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Considering Nicola Benedetti's phenomenal success with her performances of concertos, which give her ample room to stretch out and show all of her talents, it's a little perplexing to see this album of short pieces and excerpts, which, while attractive, do not fully satisfy. Benedetti is one of the world's leading violinists, and her impeccable technique and lustrous tone bring out the best in anything she plays, even on a fairly predictable album of violin favorites. However, the drama she brings to her playing is best appreciated in full-length concertos, which provide contrasts of expression and the interpretive possibilities that allow Benedetti to present herself to best advantage. Yet this album not only reprises single movements from her recordings of concertos by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Bruch, but it also offers Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, and Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel, found on her album Fantasie, as well as Hess' Ladies in Lavender, Williams' Main Theme from Schindler's List, and Gardel's Por una cabeza, which were included on The Silver Violin. Only three tracks are new recordings, Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, Chopin's Nocturne No. 20, and Monti's Czárdás. This CD is really a compilation of Benedetti's greatest hits, and fans who already own her previous albums will be disappointed that this collection overlaps them so much.
© TiVo
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Ruth Crouch, Leader - Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Mike Clements, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Andrew Walton, Producer, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Waterfield, Chamber Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Curnyn, Director & Harpsichord, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Dunford, Theorbo, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Rimer, Cello Continuo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Andrew Keener, Producer - Ralph Vaughan Williams, ComposerLyricist - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Andrew Litton, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Rowell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jane Ward, Producer, Associate Producer - Bill Sykes, Editor - Vesselin Gellev, Leader
℗ 2007 Universal Classics & Jazz
Simon Kiln, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lenehan, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Carroll, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tamas Andras, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Petr Limonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Andrew Keener, Producer - Arvo Pärt, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Eadon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexei Grynyuk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John H. West, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Universal Classics & Jazz
Frederic Chopin, Composer - Nathan Milstein, Arranger, Work Arranger - Andrew Mellor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Petr Limonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH. 59 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
John Fraser, Producer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakub Hrusa, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Hobbs, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Jules Massenet, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Daniel Harding, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2005 Universal Classics & Jazz
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 (Max Bruch)
John Fraser, Producer - Max Bruch, Composer - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakub Hrusa, Conductor, MainArtist - Philip Hobbs, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Thomas, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2010 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Vittorio Monti, Composer - Simon Kiln, Producer, Recording Producer - Jonathan Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lenehan, Arranger, Work Arranger - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Carroll, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tamas Andras, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Petr Limonov, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Clements, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Walton, Producer, Recording Producer - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirill Karabits, Conductor, MainArtist - Nigel Hess, Composer
℗ 2012 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
John Williams, Composer - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mike Clements, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Walton, Producer, Recording Producer - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirill Karabits, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Mike Clements, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Lenehan, Arranger, Work Arranger - Carlos Gardel, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer, Recording Producer - Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicola Benedetti, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Elschenbroich, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexei Grynyuk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Considering Nicola Benedetti's phenomenal success with her performances of concertos, which give her ample room to stretch out and show all of her talents, it's a little perplexing to see this album of short pieces and excerpts, which, while attractive, do not fully satisfy. Benedetti is one of the world's leading violinists, and her impeccable technique and lustrous tone bring out the best in anything she plays, even on a fairly predictable album of violin favorites. However, the drama she brings to her playing is best appreciated in full-length concertos, which provide contrasts of expression and the interpretive possibilities that allow Benedetti to present herself to best advantage. Yet this album not only reprises single movements from her recordings of concertos by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Bruch, but it also offers Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, and Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel, found on her album Fantasie, as well as Hess' Ladies in Lavender, Williams' Main Theme from Schindler's List, and Gardel's Por una cabeza, which were included on The Silver Violin. Only three tracks are new recordings, Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, Chopin's Nocturne No. 20, and Monti's Czárdás. This CD is really a compilation of Benedetti's greatest hits, and fans who already own her previous albums will be disappointed that this collection overlaps them so much.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:00
- Main artists: Nicola Benedetti
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
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