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Joshua Bell. Kreisler, Brahms, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski. | 
 enlarge | Creators: Ernest Bloch, Johannes Brahms, Edwin Grasse, Fritz Kreisler, Ottokar Novacek, Niccolo Paganini, Pablo De Sarasate, Robert Schumann, Jean Sibelius, Henryk Wieniawski, Paul Coker, Samuel Sanders, Joshua Bell
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 23402
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000420502
UPC: 028947567158
EAN: 0028947567158
ASIN: B0007WQHVW
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Variations on an original theme, Op.15 | | • | Romance, Op.78, No.2 | | • | Mazurka, Op.81, No.1 | | • | Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor-Transcr. Joseph Joachim | | • | Cantabile, Op.17 | | • | Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op.16 | | • | Nigun (Improvisation) | | • | Perpetuum mobile | | • | The Prophet Bird | | • | Spanish Dance No.1 | | • | Waves at play (Wellenspiel) | | • | Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 - Arr. Waxman |
Disc 2
| • | Praeludium and Allegro | | • | Schoen Rosmarin | | • | Tambourin chinois | | • | Caprice viennois op.2 | | • | La Precieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) | | • | Liebesfreud | | • | Liebesleid | | • | La Gitana | | • | Berceuse Romantique (Caprice) | | • | Polichinelle (Serenade) | | • | Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven | | • | Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani) | | • | Toy Soldiers' March | | • | Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini) | | • | Marche miniature viennoise | | • | Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) | | • | Menuet (in the style of Porpora) | | • | Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francois Francoeur) | | • | Syncopation |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Great Music by a Gifted Performer, Terrible Plastic Case July 3, 2009
Southwest Consumer (Albuquerque, NM USA)
Joshua Bell's playing is simply enchanting. This recording is wonderful and I needed it as a reward after I fought the plastic case to release the two discs. The packaging - hard plastic case with a non-release hard plastic wheel in the center of the CDs - was so frustrating that I was considering breaking the case just to get the discs loose, but was worried I'd break the CDs instead, so I puzzled on with it. Luckily I figured out a way to use my scissors to pinch one of the three "teeth" that holds the disc in the case and was able to get the disc out without breaking anything. I have *never* seen a disc packaged like this before; requiring a tool to release the disc... Do I need to get out more?
Awesome CD! March 7, 2009
New Hope (New Haven, CT United States)
This CD truly shows what a master Joshua Bell is, as he beautifully interprets and plays music from a wide range of composers!
I forget my pain while his violin sings March 20, 2008
Truthful Loving-Kindness (Northern California Coast)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dealing with pain is hard work, and slower, gentle music is very healthy for those of us dealing with disease. Consequently I'm always on the lookout for soothing sounds. Joshua's violin music is breathtaking; I forget my pain while his violin sings.
The Phenomenal Maestro Joshua Bell! January 12, 2008
Vera Kolb Gregory (Kenosha, WI)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Joshua Bell showed up on my TV screen, for the New Year's concert in which he was the soloist to perform popular pieces, such as those of Fritz Kreisler. I was watching him with weary, suspicious eyes. What can this young man (notice the reverse age discrimination on my part) teach me about these old popular virtuoso pieces? How can this "kid" from Indiana soothe my nostalgia for these pieces that I associate with "the good, old Europe"?
By the time the concert was over, I have found out that Joshua Bell, now Maestro Bell rather than "the kid from Indiana", not only captured, but improved these old violin favorites! I rushed immediately to order his records.
On the double CD "Violin Favourites & Virtuoso Showpieces", Maestro Bell plays Kreisler, Brahms, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski and other composers.
This phenomenal violinist plays these pieces with an unprecedented elegance and sophistication. Most importantly, he does not suffocate his listeners with his emotions, but instead he offers a refined performance with lots of musical space for the listeners to put their five cents worth of musical emotions. He has completely rejected the idea of any schmaltz, which has unfortunately become a signature for many of these pieces. Instead, he concentrates upon and captures the intrinsic beauty of this music.
I must address his virtuosity. He is so phenomenal, that I think that Paganini could not do it any better. Maestro Bell, I feel, is not really interested in dazzling his audience (although it happens automatically), but is simply exploring the limits of what violin as an instrument and he as a performer can offer. His left- and right-hand pizzicatos, double stops, harmonics, and staccatos at a very fast pace, make violin sounds so much more exciting. His virtuosity is in service of the interpretation of the pieces he plays.
Listen carefully to Maestro Bell! You can hear every note separately, no matter how fast he plays. You may wonder how fast Maestro Bell can play. In my opinion, if he played any faster, my ears could not detect the separate notes! His playing deserves an Olympic Gold Medal!
He plays popular pieces, such as those of Kreisler, which some listeners, who consider themselves sophisticated, look down upon. And yet, these may be the pieces that they often enjoy the most, out of the entire concert, when they are played as an encore. They would never admit it! Maestro Bell's sophisticated performance of these pieces has given such listeners an opportunity to come out of their closets and enjoy Kreisler openly. They can then join the rest of us who think that there is nothing wrong with the pretty music that many generations of listeners love.
This recording is an absolute must for anybody who ever played the violin. It will make you recapture your youthful love for this beautiful instrument, which Maestro Bell shows at its best! Thank you, Maestro Bell!
Needless to say, I give Maestro Bell five stars!
Love it September 9, 2007
S. Whitmarsh (Oregon)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been listening to this at work every day and never get tired of it.
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