Michael Rabin: The Early Years [Original recording remastered]

Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Fritz Kreisler (Composer), Pablo de Sarasate (Composer), Carl Engel (Composer), William Kroll (Composer), Ottokar Novacek (Composer), Donald Voorhees (Conductor), Columbia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Artur Balsam (Performer), Walter Robert (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Artur Balsam, Walter Robert
• Orchestra: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Donald Voorhees
• Composer: Niccolo Paganini, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo de Sarasate, Carl Engel, William Kroll, et al.
• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000J67F
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,727 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Michael Rabin's brief, meteoric career took off in the early '50s, around the time he made his debut recordings for Columbia Masterworks. Long sought-after and hoarded by collectors, this small but potent legacy is gorgeously restored from the original master tapes. A selection of encore-type miniatures by Sarasate, Wieniawski, Dvorák, Kreisler, Engel, and others reveal the teenage prodigy already in possession of the flawless technique, bang-on intonation, and coiled intensity we know from his fiery Capitol/EMI output. He digs into 11 of the Paganini caprices (Op. 1) with unflappable assurance. The lyrical selections betray a sweetness of expression quite different from the demonic aura permeating the 21-year-old violinist's 1958 traversal of the entire Op. 1 set. Filling out the disc are four delicious encores recorded in 1938 by Ossy Renardy, another short-lived violinist deserving wider attention on CD. A significant reissue, impeccably produced. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews

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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can just keep listening!, January 26, 2010

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Charles J. Cunningham (Solvang, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Rabin: The Early Years (Audio CD)

This is an amazing work done quite a while ago that just gets better the more you listen to it. I have been enjoying Rabin's playing for more years than I can count. A sad loss to the music lovers of the world. Chuck

7 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second to none, August 16, 2001

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David Shamban (Northridge, CA. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michael Rabin: The Early Years (Audio CD)

You dont need a 1000 words to describe Rabin's playing. Just listen , and you will know why the headline of my review reads as it does