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Infernal Violins |  | Creators: Carl Binder, Luigi Boccherini, Francois Dompierre, Manuel de Falla, Mick / Richards, Keith Jagger, Franz Liszt, Ennio Morricone, Jacques Offenbach, Niccolo Paganini, Camille Saint-Saens, Giuseppe Tartini, Traditional, Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà
Label: Analekta
Category: Music
List Price: $16.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 48417
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 28723
UPC: 774204872328
EAN: 0774204872328
ASIN: B00015EDL6
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Danse Macabre | | • | Overture to "Orpheus in the Underworld": Allegro Con Fuoco - Lento ... | | • | Overture to "Orpheus in the Underworld": Allegro | | • | Devil's Trill - I. Larghetto Affettuoso | | • | Devil's Trill - II. Allegro Energico/III. Grave - Allegro Assai | | • | Beautés du Diable | | • | Amor Brujo: Pantomima | | • | Amor Brujo: Danza Ritual del Fuego | | • | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | | • | Diable Matou | | • | Caprice No. 24 | | • | Reel du Diable | | • | Sinfonia Op.12, No. 4 "Nella del Diavolo": Andante Sostenuto | | • | Sinfonia Op.12, No. 4 "Nella del Diavolo": Allegro Con Molto | | • | Paint It Black/Sympathy for the Devil | | • | Once Upon a Time...the Devil |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Angèle Dubeau is a remarkable violinist, and here, she and her all-woman, 12-strong (including herself) group, La Pieta, tackle some of the showiest---and most interesting---virtuoso pieces composed or transposed for solo violin and strings, in various combinations, and occasionally featuring a piano. The violin tone at the start of Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre has a warmth which stays with us throughout the disc, despite the fact that so many of the pieces are razzle-dazzle. Hearing the delicious can-can from the overture to Orpheus in the Underworld so thrillingly played, with as much emphasis on the piano as the violin, is a treat, and the "Fire dance" from El amor brujo positively throbs. There's great skill---even daring---in the Tartini "Devil's Trill" sonata and a Boccherini Sonata, but the string tone never turns strident. And as a complete surprise, Dubeau and her group offer an arrangement of The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" which teases and riffs before getting into the melody, then plays it in the lower reaches of the instrument, and is then joined by the piano, allowing it to reach upwards and jazzily improvise---and then she throws in a moment or two of "Sympathy for the Devil" (!) before it concludes with the original melody. There are other joys on this CD as well---this is not your everyday violin bon-bon recital. It's all highly recommended. --Robert Levine
Album Description
This mischievious recital celebrates works inspired by the Devil: from Tartini's Devil's Trill, written after the composer dreamt that he had sold his soul to the Devil, to the infernal whirlwinds of Saint-Saën's Danse Macabre and Dompierre's Les Beautés du diable, composed specifically for La Pietà. It also pays homage to Paganini, the famed violinist who once confided to a friend that the Devil led him by the hand. This program shows an impish sense of humor as well... it features a unique arrangement of The Rolling Stones' Paint it Black and Sympathy for the Devil! • Angèle Dubeau is one of Canada's most prominent recording artists. belonging to the exclusive group of Canadian classical soloists who can boast of having attained "gold" sales status. She is also the founder and director La Pietá. • This CD is packaged with a bonus DVD featuring video clips and live concert excerpts.
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| Customer Reviews:
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Gorgeous, exquisite, lovely, etc., etc., January 20, 2009
Hilda R. Noa (Sayrevillel, NJ)
I love everything on this cd. I can't think of anything else to say about these artists. First thing up in the morning walking the dogs through the snow, rain, hot sun their music is going. Love it. If you buy this, you will be doing yourself a favor. Enjoy!
FABULOUS! February 14, 2007
drama lover (Alexandria, VA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I ADORE this CD. I first heard it on the local classical music station and my ears picked right up. "What IS that?" It was so alive, so vibrant. The station only plays it about once a year, but each time it catches my attention. "Ah, that's Angele Dubeau." The selections are a mix of new and old. Two of the new pieces are by Francois Dompierre; his "Le Diable matou" is one of my favorites. I play this CD over and over and over...
I disagree with the reviewer who said you must love violin music to enjoy this. I do enjoy the violin, but I think the CD's power and reach go far beyond violin lovers.
The CD also includes a DVD of concert excerpts.
Give this CD a try. I'm so glad I did.
Eduardo Carlos Leon February 1, 2007
Eduardo Leon (tucson, az.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The sound is tight and fresh.But take heed--only a person who love`s violin works would enjoy this c-d.And i would be one of those persons.ESP.Hot Women with violins!!!
 Unique and pleasant. December 23, 2006
Jeffrey M. Wagner (Corvallis Oregon)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is refreshing to hear something new. The tracks are old favorites but the sound is new. Different. And in a good way.
Not the same old interpretations sped up or slowed down. But a genuine new groove down a familiar road.
She is a great violinist and has a knack for interplay with the rest of the band. It's not a flashy highly technical performance like you may expect from Perlman or Mutter. But not on the emotional ragged edge like Sonnenberg. But something in between with a new twist.
Emotional, Powerful, Fizzy May 19, 2005
Sara Ferguson (Upper Valley, VT & NH)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Long a stodgy devotee of baroque music, with the first few notes of this strong stuff I became an addict. Over and over again I play this CD, never quite anticipating the power and emotional bang of the music as it plays - even though I know the notes by now. If you ever studied Walter Piston's "harmony" the structures and transitions are back-of-the-book stuff, but the push is all elemental, basic, built-in, the familiar 1-4-5 with musical sequins, trampolines, backflips, and gelginite. Wow. And then some.
I'm so besotted, I had a couple of 13-year old boys (my son and a friend) listen to it in the car one day. They were bug-eyed after a couple of cuts, and not with horror. Now they ask for it, and yell with glee when the musical tension breaks over their heads in crashing chords.
Can I add a few more stars?
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