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Summary: nice
Comment: Although the music is well paced (being a live concerto) this particular SACD sounds a little bit dry. The depth of it's sound it's good enough and the violin passages fits great on it, still there is some missing on the general aspects of sound engineering. Some modern records tend to have this sort of problems, and SACD is a format to make exceptions in my opinion.
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Summary: A must have
Comment: Joshua Bell proves himself to be one of the greatest American Violinists with these performances. If you have never heard the Meditiaiton in D minor you are in for a rare gem. This is a recording you will keep going listening to over and over again.
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Summary: Joshua Bell. . .one to watch
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed Joshua Bell's interpretation of the Tchaikovsky concerto from the varied Allegro moderato,to the pensive and moving Canzonetta and ending with the firey Allegro vivacissimo. Joshua shows his total command of the violin with impeccable technique in the rapid 1st and 3rd movements and makes the instrument sing in the beautiful 2nd. The Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra does a superb job supporting the soloist and entertaining you with its interludes. Joshua Bell is definitely one to watch as he continues his musical career.
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Summary: Absolutely A Stellar Recording from Bell, Tilson Thomas and Berliner Philharmoniker
Comment: This is truly a special recording, demonstrating Bell's maturity as one of our preeminent solo violinists. It could be his finest violin concerto recording ever, replete with sumptuous, lyrical playing. I was especially moved with his fiery performance of the first movement (Allegro moderato), but I also find noteworthy his performances of the other two movements, making this familiar warhorse sound vibrantly fresh through his playing. Michael Tilson Thomas leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a somewhat subtle, almost sublime, performance which is replete with superb playing by the orchestra's principal musicians, most notably principal flutist Emmanuel Pahud's solos.
The sound quality of this performance is absolutely spectacular, and is perhaps more so, since the violin concerto was recorded live. Rounding out this CD are two excellent studio recordings of Meditation in D Minor (originally conceived as the concerto's middle movement)and "Danse Russe" from Swan Lake, which also feature more of Bell's lyrical playing. Until now, my favorite recording of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto has been a 1990s Teldec recording with Maxim Vengerov as soloist, accompanied by Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker, which I've strongly regarded as my first choice. With this brilliant new recording from Joshua Bell, that choice is no longer so clear cut.
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Summary: Gorgeous
Comment: I've never really thought much of the Tchaikovsky Concerto until I heard Joshua Bell play it. He performed it with the Colorado Symphony about a week before the release of this CD, and I was completely blown away with his performance. Anyone who has seen him perform knows that the image, and his visual performance are almost as good as what you hear. I was then intimidated to get an "audio only" version of the piece for fear of losing the vision of the concert, but the CD alone is absolutely incredible, and needs no visual aid. The lighter and more delicate interpretation of Tchaikovsky is rare, and is pulled off so gracefully by Mr. Bell. Extremely challenging technical passages coupled with the fluency and grace of Tchaikovsky make this piece, and especially this interpretation, unforgettable.
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