Jakov Kreizberg

Julia Fischer, Russian National Orchestra, Jakov Kreizberg – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35; Sérénade mélancolique Op.26; Valse-Scherzo Op.34; Souvenir d’un lieu cher (2006)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:23 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
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For a work so popular, and so highly favored by record companies, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto hasn’t been getting too much attention lately. In any case, great performances are few and far between, but this performer certainly belongs on anyone’s short list of truly outstanding versions. It has everything: transcendent virtuosity, tons of excitement in the finale, and perhaps most importantly of all, a soloist with both taste and a personal sound that allows her to make the music her own. Today’s violin soloists are so well trained that we tend to forget the difference between great technique and great timbre. Julia Fischer has both. Right from the opening of the first movement her sound positively glows.

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