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Perlman, Paganini and Sarasate at their best

G. Avvinti | Sicily, Italy | 05/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of the many Paganini's first violin concerto recordings, this Perlam surely deserves a special note.
This is the only other recording I would compare with Accardo's DG one, which is considered the best overall recording considering the soloist and the orchestra.Perlman and Accardo have different styles, and considering different points of the concerto this recording could be preferred to the other because of the special Perlman's sound and tone, especially in the highest violin registers.Coupling the violin concerto with the Sarasate's Carmen Fantay may definitely bias the judgement in favor of Perlam: his performance in this piece is stunning and a pure gem. Initially I bought this disc only for this performance in the Carmen Fantasy which simply has no competitors in my opionion.The orchestras sound is stronger in this recording, and more ... present (sometime a bit too much). Anyway, there's a good balance between the orchestra and the soloist, and one can best appreciate in the tic-tac clock-rythm in the third movement of the concerto.This disc too is an ADD, and this too is one of the best ADDs ever, and would be even better than the Accardo's DG ADD if we could exclude the cymbals that sometime appear somewhat disturbing with their high frequencies at a too high volume in my opinion."

Paganini/Sarasate

U. Eseryel | Syracuse, New York | 06/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Greatest ever! I have been listening to it for years. Paganini's perfect creation is best performed by Perlman's technique and performance. I say one should listen to Paganini from Perlman only. Also the album gives the opportunity to listen to a different but very moving version of Carmen by Sarasate."

Wonderful CD

U. Eseryel | 08/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is very touching. I enjoy it immensly and would certainly recommend it to other customers."