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Rare Violin Transcriptions / Philippe Graffin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice brilliant, for violin & piano; Fantaisie after Weber's Oberon, for violin & piano; L'air de la pendule, for violin & piano; Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Fr...
Performers: Beynon, Catherine; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Graffin, Philippe

'Graffin's tone throughout is sweet and seductive, his phrasing a thing of pure joy ... a wonderful disc. Buy it' (Gramophone)

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Ysae: Six Sonatas Op 27, etc / Graffin, Devoyon

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-10-10

Works: Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonatas (6) for violin solo, Op. 27; Poème élégiaque for violin & orchestra (or piano) in D minor, Op. 12; Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14
Performers: Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Graffin, Philippe

'Even the most demanding of Ysaye's flights of fancy sound beautiful, with the accurate tuning complemented by fine tone, thrillingly precise fingerwork, plus excellent recording'...continue...