Levi, Yoel > Violin

Saint-Saëns: Three Symphonies

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-03-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Phaéton, Op. 39; Danse mac...
Performers: Dubois, Vincent; Medouze, Ann-Estelle
Conductors: Levi, Yoel

Yoel Levi offers his interpretations of three symphonies, including the "Organ" Symphony by Saint-Saëns along with his symphonic poems. The symphonic poems were an innovation...continue...
Recording information: Maison de l'Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Alfortv (2009)....continue...

The Best of Barber - Adagio for Strings, Agnus Dei, etc

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-06-27

Works: Samuel Barber: The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Adagio for Strings; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38; Agnus Dei
Performers: Lockhart, Arietha; McDuffie, Robert; McNair, Sylvia; Parker, Jon Kimura
Conductors: Levi, Yoel; Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Samuel Barber's opulent yet unforced Romanticism struck a popular chord that made him a widely celebrated composer during the 1930s....continue...

American Adagios

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-04-25

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Agnus Dei; John Corigliano: Voyage, for flute & string orchestra; Thomas Canning: Fantasy on a Hymn Tune by Justin Morgan for double str...
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul; Lockhart, Arietha; McDuffie, Robert; Wincenc, Carol
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Werthen, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Eschenbach, Christoph; Levi, Yoel; Kunzel, Erich; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Houston Symphony Orchestra; I Fiamminghi; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

'American Adagios' is a unique concept album that explores the serene and peaceful side of American classical music....continue...

Puccini: Edgar / Levi, Varády, McCormick, Tanner, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2003-10-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Edgar, opera
Performers: Cigni, Carlo; Jenis, Dalibor; McCormick, Mary Ann; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Tanner, Carl; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levi, Yoel
Ensemble: ORTF Chorus

The plot for 'Edgar', Puccini's second opera, is set in 13th century Flanders and portrays a tenor hero torn between the pure Fidelia and the...continue...

Rozsa: Violin Concerto, etc / McDuffie, Harrell, Levi, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2000-02-22

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for Violin & orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto for cello & orchestra, Op. 32; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin, cello & orchestra, Op. 29
Performers: Harrell, Lynn; McDuffie, Robert
Conductors: Levi, Yoel
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

"Harrell's reading of the Cello Concerto is something else. He beats hell out of the instrument in one of the most disturbing displays of unbridled...continue...

Barber: Violin & Piano Concertos / Levi, McDuffie, Parker

1 CD / Telarc / 1997-02-25

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Souvenirs, Op. 28; Concerto for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: McDuffie, Robert; Parker, Jon Kimura
Conductors: Levi, Yoel
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

"...Parker is not just commanding in the daunting bravura passages, he finds tender poetry in such reflective passages as the return of the second subject...continue...