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Shlomo MintzViolinists: Where to buy his CDs?From Enosh Kofler Thanks, Enosh
From Don Woodcock
Enosh,Posted on November 18, 2004 at 07:45 AM I too am a huge fan of Shlomo Mintz. For whatever reason he seems to have limited his recordings over the last number of years. I do know he conducts quite a bit now so maybe his focus has changed. I can't really help you locate recordings of his, but here is a partial list which you can try and hunt down. - Bach: Sonatas and Partitas - Shostakovich Violin and Viola Sonatas (Erato Discs) Finally, I believe he has signed with Avie Records recently and will be issuing some new discs in 2005. Hopefully all this helps and good luck with your search. From Jonathan Parle
And here is hoping that DG can get around to reissuing more of Shlomo's recordings, since many are out of the catalgoue now and due for reissue at budget price. That is a great list Don. I'd particulary encourage people to try and seek out his recording of the F major Mendelssohn Sonata that Don has listed above. No one has ever done it better. Ever. It is a real eye opener.
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 08:27 AM From Rick Baccare
He also recorded Paganini's 24 caprices.
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 12:57 PM From Molly Ierulli
At www.arkivmusic.com they have many of Mintz' cds. Good hunting!
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 04:26 PM From Scott 68
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 06:14 PM From Joseph Franke
His 10 CD set of Vivaldi concerti for Musical Heritage is wonderful (if you like that much Vivaldi at once, which I do!).
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 06:10 PM From Scott 68
Im a huge fan tooPosted on November 18, 2004 at 05:56 PM His best cds are: you can also get the mendelssohn video and the 4 seasons video with perlman zukerman and stern, he is also on the isreal phil anniversary video playing vivaldi concerto for 4 violins he is also featured in the way they play vol 13, you can get at abe.com you can get most of his cds from amazon used or ebay From Don Woodcock
Jonathan,Posted on November 18, 2004 at 11:05 PM You are absolutely right about the Mendelssohn f major sonata. I don't understand why it is not more popular with recording artists. The only other major violinist I know who has recorded it is Maxim Vengerov on a Teldec recording. I think it has one of the most beautiful adagios in the violin literature. Regards, Don From Enosh Kofler
A few of you have mentioned the Brahms and the Sibelius/Dvorak. These are the ones I want and can't find!
Posted on November 19, 2004 at 02:11 PM From Enosh Kofler
I found the Brahms one but still can't find the Sibelius/Dvorak and that's the one I want more! Again, any knowledge as to where these might be found would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on November 20, 2004 at 03:19 AM From Enosh Kofler
I found the Franck/Debussy/Ravel Sonatas CD.... question about it. Does it have Tzigane? Oh and here's the website where I found these. http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch?catalog=iclassicsbto&query=Shlomo+Mintz+Sibelius&.autodone=nsearch.html
Posted on November 20, 2004 at 03:24 AM From Christian Vachon
Mintz's recordings are good, but are hard to find now. His contract with DG was cancelled in the early 90's and most of the stuff is out of print. Unless you can find some copies floating around still in stores, your best bet is to check out used record stores, or the used section at your local store. You might get lucky that way... GOOD LUCK!
Posted on November 20, 2004 at 03:06 PM From Ilona van der Sman
Dear all, Posted on November 30, 2004 at 10:11 AM Many Mr. Mintz’s recordings of are still available at www.bol.com. Kindest regards, Ilona From Ilona van der Sman
By the way, his Franck/Debussy/Ravel Sonatas CD does not include the Tzigane, but is nevertheless an amazing album!
Posted on December 1, 2004 at 11:07 PM From Enosh Kofler
Thanks. By the way, I received the Beethoven CD in the mail and was kind of disappointed! I thought the concerto was flat, no energy, too slow, no vibrato, and just not interesting, which really disappointed me because it really contrasted from his Caprices which were magnificent, clean, brilliant, full of soul, life, energy, just amazing. I haven't listened to Romance No.1 yet but did listen to the second one because I'm playing it, and it was actually OK. I felt the conductor, Sinopoli really had no energy and am hoping that this might've been a reason why it was pretty mediocre. Have any of you guys heard it? What do you think, and if you agree with me, maybe you have other theories as to why it was disappointing? I should be receiving the Lalo CD on Friday.... I hope that won't be disappointing.
Posted on December 2, 2004 at 04:36 AM From Ilona van der Sman
Although I like the introvert Beethoven album very much, I do think that a conductors can have a huge effect on the performance of a soloist.Posted on December 3, 2004 at 10:37 AM I have seen Mr. Mintz performing the Beethoven concerto in the double function of both soloist and conductor, and I must say that that was totally different from the CD. It was a free, exuberant and inspiring performance. In Australia they also liked him in this double function, as the following quotation from an Australian newspaper proves: “Mintz took on the roles of both conductor and soloist in the Beethoven concerto. By the way, the Lalo/Vieuxtemps/Saint-Saëns is a more extravert album and is recorded live during a concert. From Enosh Kofler
Thanks Ilona, that's very informative.
Posted on December 3, 2004 at 05:55 PM From Enosh Kofler
Well, I just got the Lalo, Vieuxtemps, Saint-Saens CD and I'm very happy with it. His playing is full of energy, it's unique, and it's amazingly clean. I like how he played the Lalo very Spanish which I haven't heard much. I'm very impressed and glad I got this CD.
Posted on December 4, 2004 at 07:27 AM From Manuel Lozano
Hi everyone, if someone owns the Brahms Violin concerto recording with Mintz and shares mp3's somewhere, let me know. I've been looking for it for ages. thanks!!!!
Posted on January 29, 2005 at 05:05 AM From Enosh Kofler
I got it, and it's not that great. Not bad, but not amazing. It's a bit too heavy and a little slow, like his Beethoven. You could get it on this website www.iclassics.com. That's where I got it, but don't expect a nicely packaged disc, it's actually bootlegged and has like a xeroxed front cover and burned disc, but it works. Oh and also, they take forever.
Posted on January 29, 2005 at 05:12 AM From Scott 68
yes he is kind of hit or miss, some of his cds are greatPosted on January 30, 2005 at 02:03 PM anyone heard the bruch mendelssohn disk? From Violin T
Posted on January 30, 2005 at 02:20 PM From Enosh Kofler
I heard the Mendelssohn on it and it's OK, I can't really remember it. I agree about the hit and miss thing. I think his greatest CD is the Paganini, then the Lalo. I haven't heard his Kreisler, Mendelssohn sonata, Prokofiev, or Sibelius (although I have seen a video of his Sibelius and it was very very good) but I do have the Beethoven which I don't like at all and the Brahms which isn't really my cup of tea.
Posted on January 30, 2005 at 07:55 PM From Don Woodcock
To all who are interested, Shlomo Mintz has two new recordings on the Avie Records label.Posted on February 13, 2005 at 10:50 PM They include the Brahms violin and viola sonatas with Itomar Golan (pianist) and all the Mozart violin concertos with the sinfonia concertante and the concertone. The second disc is with Hagai Shaham and the English Chamber Orchestra. From Jonathan Frohnen
Check this link out...this is where I get all my CD's. Free worldwide shipping too.Posted on February 15, 2005 at 01:11 AM http://www.musicabona.com/mintz_shlomo/cd/index.html.en From Enosh Kofler
Don, I searched for him on amazon and tower again but did not find anything new.
Posted on February 25, 2005 at 02:24 AM From Enosh Kofler
Nevermind, I see them. Do you know if he'll be coming out with any more?
Posted on February 25, 2005 at 02:26 AM From Yuri Fukushima
Hello all,Posted on February 25, 2005 at 12:20 PM I've just found these URL which includes Mintz's new titles: http://www.avierecords.com/Avie_Records_Home_Page.htm I'm a huge fan of him for nearly 20 years. Regards, From Ilona van der Sman
Hello!Posted on March 25, 2005 at 07:08 AM This re-release I can highly recommend! Regards, Ilona French Violin Sonatas Debussy: Shlomo Mintz & Yefim Bronfman This item is scheduled for release on 11 April 2005. From D Chin
I recently listened to Mintz's recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas. Very impressive. Szyreng's are my favorite, with Milstein close behind. Mintz's are right up there.
Posted on March 25, 2005 at 09:57 PM From Carl Woodman
What are your comments on the last Sibelius violin concerto CD to the latest Sibelius violin concerto (without the Dvorak CD) played by Shlomo Mintz (both issued by DG)?
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 10:38 AM From Enosh Kofler
Haven't heard either one but I did see a video of him play it with Essa Pekka and it was amazing (conducting not that great though).
Posted on March 28, 2005 at 08:59 PM From Ilona van der Sman
The video is from 1986. He now plays it even better, which is being confirmed in this extract from the West Australian:Posted on March 28, 2005 at 10:32 PM The West Australian 01/04/2003 Virtuoso improves with age There has never been a Master Series quite like it - an avalanche of rapturous applause by an audience paying homage to the artistry of violinist extraordinaire Shlomo Mintz who, like some musical Caesar, came, played and conquered. After the floral tributes Mintz, brilliant as soloist in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, returned to play one of Paganini’s unaccompanied Caprices with near-incredible skill as encore. Sibelius’s concerto is, of course, music that is much deeper than Paganini’s fiddle pyrotechnics. This was an evening to remember - and for all the best reasons... West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tuomas Ollila From Christian Vachon
Hi,Posted on March 28, 2005 at 11:11 PM Don't forget Sholomo Mintz's Prokofiev Concertos. Very beautiful playing. I have only seen him once in public play the Brahms concerto in the early 90's. It was great, and the he played an unbelievable Paganini Fifth Caprice as an encore. I am glad to see that he has a Strad now. Back then he played on a great Bergonzi, but I could see how he could be even better now with a better fiddle. Too bad he doesn't really play in North America anymore. Real shame... Cheers! From Enosh Kofler
Doesn't he conduct more now?
Posted on March 29, 2005 at 12:44 AM From Kam Cheung
Dear all,Posted on March 29, 2005 at 08:17 AM Mintz was in Hong Kong last week. He played the Beethoven violin concerto with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Tje concert was reorded and broadcast. You can listen to it at http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio4/SchlomoMintzwithHKS/20050326.html. Mintz played after the intermission. Go to the second half of the programme if you do not care for a new piece by a local Hong Kong composer and the London. Please don't feel upset by the applause in between the first and second movements. The attendees that evening were mostly very young kids. I do feel grateful to Mintz for charging a very small fee and making it possible for a larger group of young kids to attend the concert. I'll love to see more senior artists doing the same. Regards, From Michael Waiblinger
There will be a TV broadcast with him tonight in Germany: Wieniawski: Violin Concerto Nr.2 in d Op. 22Posted on March 29, 2005 at 02:22 PM Myung Whun Chung, conductor and the SO des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden From: 11. November 1981 From benny atkinson
Yes Michael, I was just about to tell Enosh I watched it (Wieniawski No 2)on Satellite Tv ! Doesn't the end of the first movement remind you of the Tchaikovsky's VC ? It must have inspired Tchaikovsky for sure !
Posted on April 1, 2005 at 07:44 PM From Enosh Kofler
You guys are lucky. Here in LA we don't get any classical music on TV. To top it off, our radio stations play the most boring classical music available. No wonder people don't like classical music. It makes me really sad.
Posted on April 1, 2005 at 08:21 PM From Ilona Schaareman
Posted on April 16, 2005 at 08:13 AM SHLOMO MINTZ violinist - violist - conductor PRESS EXTRACTS 2004 – 2005
...Shlomo Mintz demonstrated true violin musicianship and an elegance of tone in Kreisler’s exceedingly spare “Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice”, and observed in brief remarks that Keshet Eilon’s vision is to be a light unto young violinists throughout the world.
...Shlomo Mintz performed Brahms’s sonatas with sober gestures and a high degree of concentration, with an irreproachable technique and a clear and fleshy sound.
...Shlomo Mintz played with great intimacy and his performance was characterized by inner emotions and a scale of fine nuances.
...Shlomo Mintz shone both as conductor and violin soloist.
...During his week as a guest star with the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Shlomo Mintz showed that he is a masterly chamber music player and concert soloist, as well as a brilliant conductor, and in this last concert, in which he performed only as a conductor, he proved that he is also an excellent soloist accompanist.
...Israeli Violinist Shlomo Mintz is one of the finest musicians in the world...
...Sibelius, Beethoven, and now the Brahms. Those who have followed Shlomo Mintz’ survey of the great romantic violin concerti in his remarkable partnership with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra will not want to miss this superb violinist’s performances in 2005.
...Shlomo Mintz played with noblesse and concentration and his wonderful tone carried remarkably far, and was clear in all ranks and nuances…
...The interpretations of Mozart’s Violin Concertos No 4 & 5, performed by Shlomo Mintz, were rewarded with a roaring applause...
...Shlomo Mintz at the Olympus…
...With his violin tones Shlomo Mintz could even enchant a nightingale, and his perfect co-operation with the English Chamber Orchestra was an otherworldly highlight...
...Shlomo Mintz played unendingly beautiful, and conducted the sovereign English Chamber Orchestra in a serious and convincing way…
...Shlomo Mintz, magical and magnificent…
...Shlomo Mintz is not a regular visitor to London – which is a shame.
...The incredible soloist conductor Shlomo Mintz and the English Chamber Orchestra offered an extraordinary performance…
...In the violin concerto in D, Op 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Shlomo Mintz kept the audience spellbound throughout an entrancing performance, excellently supported by the orchestra.
To all who like to read about Mr. Shlomo Mintz! From benny atkinson
you can find Mintz' Bach partitas on EbayPosted on April 20, 2005 at 07:15 PM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=4721521980&rd=1 From Enosh Kofler
You can get them on amazon too.
Posted on April 21, 2005 at 12:44 AM From Ilona Schaareman
Dear all. Posted on April 25, 2005 at 07:23 AM Mr. Mintz’s discography includes the following recordings: Bach Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001 – 1006, Deutsche Grammophon I hope this is helpful. Regards, Ilona From Jonathan Parle
And his latest Mozart set is absolutely stunning in all respects - playing, sound engineering and overall presentation. I fully expect the Brahms sonatas which I will receive in a couple of weeks, will be more of the same sort of amazing quality.Posted on April 25, 2005 at 07:45 AM I hope he will release more discs under Avie in the future. From George Kucera
Hello everybody! I came late to your discussion, but can contribute something about my “god” and the best violinist on the world, Shlomo Mintz. I followed him from the beginning. Nobody recorded both Paganini Op. 1 and solo Bach before 24th birthday, as he did, and in such a perfection. I heard him five times in live, as a soloist playing Caprices without changing the order (as Ruggiero Ricci does), Romantic Sonatas with piano, with his piano trio (Golan, Piatigorski) in a Beethoven evening, and in unique and astonishing concert with the First Paganini Concerto (Sautet-Mintz Cadenzas) with S. Cecilia Orchestra in Rome-Italy – that was the concert in which I cried, as never in my life before. I am sure I will never hear such a crystal performance and double-harmonics in the third movement (without a help of the concert master like some great violinists play, dividing harmonics in two voices in such a way) again. The last time, I enjoyed his viola in Mozart’s Symphony Concertante, and his conducting of “Jupiter”. He is just a gift of God, chosen among hundreds of great ones, yet very “normal” and almost shy as a father of his family, I heard. I don’t know what happened he “backed up” a bit as the chess-genius Robert Fisher did years ago, and why his contract with DG was cancelled, as I don’t know why he does not come to play to US as it would be so logical and expected. I have all his CDs, including a complete Vivaldi, but lost his Brahms and that’s a tragedy, because it does not exist anywhere. Has somebody some news ? Why did he not record Tchaikovsky for example? Anyway,I heard to play in live Perlman, Stern, Mutter, Shaham, Bell, Midori,Chung, Spivakov, Ricci, Accardo, Ughi, Snitkovskij, Oistrach jn. ,Kremer, ... but Posted on May 10, 2005 at 04:12 PM Minz is only ONE ! Jiri (George) Kucera, From Enosh Kofler
I have the Brahms. You can buy it from somewhere but it took a really long time. In my opinion, even though I really like Mintz, the way he plays Brahms isn't that great.Posted on May 11, 2005 at 12:45 AM It seems like the same thing about not playing in the US happened with Mischa Maisky. To me he's the best cellist right now and much better than Ma in my opinion. He has lots of concerts everywhere but not in the US. It sucks. From George Kucera
Hi Enosh,Posted on May 11, 2005 at 07:16 PM I agree with you that Mintz's Brahms and especially his Beethoven is not his forte, at least on the recordings (A.S.Mutter is shining much more with those). Nevertheless, I heard his Brahms concerto on the TV transmition, and it was totally different. I also agree with Maisky's case, particularly with the fact that he and Offrah Harnoy play better than big MA who made a great name through his political publicity. I think there must be something political in the fact those Jewish giants don't go to play so much to West, but I wish to be wrong. I'd like to get Brahms because it's the only missing to my collection; let me know if you come across a www with this record, please. Take care! George From Ilona Schaareman
Posted on May 12, 2005 at 09:49 PM Some recent press material on Mr. Mintz: Jyllands-Posten (By Hjarne Fessel) 29/04/2005 Aalborg ...International allure in Aalborg...
Ilona From Ilona Schaareman
Posted on May 14, 2005 at 09:17 AM By the way, you'd also might like to read what a german critic wrote about the Brahms concerto: Münstersche Zeitung 17/06/2004 ...Brahms was wonderful. The second movement sounded totally different. This movement does not start as a violin concerto but sounds more like an oboe concerto. In the superb Finale Humburg and the orchestra followed the soloist in the vivid accents of the movement and let it dance in an exquisite way... (Münster Symphony Orchestra conducted by Will Humburg) Regards, Ilona |
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