James Ehnes - In Recital

Notes & Reviews:

This re-release of James Ehnes' recording of works by Wieniawski and Sarasate coupled with another of his great recital CDs featuring the works of Ravel, Debussy and Saint-Saens will give the listener the chance to hear and compare some of the great pieces written for violin performed by one of the world's most influential young performers. Widely considered one of the most dynamic and exciting performers in classical music, he has performed in over 20 countries on five continents with virtually every renowned orchestra and conductor. James Ehnes has recorded six CDs for CBC Records, including the 2008 Grammy award-winning Barber, Korngold and Walton Concertos with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bramwell Tovey.



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Works Details

>Ravel, Maurice : Tzigane
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Wendy Chen (Piano)
  • Notes: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/20/1999/12/22/1999)
  • Running Time: 10 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1922-1924

>Ravel, Maurice : Berceuse sur le nom de Fauré
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Wendy Chen (Piano)
  • Notes: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/20/1999/12/22/1999)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1922

>Ravel, Maurice : Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
  • Performers: Wendy Chen (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Notes: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/20/1999/12/22/1999)
  • Running Time: 18 min. 6 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1923-1927

>Debussy, Claude : Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor
  • Performers: Wendy Chen (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Notes: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/20/1999/12/22/1999)
  • Running Time: 13 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1916-1917

>Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Wendy Chen (Piano)
  • Notes: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (12/20/1999/12/22/1999)
  • Running Time: 22 min. 1 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1885

>Henryk Wieniawski : Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 21
  • Performers: Eduard Laurel (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 37 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1870

>Henryk Wieniawski : Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 4
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Eduard Laurel (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1852

>Henryk Wieniawski : Obertas, mazourka caractéristique for violin & piano in G major, Op. 19/1
  • Performers: Eduard Laurel (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: circa 1860

>Henryk Wieniawski : Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
  • Performers: Eduard Laurel (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1855

>Henryk Wieniawski : Variations for Violin on an original theme, Op. 15
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Eduard Laurel (Piano)
  • Running Time: 11 min. 12 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1854

>Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 21
  • Performers: Eduard Laurel (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Running Time: 9 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1878

>Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
  • Performers: Eduard Laurel (Piano); James Ehnes (Violin)
  • Running Time: 10 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 18th Century

>Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Eduard Laurel (Piano)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 31 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1880

>Sarasate, Pablo de : Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
  • Performers: James Ehnes (Violin); Eduard Laurel (Piano)
  • Running Time: 5 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1899