Live at the Library of Congress - Live at the Library of Congress 6 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Spectacular virtuoso playing, bravura passagework and show-stopping melodies are balanced with wistful lyricism and sublime tone painting in this irresistible program of perennial favorites, played with elan by the violinist Arabella Steinbacher. InchGreat violinists like Heifetz, Kresler, menuhin... played virtuosic pieces in their concerts,Inch recalled Steinbacher in a recent interview. She lamented that such pieces are infrequently played owing to the perception that Inch... this kind of repertoire is 'not serious enough' which I find is really a pity and also not true.Inch In a change of pace, the album also features the work which has topped Classic FM's listeners' InchHall of FameInch for the last three years running the much-loved and achingly lyrical The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams completed it following the horrors of the First World War. For this recording Arabella Steinbacher plays the InchBoothInch Stradivari from 1716, a generous loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Friedrich Kuhlau was a central figure of the Danish Golden Age and wrote the first true work of Danish National Romanticism. Kuhlau composed several pieces for flute and a large number of works for piano, which enjoyed great popularity both in Denmark and abroad. Beethoven, whom Kuhlau knew personally, exerted the greatest influence upon his music.

Juilliard String Quartet - Live at the Library of Congress 4 [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/13/2006