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Midori ~ Encore! |  | Artists: Fritz Kreisler, Niccolo Paganini, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Cesar Cui, Grazyna Bacewicz, Edward Elgar, Dmitry Shostakovich, Antonin Dvorak, Sergey Prokofiev, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Karol Szymanowski, Pablo de Sarasate, Gabriel Faure, Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin, Bela Bartok, Eugène Ysaye, Midori (Goto), Robert McDonald
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 59597
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 52568
UPC: 074645256825
EAN: 0074645256825
ASIN: B0000028N1
Release Date: December 8, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani, for violin & piano | | • | Habañera from Bizet's 'Carmen' | | • | Cantabile, for violin & piano (or guitar) in D major, (MS 109) | | • | Kaleidoscope, pieces (24) for violin & piano, Op. 50: No. 9, Orientale | | • | Oberek for violin & piano No. 1: No. 2 | | • | Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12 | | • | Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano | | • | Prelude for piano, in C sharp minor, Op. 34/10 | | • | Prelude for piano, in D flat major, Op. 34/15 | | • | Prelude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 34/16 | | • | Prelude for piano, in D minor, Op. 34/24 | | • | Pieces (2) ('Chanson de matin' & 'Chanson de nuit'), for violin & piano (later orchestrated), Op. 15: Chanson De Matin | | • | Introduction and Tarantella, for violin & orchestra, Op. 43 | | • | Slavonic Dance No. 2 for orchestra in E minor, B. 83/2 (Op. 46/2) | | • | The Love for Three Oranges, suite for orchestra, Op. 33 bis: March | | • | Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: No. 3, Mélodie | | • | Myths, poems (3) for violin & piano, Op. 30, M29: I. La Fontaine d'Aréthuse | | • | Syncopation, for violin & piano | | • | Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) for violin & piano (transcription of the Lento from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice) | | • | Berceuse, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in D major, Op. 16 | | • | Etude for piano in D flat major, Op. 8/10 | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: I. Dance with Sticks - Al | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: II. Waistband Dance - All | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: III. Stamping Dance - And | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: IV. Hornpipe Dance - Molt | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: V. Romanian Polka - Alleg | | • | Romanian Folk Dances (7) for violin & piano (arranged by Zoltán Szekely from piano version), Sz. 56, BB 68: VI. Quick Dance - Allegro | | • | Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14 |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 Beautiful! January 25, 2009
Keri Van Zeyst (USA)
She plays really beautifully and it's a highly enjoyable CD. I listen to it often.
A+ May 10, 2007
teva_man (United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To say that I love this disc would be an understatement. I have probably listened to it 500 times. To comment on just a few of the tracks...
The "Praeludium and Allegro" is definitely the best recording anyone (except maybe Kreisler!) has ever done. The praeludium, which is almost all quarter notes, is often just blindly sawed out. Midori treats each note individually. The allegro is also nice - not rushed at all. The staggeringly difficult Skryabin-Szigeti "Etude in Thirds" tossed off with impeccable technique and spotless intonation. Sarasate's "Habanera" sparkles with a decisive 'Spanish' flavor. Elgar's "Chanson de Matin" is just plain beautiful. Also nice are inclusions of some numbers not heard hardly ever, including Bacewicz's "Oberek #2" mazurka and the Shostakovich preludes. Robert McDonald, definitely one of the best, is the able pianist for all the numbers.
Even for a trained jazz musician who thinks classical artists are overhyped, this stands out as one of the best albums. April 10, 2007
John P. Thiel (Astoria, Queens, New York City)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Let's be honest--any kid with a violin who ever set foot in a conservatory thinks (s)he's a prodigy, the next Mehta or Yo Yo Ma, while they play the same old tired music everyone else plays, exactly as the greats play it, with hardly a shred of originality that doesn't arise out of an inability to replicate the 'masters' as well as their CD players (and that goes for jazz musicians too, but they don't get as snobby about it). The musicians who are truly great don't have any sort of attitude about their playing or their music--they just play, and they play anything, and it's great.
Midori has been one such great artist from early on. She simply had the knack. You would still want to listen to her if she was half as skilled. Every decent musician practices assiduously, seeks out the best people to learn from, makes sacrifices in life just for the chance to play for a living (even weddings and strip clubs if need be), but few have 'the knack.'
I don't know if Midori has a similar story, nor does it really matter in terms of actually making music. I know her parents moved from Osaka to the States with her when she was about ten just so she could pursue her potential--as all great students have great parents. I'm sure she didn't just pop out of the womb playing violin. But, like I wrote above, she's got the knack that you can't get through practice or training. She's just plain great.
Yes, I'm bored by classical music in general. I like 'good' music regardless of style though, and this album is so far beyond good that it belongs in whatever collection of immortal artist you may have--say: Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Johnny Cash, Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Shaka Khan, Luther Vandross, and--even if you have no other classical music in your collection--Midori.
 Fantastic August 11, 2006
Michael Picagli (Long Island-New York, United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Midori produces some amazing sounds out of her violin!
You cant go wrong with Encore! Shes brilliant.
 Enjoyable listening September 24, 2005
H.G. Cheah (Penang)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this cd especially the first three pieces. Midori played Sarasate and Paganini pretty well.
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