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

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-09-25

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Concerto for Violin in A minor; Theodore Wiprud: Concerto for Violin ("Katrina"); Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas; Thomson, Neil
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

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...continue...

Ittai Shapira: The Old Man and the Sea, Violin Concerto / Ittai Shapira, violin

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Ittai Shapira: The Old Man and the Sea, for violin & orchestra; Concierto Latino, for violin & orchestra; Caprice Habañera, for violin
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Thomson, Neil; Chorzelski, Krzysztof
Ensemble: London Serenata; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Ittai Shapira [brings] solo violin writing to life with a sweet, plaintive tone and an almost narrative approach to phrasing. New York Times Violinist-composer Ittai...continue...

Phoenix: Works for solo oboe by Patterson, Vaughan Williams & Howells / Emily Pailthorpe, oboe

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Paul Patterson: Phoenix Concerto, Op. 102; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Herbert Howells: Sonata for oboe & piano
Performers: Pailthorpe, Emily
Conductors: Wallfisch, Benjamin
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Commissioned by David Bowerman and ?rst performed in 2009, this is the world premiere recording. Paul Patterson writes "The ?re, passion and power of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (03/07/2010/03/09/2010); Henry Wood Hall, London (05/16/2010-05/17/2010)....continue...

Concierto Latino / Ittai Shapira, violin

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Ittai Shapira: Concierto Latino, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Shapira, Ittai
Conductors: Chorzelski, Krzysztof
Ensemble: Serenata of London

Composer and violinist Ittai Shapira's Concierto Latino represents the intertwining strands of both his musical and personal life. As the title suggests, Latin music (composers...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's, New Southgate, London (03/26/2010)....continue...