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Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known collaborations with Edgar Meyer. For those unfamiliar with Bell's recorded works, this two-disc set of The Essential Joshua Bell provides quite a comprehensive overview of his wide-ranging talents. Of course, it could also be argued that if one movement of a concerto is "essential," so too should be the rest of the movements. Some of the single-movement works on the album, such as the Paganini variations or the Sarasate "Introduction and Tarantella," work well on compilation albums such as this because they don't leave the listener with an incomplete picture of what the composer had intended. With larger works such as the concertos of Goldmark, Mendelssohn, or Beethoven, hearing only single movements doesn't do full justice to either the composer nor to Bell's performances. This anthology also surprisingly lacks Bell's recording of the Tchaikovsky concerto, perhaps one of his most energetic and innovative performances of a standard repertoire concerto. So if you're really not sure if you like Bell's playing or his choice of repertoire, this is certainly an enjoyable introduction. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and invest in the complete albums from which this collection was made.
© Mike D. Brownell /TiVo
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Andrew Keener, Producer - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor - Michael Tilson Thomas, Performer - Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andrew Keener, Producer - Camerata Salzburg, Performer - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Composer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Roger Norrington, Conductor
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Performer - Craig Leon, Arranger - Craig Leon, Producer - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Grace Row, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Michael Stern, Conductor
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Performer - Craig Leon, Arranger - Craig Leon, Producer - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Grace Row, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Michael Stern, Conductor
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Karl Goldmark, Composer - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Performer - Thomas Frost, Producer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Claude Debussy, Composer - Frederic Chiu, Piano - Grace Row, Producer - Jascha Heifetz, Arranger - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Joshua Bell, Performer - Nigel Hess, Conductor - Nigel Hess, Producer - Pablo de Sarasate, Composer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer - Simon Mulligan, Piano
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Composer - Grace Row, Producer - J.A.C. Redford, Arranger - J.A.C. Redford, Orchestrator - Joshua Bell, Arranger - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Michael Stern, Conductor - Orchestra of St. Luke's, Performer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Performer - Craig Leon, Arranger - Craig Leon, Producer - Grace Row, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Jules Massenet, Composer - Jules Massenet, Lyricist - Michael Stern, Conductor
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Joshua Bell, Performer - Niccolò Paganini, Composer - Nigel Hess, Conductor - Nigel Hess, Producer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer - Simon Mulligan, Piano
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Frederic Chiu, Piano - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Grace Row, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Keener, Producer - Camerata Salzburg, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Roger Norrington, Conductor - Roger Norrington, Performer
(P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
DISC 2
George Gershwin, Composer - Jascha Heifetz, Transcriber - John Williams, Performer - John Williams, Piano - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Shawn Murphy, Producer
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
George Gershwin, Composer - John Williams, Conductor - John Williams, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Shawn Murphy, Producer
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - John Williams, Conductor - John Williams, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Shawn Murphy, Producer - William David Brohn, Arranger
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Joshua Bell, Performer - Nigel Hess, Composer - Nigel Hess, Conductor - Nigel Hess, Producer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Performer - François Girard, Executive Producer - John Corigliano, Composer - John Corigliano, Executive Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Matthias Gohl, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Performer - François Girard, Executive Producer - John Corigliano, Composer - John Corigliano, Executive Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Matthias Gohl, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Performer - François Girard, Executive Producer - John Corigliano, Composer - John Corigliano, Executive Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Matthias Gohl, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
David Zinman, Conductor - John Corigliano, Arranger - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Steven Epstein, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
David Zinman, Conductor - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Steven Epstein, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Arranger
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
David Zinman, Conductor - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Steven Epstein, Producer - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Arranger
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment
Joshua Bell, Performer - Nigel Hess, Composer - Nigel Hess, Conductor - Nigel Hess, Producer - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Performer
(P) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Edgar Meyer, Bass - Edgar Meyer, Composer - Edgar Meyer, Performer - Edgar Meyer, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Mike Marshall, Guitar - Mike Marshall, Performer - Sam Bush, Mandolin - Sam Bush, Performer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Edgar Meyer, Bass - Edgar Meyer, Composer - Edgar Meyer, Performer - Edgar Meyer, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Mark O'Connor, Performer - Mark O'Connor, Violin - Mike Marshall, Performer - Sam Bush, Mandolin - Sam Bush, Performer - Yo-Yo Ma, Acoustic Cello - Yo-Yo Ma, Performer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Edgar Meyer, Bass - Edgar Meyer, Composer - Edgar Meyer, Performer - Edgar Meyer, Producer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Mike Marshall, Composer - Mike Marshall, Performer - Mike Marshall, Violin - Sam Bush, Composer - Sam Bush, Performer - Sam Bush, Violin
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Béla Fleck, Adaptor - Béla Fleck, Arranger - Béla Fleck, Banjo - Béla Fleck, Co-Producer - Béla Fleck, Performer - Edgar Meyer, Adaptor - Edgar Meyer, Arranger - Edgar Meyer, Co-Producer - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Joshua Bell, Violin
(P) 2001 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - John Williams, Conductor - John Williams, Performer - Joshua Bell, Performer - Joshua Bell, Violin - Laraine Perri, Executive Producer - London Symphony Orchestra, Performer - Shawn Murphy, Producer - William David Brohn, Arranger
(P) 1998 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known collaborations with Edgar Meyer. For those unfamiliar with Bell's recorded works, this two-disc set of The Essential Joshua Bell provides quite a comprehensive overview of his wide-ranging talents. Of course, it could also be argued that if one movement of a concerto is "essential," so too should be the rest of the movements. Some of the single-movement works on the album, such as the Paganini variations or the Sarasate "Introduction and Tarantella," work well on compilation albums such as this because they don't leave the listener with an incomplete picture of what the composer had intended. With larger works such as the concertos of Goldmark, Mendelssohn, or Beethoven, hearing only single movements doesn't do full justice to either the composer nor to Bell's performances. This anthology also surprisingly lacks Bell's recording of the Tchaikovsky concerto, perhaps one of his most energetic and innovative performances of a standard repertoire concerto. So if you're really not sure if you like Bell's playing or his choice of repertoire, this is certainly an enjoyable introduction. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and invest in the complete albums from which this collection was made.
© Mike D. Brownell /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 02:05:37
- Main artists: Joshua Bell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT / (P) 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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