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Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in one comprehensive 6CD set. Rabin was widely regarded as the finest virtuoso violinist of his generation and despite dying at the young age of 36 after suffering with a neurological illness his fame continues long after his death. He was critically acclaimed for his performances and recordings of Paganini and included in the set are Rabin's two recorded versions of the Paganini Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major Op. 6 from 1956 and 1960. He famously performed this work at Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Dmitri Mitropolous at the age of 15 in November 1951. The full 24 Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin are also included in the set. Displaying technical mastery with a maturity of interpretation that belied his years, Rabin's bel canto playing style is shown in full force in this collection with excellent recordings of Bach, Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Debussy and Bruch. This collection offers the listener a wonderful selection of violin repertoire with exquisite playing sure to delight any fan of the instrument.

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Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Eugene Goossens
Running Time: 56 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1815-1816

Henryk Wieniawski : Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Eugene Goossens
Running Time: 17 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1870

Henryk Wieniawski : Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: United States (01/03/1957-01/04/1957)
Running Time: 22 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1852

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Lovro Matacic
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 56 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1815-1816

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 33 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1878

Mendelssohn, Felix : Concerto for Violin in D minor

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 28 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 09/16/1844

Bruch, Max : Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 28 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Glazunov, Alexander : Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Lovro Matacic
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 21 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1904

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Notes: This selection is a mono recording.
Running Time: 65 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1817

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 19 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 - 1931) : Sonata for violin solo no 4 in E minor (dedicated to F. Kreisler), Op. 27/4

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 11 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1924

Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 - 1931) : Sonata for violin solo no 3 in D minor ("Ballade"), Op. 27/3

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 6 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1922

Kreisler, Fritz : Caprice for violin & piano in A minor (transcription of work by Wieniawski)

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Debussy, Claude : La plus que lente

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1910

Ravel, Maurice : Pièce en forme de Habañera

Performers: Leon Pommers (Piano); Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1907

Ravel, Maurice : Tzigane

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 9 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1922-1924

Massenet, Jules : Meditation (from "Thaïs")

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Kreisler, Fritz : Caprice Viennois

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1863

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Notes: United Kingdom (06/12/1956-06/13/1956)
Running Time: 11 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Running Time: 9 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1863

Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1880

Sarasate, Pablo de : Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 21

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Sarasate, Pablo de : Ziegeunerweisen

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1878

Heifetz, Jascha : Hora staccato (after Grigoras Dinicu)

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Notes: Composition written: Lithuania.
Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Elgar, Edward : La capricieuse, Op. 17

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1891

Kreisler, Fritz : The Old Refrain

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Notes: Hollywood (09/10/1959-09/11/1959)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 1910

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Flight of the Bumblebee

Performer: Michael Rabin (Violin)
Conductor: Felix Slatkin
Notes: Hollywood (09/10/1959-09/11/1959)
Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1901

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115

Performers: Leon Pommers (Piano); Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835

Mompou, Federico : Scènes d'enfants :: Jeunes filles au jardin

Performers: Leon Pommers (Piano); Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1915-1918

Scriabin, Alexander : Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894

Engel, Carl : Sea-Shell

Performers: Michael Rabin (Violin); Leon Pommers (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1911

Heifetz, Jascha : March, arrangement for violin & piano (after Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges")

Performers: Leon Pommers (Piano); Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1937

Suk, Josef : 4 Pieces, Op. 17 :: Burleska

Performers: Leon Pommers (Piano); Michael Rabin (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1900

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