American Violin Concertos by Wiprud, Barber & Menotti / Ittai Shapira, violin

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Album Summary

Performer

• Ittai Shapira (Violin)

Conductors

• Sanderling, Thomas
• Thomson, Neil

Ensembles

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• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers

• Theodore Wiprud
• Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981)
• Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 - 2007)

Notes & Reviews:

In this laudable effort Israeli virtuoso violinist Ittai Shapira gathers three seemingly disparate violin concertos to create a picture of the genre through a particularly American lens. Shapira's deeply affecting playing is present throughout, flowing from Menotti's restrained lyricism and Barber's straightforward and engaging work to a world premiere recording of Theodore Wiprud's stormy "Katrina" concerto, composed for Shapira himself.

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Works Details

Menotti, Gian Carlo : Concerto for Violin in A minor

• Performer: Ittai Shapira (Violin)
• Conductor: Thomas Sanderling
• Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Studio 5, DSS, Moscow, Russia (07/21/2001-07/25/2001)
• Running Time: 29 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1952

Wiprud, Theodore : Concerto for Violin ("Katrina")

• Performer: Ittai Shapira (Violin)
• Conductor: Neil Thomson
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 24 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Concerto

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Violin, Op. 14

• Performer: Ittai Shapira (Violin)
• Conductor: Thomas Sanderling
• Notes: Studio 5, DSS, Moscow, Russia (07/21/2001-07/25/2001)
• Running Time: 23 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1939