreisler, Fritz

Caprice viennois, op.2
La Chasse (in the style of Cartier)
Tambourin chinois, op.3

Kroll, William

Banjo and Fiddle

Massenet, Jules

Elegie
Thais: Meditation

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Milhaud, Darius

Saudades do Brasil (12) for piano, op.67
» no.8 Tijuca

Mohaupt, Richard

Violin Concerto

Mompou, Federico

Scenes d'enfants
» Jeunes filles au jardin (arr. Szigeti)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218

Novacek, Ottokar

Perpetuum mobile, op.5 no.4

Paganini, Nicolo

Caprices (24) for solo violin, op.1
Moto perpetuo, op.11, MS72 (arr. F Kreisler for violin and piano)
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, op.6

Prokofiev, Sergei

The Love for Three Oranges, op.33
» March (arr. Heifetz)
Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.63

Ravel, Maurice

Piece en forme de Habanera
Tzigane

Saint-Saens, Camille

Etudes (6), op.52
» no.6 Etude en forme de valse
Havanaise, op.83
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28

Sarasate, Pablo de

Carmen Fantasy, op.25
» V Moderato - Animato
Spanish Dances (2), op.21
Spanish Dances (2), op.23
» no.2 Zapateado
Zigeunerweisen, op.20
» I Moderato

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.10 in D flat major (arr. Szigeti)

Spalding, Albert

Dragonfly for solo violin

Suk, Josef

Pieces (4) for violin and piano, op.17
» no.4 Burleska

Szymanowski, Karol

La Fontaine de Arethuse

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op.42
» no.1 Meditation
The Seasons, op.37b
» no.10 October: Autumn Song
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35

Wieniawski, Henryk

Etudes-caprices (8), op.18
» no.4 in A minor (arr. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Polonaise brillante no.1 in D major, op.4
Violin Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.14
Violin Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.22

Ysaye, Eugene

Sonatas (6) for solo violin, op.27
» no.3 in D minor 'Ballade'
» no.4 in E minor

Artists

Michael Rabin (violin)
Arthur Balsam (piano)
Lothar Broddack (piano)
Zino Francescatti (violin)
Leon Pommers (piano)
Raymond Lambert (piano)
Brian Sullivan (tenor)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Denver Symphony Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Little Orchestra Society
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
National Orchestra Association
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Zurich Radio Orchester Beromunster

Conductors

Charles Blackman
Adrian Boult
Saul Caston
Oivin Fjeldstad
Alceo Galliera
Eugene Goossens
Rafael Kubelik
Lovro von Matacic
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Thomas Scherman
Thomas Schippers
Erich Schmid
Felix Slatkin
Georg Solti
Andre Vandernoot
Donald Voorhees
Alfred Wallenstein

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043
» I Vivace
Sonata for solo violin no.3 in C major, BWV1005

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonata no.8 in G major, op.30 no.3

Brahms, Johannes

Lieder (5), op.105
» no.1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arr. Heifetz)
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Brandl, Johann Evangelist

The Old Refrain

Bruch, Max

Scottish Fantasy, op.46
Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chopin, Frederic

Nocturnes (21)
» no.8 in D flat major, op.27 no.2 (arr. Wilhelmj for violin)

Creston, Paul

Violin Concerto no.2, op.78

Debussy, Claude

La Plus que lente, L121 (trans. Leon Roques)

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dvorak, Antonin

Slavonic Dances: Series II, op.72 B147
» no.2 in E minor (arr. F Kreisler)

Elgar, Edward

La Capricieuse, op.17

Engel, Carl

Sea-Shell (arr. Efrem Zimbalist)

Faure, Gabriel

Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13

Glazunov, Alexander

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82

Godowsky, Leopold

Triakontameron no.11 'Alt Wien' (arr. Heifetz)

Kreisler, Fritz

Caprice viennois, op.2
La Chasse (in the style of Cartier)
Tambourin chinois, op.3

Kroll, William

Banjo and Fiddle

Massenet, Jules

Elegie
Thais: Meditation

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' (arr. Jascha Heifetz)
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Milhaud, Darius

Saudades do Brasil (12) for piano, op.67
» no.8 Tijuca

Mohaupt, Richard

Violin Concerto

Mompou, Federico

Scenes d'enfants
» Jeunes filles au jardin (arr. Szigeti)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218

Novacek, Ottokar

Perpetuum mobile, op.5 no.4

Paganini, Nicolo

Caprices (24) for solo violin, op.1
Moto perpetuo, op.11, MS72 (arr. F Kreisler for violin and piano)
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, op.6

Prokofiev, Sergei

The Love for Three Oranges, op.33
» March (arr. Heifetz)
Violin Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.63

Ravel, Maurice

Piece en forme de Habanera
Tzigane

Saint-Saens, Camille

Etudes (6), op.52
» no.6 Etude en forme de valse
Havanaise, op.83
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, op.28

Sarasate, Pablo de

Carmen Fantasy, op.25
» V Moderato - Animato
Spanish Dances (2), op.21
Spanish Dances (2), op.23
» no.2 Zapateado
Zigeunerweisen, op.20
» I Moderato

Scriabin, Alexander

Etudes (12), op.8
» no.10 in D flat major (arr. Szigeti)

Spalding, Albert

Dragonfly for solo violin

Suk, Josef

Pieces (4) for violin and piano, op.17
» no.4 Burleska

Szymanowski, Karol

La Fontaine de Arethuse

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op.42
» no.1 Meditation
The Seasons, op.37b
» no.10 October: Autumn Song
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35

Wieniawski, Henryk

Etudes-caprices (8), op.18
» no.4 in A minor (arr. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Polonaise brillante no.1 in D major, op.4
Violin Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.14
Violin Concerto no.2 in D minor, op.22

Ysaye, Eugene

Sonatas (6) for solo violin, op.27
» no.3 in D minor 'Ballade'
» no.4 in E minor

Artists

Michael Rabin (violin)
Arthur Balsam (piano)
Lothar Broddack (piano)
Zino Francescatti (violin)
Leon Pommers (piano)
Raymond Lambert (piano)
Brian Sullivan (tenor)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Denver Symphony Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Little Orchestra Society
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
National Orchestra Association
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Zurich Radio Orchester Beromunster

Conductors

Charles Blackman
Adrian Boult
Saul Caston
Oivin Fjeldstad
Alceo Galliera
Eugene Goossens
Rafael Kubelik
Lovro von Matacic
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Thomas Scherman
Thomas Schippers
Erich Schmid
Felix Slatkin
Georg Solti
Andre Vandernoot
Donald Voorhees
Alfred Wallenstein

About

A comprehensive account of Michael Rabin’s short but stellar career.

Rabin (1936-1972) was one of the most talented and fondly remembered, tragically short-lived, violin virtuosi of his generation.

Rabin’s exceptional technical command is on display on every track, whether as a soloist or accompanied by Balsam, Broddack, Lambert and Pommers at the piano.

His talent was also undeniable when he performed with orchestras, as in his famous 1958 version of Paganini's D major Concerto with Dimitri Mitropoulos, which is considered by many to be the most impressive recording of this work.

Studio and live recordings, 1950-1970

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