Nazrin Rashidova - Twelve Impressions Avowal Waltz Poems Alt Wien - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The final volume of the 24 Etudes-Caprices by the internationally renowned virtuoso Emile Sauret, crowns one of the most impressive but seldom performed bodies of solo violin writing in the entire canon. In the last five Etudes, once again played by Nazrin Rashidova on Sauret's own Stradivarius violin, the full range of his art can be heard, from double and triple stopping, to registral leaps, chordal and staccato techniques and exercises for absolute control of the bow. Of Volume 3 The Strad wrote InchRashidova plays superbly.Inch The Azerbaijani-born British violin virtuoso, soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and orchestral director Nazrin Rashidova made her solo debut at the age of three in Baku, and was awarded a Gold Medal by the Cairo Opera House for an exceptional violin recital three years later. Rashidova's recordings for Naxos - works for violin and piano by Godowsky (8.573058) and Moszkowski (8.573410) - were acclaimed by The Strad and Gramophone magazines. Rashidova is pursuing a PhD at the Royal Academy of Music, where her research explores Émile Sauret and his 24 Études-Caprices. Her world premiere recording series of these works comprises four volumes. Album Tracks 1. Étude-Caprice No. 20 in F Sharp minor Andante Cantabile - Allegreto 2. Étude-Caprice No. 21 in D Major Andante Non Troppo - Moderato - Andante - Moderato - Con Spirito - Moderato 3. Étude-Caprice No. 22 in B minor Allegretto Moderato - Moderato - Più Mosso 4. Étude-Caprice No. 23 in G Major Andantino Espressivo - Molto Vivace - Più Presto 5. Étude-Caprice No. 24 in E minor Andante Maestoso - Cantabile - Allegro Con Fuoco - Più Mosso - Allegro

Album Tracks 1. Kleiner Anzeiger 2. Unter Vier Augen 3. Auf Wiener Art 4. Fur Die Ganze Welt 5. Elfenreigen 6. Valse Espagnol 7. Valse Lento 8. Leichtfussig 9. Vielliebchen 10. Dance Diabolique 11. Govotte 12. Wiener Couplet Quadrille 13. Balszene 14. Gewitterszene

2017 marked the 180th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elisabeth of Austria. A widely unknown fact is that InchSisi,Inch as she was called by close friends and family, was a gifted poet, and that she provided for her lyrical work that it only be published decades after her passing. Elisabeth felt misunderstood by her fellow human beings. She became unpopular among the populace and at the court due to her many absences from Austria, and placed her entire hope in so-called Inchfuture soulsInch to whom she addressed her verses. In 2016, Viennese soprano Nina Bernsteiner inquired the internationally acclaimed - especially for his lied compositions - Austrian composer Albin Fries to set seventeen of Sisi's most beautiful poems to music. The result is presented on this . Nina Bernsteiner has sung 60 roles in her career to date, and regularly presents song recitals and performs solo parts in oratorios and symphonies. Her concertising has taken her to nearly all of Europe, as well as China, Russia, and South Korea. Album Tracks 1. 17 Lieder on Texts By Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Op. 50 2. In Sisi's Footsteps in Salzkammergut, Four Piano Pieces