Julia Fischer's website - continuation
Ray, it might be interesting to compare the recording of Tchaikovsky VC which will be done with the Russian National Orchestra with the NY Phil live concert, don't you think so? So why not recording it?
FMF
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Frank,
Julia was really superb (playing Dvorak con. w/Seattle Symphony)and a very pleasant person.
I also met your wife who spoke very good Russian.
All the Best,
Gennady
FMF I am not interested in Tjaikovsky-recordings with Julia Fischer and AN orchestra. What about recordings of her of :
JOACHIM 2, HUBAY 3, VIEUXTEMPS 7, PAGANINI 6, DOHNANYI 1, CONCERTO RUSSE op.29 from E. LALO, LIPINSKI 4, violinconcerto from YSAYE (no.8, first 7 he destroyed during his life), violinconcerto of S. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, MYASKOVSKY
Much more quality. The last one was recorded by Vadim Repin and I have heard it in the concerthall. I have the most of the sheet music of these unkown but beautiful violinconcerto's, which will enlarge her standardrepertoirelist and gives it more versitale dimension, like Viviane Hagner, also from Germany (who won't will become world champion soccer)
Bram, shut up.
Frank, I look forward to hearing your daughter play the Tchaikovsky on CD. She is a great talent. But when is she coming to Toronto?
I love the samples, when is she coming to ohio? (if ever)
Ohio:
http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/Events/Details/feb9-10CSO0607.asp
Toronto:
no plans
FMF
Hello,
Bram, really "shut up"! in other threads it was made so clear that repertoir questions are so extremely private that they are not to be influenced from the outside, in all respect for your admirable knowledge of and experience with repertoire. Can't you learn that lesson !?
Julia Fischer, in a recent interview in Vienna by ORF revealed a couple of details of projects she has on hand we all will be surprised with and can be looking forward to, including a concert as pianist with orchestra in Frankfurt in 2008 :))
So take it easy, get hold of new JF CD's (Mendelssohn Trios fist, Mozart next, then Tschaik), sit back and simply enjoy!
This will relax you for your orchestra playing (Man we are in the same boat)
nix fue ungut and greetings to the futur soccer Vice Champions: The Netherlands !!!!!!
Hansjürgen
When is her Tchaikovsky recording due be released? And I do remember reading somewhere that her Brahms Concerto and Brahms double concerto will also be released in the near future. After hearing her perform Sibelius on several occassions I can only hope that their our plans to record this as well.
Here are the known release dates, Tchaikovsky and more Mozart:
http://www.pentatonemusic.com/pags/upcoming4.html
FMF
Sorry D Wright, Hans Jurgen Koklhaas, FMF.
Yes, it would be great when Julia would record Tsjaikovsky, but not with the Berliner, but the Wiener Philharmoniker. And not with Rattle but with Solti. And all 5 Mozart violinconcerto's also plaese, because it is a Mozart year (otherwise she had to wait 50 years). And all 24 caprices from Paganini, she knows from conservatory and Queen Elisabeth and other competitions. And soon I hope: Bruch1, Mendelssohn in e (not in re), Brahms, Beethoven.
Than we would be surprised!! And after those 100 recording we are very eager to hear HER inperpretation as winner of numerous violincompetitions.
Bram, my post was about the Mendelssohn Bartholdy Piano trios. Would you mind to begin dealing with the performance and share your impressions when listening to the samples? Maybe you could also give some hints whether and why you think these piano trios should not have been recorded?
FMF
Bram, i did not mean to be so rude. but you must understand, that julie is a young violinist and not a jukebox. she's better off playing the music that suits her personality. there was a time when i wished milstein would only record the most obscure modern classical work but then i'd never get to hear his amazing tchaikovsky.
give this young artist a chance to be who she is and express her voice. if you really have to hear obscurites, raid the louis krasner and paul zukofsky dicographies, obscurities are basically all those guys ever recorded!
The official release date for Mendelssohn Piano Trios in Germany has been June 23. When I placed my order with SATURN Mannheim they ordered 5 copies on the spot! Btw, PentaTone has put out this CD under "Julia Fischer", not under "Mendelssohn Klaviertrios" in their computer listing, this helps for ordering.
The excerpt (the Scherzo from #2) ORF played in the course of Julia's round table on June 19 in
the ORF-Kultur-Cafe at Vienna was a huge appetizer !
In about a week I hope to feed my Pioneer...
Hansjürgen
FMF, I have listened to "listening lounge" op49 and I am listening to op 66 Mendelsohn pinao-trio's. I am not a specialist of chamber music and I don't know these pieces, but they sound good, but a bit slow and with less passion, but a bit dreamery (I am also not a specialized criticus), but in the Rotterdam music library (www.muziekweb.nl , than I type componist= composer Mendelssohn, than Trio page 22) there are 44 versions on cd of this op.49
http://www.muziekweb.nl/shared/cat/pica/componistwerk.php?medewerker_id=2851&uniformetitel_id=100640&medium[]=13&catalogus=ALLES&srchsrc=CAT&srchcat=KE
and 27 versions of trio op.66.
http://www.muziekweb.nl/shared/cat/pica/componistwerk.php?medewerker_id=2851&uniformetitel_id=100641&medium[]=13&catalogus=ALLES&srchsrc=CAT&srchcat=KE
So needs this (good and for trios iron repertoire)piece more promotion on cd or do you think Julia's trio interpretation is so special, that she need to record it again?
Or do you think more commercial, like : It is a well known piece of the iron repertoire for Trio's, that will sell, so why not record it for the 45th and 28th time?
By the way: there are 67 versions on cd in Rotterdam of the violinconcerto of Tsaikovsky :
http://www.muziekweb.nl/shared/cat/pica/componistwerk.php?start=41&srchsrc=CAT&srchcat=KE&medium[]=13&catalogus=ALLES&sortveld=MEDEWERKER&medewerker_id=4467&uniformetitel_id=8005
Hey there,
I just had a couple questions about her works. Will her SACD CDs work with just regular CD players, as in my car perhaps? And the Four Seasons Vivaldi DVD, will that work on an NTSC machine? And lastly, are there any American vendors for the DVD?
Thanks,
Daniel H
Daniel you can get the 4 Seasons DVD from Amazon (and I'm sure many other vendors in the US): click here
Neil
Thanks, but how about the hybrid SACDs? And does the DVD usually go around $160?!
Thanks,
Daniel H
Hi Daniel H.
So far all my SACDs run smoothly on normal equipment (Home: Pioneer PD77 and others / Car: Bose).
Wouldn't it be nice if there were more DVD's put out starring Julia with Chambermusic companions / Orchestras on stage/backstage ?? Guess many students and fans would be craving for it...
Greetings
Hansjürgen Kohlhaas
Hmmmm, the DVD used to be $26.99, but I guess it's sold out - at the moment at least.
Neil
Hi,
this page was silent for a while, but ref. to Julia Fischer's Tchik-CD pl. take a look at www.pentatonemusic.com and the link Newsletter. Page 3 shows you a nice appetizer: both the (imo most beautiful) cover foto as well as the program of the CD. In addition to the main dish there will be la Sérénade mélancolique, the Valse Scherzo and (surprise!!...Bram, where are you?) the rarely recorded Souvenir d'un lieu cher with Jakov Kreizberg on the piano. In autumn Mozart part 2 will be released, Tchaik hopefully soon thereafter.
Au revoir, Hansjürgen
I recently purchased the DVD of the Vivaldi from Borders Books and Music which is a chain at least through out the northeast United States. I had to special order it and they sent it to my house!
The SACDs are hybrids which play normally on normal CD players. Get a multi-channel SACD player to really hear Julia in the home however. These discs transport the listener to the recording locale and create a believeable illusion that you are really there. Much, much more convincingly than stereo.
Border's Price on the Vivaldi DVD with Julia and Academy of St Martins in the Fields was something like $19.95 USD
In connection with the upcoming release of another PentaTone CD containing Mozarts's Violin concerti 1,2 and 5 I've put up two more sound samples in the "Listening Lounge" at www.juliafischer.com
FMF
What is the lovely cadenza does she play in the 1st movement of mozart 5? is it original?
This cadenza is an original one, composed by Julia Fischer and Yakov Kreizberg.
FMF
There are two new sound samples from Julia Fischer's upcoming Tchaikovsky album in the "Listening Lounge" of her website:
the Sérénade mélancholique and
the final movement of the Violin concerto
Enjoy listening!
FMF
Frank,
I just realised that Julia is coming to Bilbao for one of the concerts of the BOS season next year and playing the Dvorak...full family will go to see that one!
And after Gennady's favourable comments am looking forward to it even more.
Fabulous, thank you !
Editor's choice from Gramophone for the Tchaikovsky CD (SA-CD) featuring Violin Concerto, Sérénade mélancolique, Valse – Scherzo and Souvenir d’un lieu cher.
Sound samples here:
Sérénade mélancholique, Op. 26
and here:
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 3rd movement
FMF
F.Fisher: Julia had a rate of 10 on 10 for her recording of the Tscaïkovski...read the critic of internationaly known critic Christopher Huss at ClassicsTodayFrance.com
Marc
...and also David Hurvitz gives her another 10 on 10...click at soloist digest on Classicstoday.com ,the english version...
Marc
Wow!!! Bravo!
Apparently in 2006 Julia played Mozart's violin in the room Mozart was born in. I want to hear that on a cassette recorder. I couldn't care less about anyone's complete Mozart concertos on superduperaudio CD. But, I would also honestly prefer to hear someone brilliant practicing scales on a cassette than a superduperaudio recording with the Beethoven concerto getting in the way. Maybe I've had a big overdose of all this. My favorite recording of the Tchaikovsky is Josh Bell live with the Berlin Phil., complete with screaming fans. I listened to the sample FMF provided and I can't find anything wrong with it, and I like how the record's ambience is a lot like the old Melodiya LP sound (is there a Melodiya filter plugin for Pro Tools?) It doesn't make me go Ah! - a great Tchaikovsky! But there's nothing wrong with it. Maybe it wants you to be a fan and I can't manage to be a "fan" of anybody anymore? Therefore I just want to hear the cassette of Mozart's violin. That, I would pay money for :)
Ok, I am preparing the cassette type for you.
Will keep you posted!
FMF
It's got to be done right. I want it in a new section of her website called "Basement Tapes" with downloads. Paypal is ok if it must be.
jim, you lost me there.
Dion, out of curiosity, would you rather hear that concerto on CD (anybody's), or the Mozart basement tapes?
I'm old school about it. I like to hear the Tchaik played on player piano scrolls!
Pro Tools shmo tools. You can't beat that old technology with these new fangled thingamabobs.
But hey...i'll 'settle' for SACD when the playing is as amazing as J.Fischer's.
Dion, I wasn't clear. I meant would you rather hear the Tchaik, or the Mozart I described?
I wish she would have more images available on her website. Particularly, computer wallpaper! I saw her last month with the Cincinnati Symphony and she was spectacular!!! She is sooooo talented, and absolutely gorgeous!
Dave
Here is a sneak prelistening into the stereo tracks from the new Brahms SA-CD to be released in April 2007:
Brahms Violin concerto; I. Allegro non troppo
Brahms Double concerto; II. Andante
with co-performers:
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello,
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and
Yakov Kreizberg conducting
FMF
Wow. Striking interpretation. Sounds like an old soul playing it, rather than a 23 year old :)
Thank you. Very, very nice.
Frank-Michael, would you like to submit a track to the "In Concert" section? Then it will go on the front page of Violinist.com for about a week.
Ok, done!
FMF
Frank, your daughter has recorded an OUTSTANDING Brahms concerto!
I have heard well over 50 soloists play this piece - it's my favourite (was premiered on my birthday and all). There are subtle things Julia does on her recording that i have never heard done so well before.
The 5tuplets in the opening are so fluid. Most soloists play them very unevenly and almost clumsily. That passage is a bit like the triplets against 16ths in the 2nd mvt of the Sibelius in that very few players really get the rhythm down, but Julia brings real poetry to that section.
The C minor section at the 11 minute mark is very well recorded and the orchestra follows Julia so perfectly. Major props to Yakov Kreisberg, he knows exactly how to follow and accompany Ms.Fischer in a way that makes the grandest concerti feel like chamber music. Also major respect to the recordiing enginneers. Such clean sounds remind me of the classic Haitink/Concertgebouw recordings i loved so much when i was younger.
The orchestral entry at 12:53 is glorious. I especially love the playing in the brass section.
The recording also sounds beautiful over the internet. I can't wait to hear it on SACD.
Question: what is the bitrate on SACD? is it 32 bit/96khz? The sound is so clean and full.
32 bit/96khz is semi-correct. It corresponds computationally only to the real bitrate of 2.8 Mbps at 1 bit resolution, which delivers an even higher sound quality because of the way the microphone-to-digital and digital-to-speaker conversion can be handled with SA-CD technology.
The sound sample you are listening to, however, is taken from the standard CD layer of the Hybrid-SA-CD only. And this at 128 kbit/s Windows Media Audio compression format.
FMF
"this at 128 kbit/s"
This says something I think. I believe in 44/16 because I know I can't hear anything above 20kHz or noise lower than -80. 128 kb/s is a lot worse. I don't know what 1 bit of resolution means. It takes 16 to get the noise below -80. If you multiply 32/96 to get a bitrate of 2.8 you get 3.07. Maybe they use lossless compression. But that would mean they have more resolution than they're using. I'm all confused.
Jim,
more technical information here and here.
SA-CD provides just a very fine recording quality. Naturally, it does neither improve performances nor scores nor recording studio people's ears. ;-)
FMF
For those interested in JF performing Tchaikovsky live with the Minnesota Orchestra under Kreizberg on March 23, 8pm Central Time, there will be an internet transmission here (just pick "CLASSICAL-> LISTEN" in the upper right corner).
FMF
Ok,let me get this straight.
* CD bitrate is 16, i understand that part. SACD doesn't have a multipart bitrate since it is recorded throughput in 1 bit block and not changed through the usual A/D to D/A conversion, meaning the signal is not degraded in any way and is sent from recording media straight to SACD printout. frank, is that correct?
* CD sample rate is 44.1khz (44,100 samples per second). SACD sample rate is 2.822mhz (282,200,000 samples per second), with noise shaping quantization (DSD's version of floating point bitrate) to further increase the sample rate. so SACD has many times more sonic information than CD and far less room for digital distortion. that much i understand.
* CD's frequency spectrum is 20hz to 20khz, which are the scientific limits of human audible hearing. (20hz is the F# located 4 octaves below violin A and 20khz is the Eb found 5 octaves above violin A). SACD frequency spectrum is from 20hz up to 80khz, which adds 2 octaves' worth of high end frequencies above CD listening spectrum to SACD recordings.
AHA! so that's why SACD sounds so good! it reintroduces and extends the high end harmonics from analog reel to reel tape media into digital recording.
amazing!
so many 'old school' musicians who hate pro tools and swear by analog tape would jump on SACD if they realized they could get the same sound quality in digital. SACD sound quality is better than new vinyl!
>I believe in 44/16 because I know I can't hear anything above 20kHz or noise lower than -80.<
i never fell for that bs line touted by the digital recording propagandists. vinyl's frequency range is 2 octaves wider than CD (7hz - 27khz vs. CD's 20hz - 20khz). SACD format restores that 2 octave extension but on the top end (20hz - 80khz), eliminating vinyl's 'bass rumble'.
the human ear can and does hear the difference between 20k and 100k but it doesn't hear those notes as discrete pitch, only as harmonic colouring. but that harmonic colouring DOES make a HUGE difference in sound quality. sound is just BETTER on analog because tape and vinyl transfers high end data above 20k.
>"this at 128 kbit/s" This says something I think. 128 kb/s is a lot worse.<
87.5% of the audio quality has been robbed by WMA signal - yet the recording quality is still very audible. every note is discernible in 3D and there's no distortion at all! i can only imagine how good the SACD will sound...
>I don't know what 1 bit of resolution means. It takes 16 to get the noise below -80.<
from what i gather, 1 bit is because the recording media for SACD doesn't use A/D convertors but instead passes the original signal from microphones straight through to the mastering equipment, most likely over some form of customized fiber optic cabling or ethernet connection. how they get down to -120dB is beyond me! i guess the lack of A/D to D/A preserves the signal purity, making SACD a digital version of true AAA recording. but i may be wrong about that because i don't really understand the technology. they're probably doing something else to the signal somewhere else in the chain.
>If you multiply 32/96 to get a bitrate of 2.8 you get 3.07. Maybe they use lossless compression. But that would mean they have more resolution than they're using. I'm all confused.<
most likely the difference is made up with floating point technology. although i will admit - that is a LOT of float!
but i digress -i'm getting all audio nerdy here. and seeing as how i don't understand what the hell i'm talking about, i most likely sound like a blithering idiot. haha!
so back to the topic at hand.
i'll definitely tune in to hear julia perform the tchaik tonight.
Great, and it will come as 128 kbit/s mp3 then ;-)
BTW the computational deviations might actually stem from using "kilo" as 1000 or 1024 and "mega" as 1000x1000 or 1000x1024 or 1024x1024 interchangeably, an error very frequent in the digital world, especially when marketing demands huge figures.
FMF
A lot of what you're saying here is all messed up but it's ok because you admit it, sort of like why Heifetz lets Friedman off the hook in that video; but mainly because your aunt Hyacinth knew Bob Marley in Trenchtown. Maybe I'm getting soft, but I need all the karma I can get to keep me safe if I go to Jamaica.
P.S. FMF they aren't used interchangably. It's 1024 (2048, 4096, etc.) when the number system in use is base 2, otherwise assume base 10 and go with 1k = 1000. The only time in the non-geek world you'd use base 2 is when you were talking about memory size. It comes from parallel random access were that's a necessity since every new address bit is a power of 2. On/off address signal = 1/0, which means you have only two numbers to work with, therefore it's all base 2. Most conveniently writtten as base 16, so a 32 bit address range gives you a numbers that look like FFFFFFFF to 00000000.
Maybe another thread on digital recording technology in another forum? I'd prefer not to go any further on this subject here, really. (viz my profile here at v.com)
FMF
It wasn't me who brought up recording technology :)
Right you are, Dion did it to us ;-)
FMF
*hides behind speakers*
of course i messed up! that happens often since i switched to viola.
The new Brahms CD with the violin and the double concertos (with cellist Daniel Müller-Schott) is available now.
Let me know, please, in case more or other information around this disk should be put onto the website.
FMF
Everybody interested in voting for the "Artist of the Year 2007" award, which goes exclusively via the internet this year, can do so
here, here or here or even here.
FMF
For those interested in Julia Fischer's view on art, contemporary music and teaching you'll find a special German Waves (Deutsche Welle) Radio feature (English spoken) here and an mp3 to listen to there.
FMF
I listened to it just so I could rip a 24-year-old's philosophies to ribbons, but instead she sounded smart. And she talks very fast, which I like. But why is a German program in English?
Have a look at: http://www.dw-world.com
It is just Germany's version of "Voice of America"
FMF
Perhaps the repertoire mentioned below can give Julia new inspiration?:
http://www.naxos.com/news/default.asp?pn=News&displayMenu=Naxos_News&op=375
Naxos collaborates with top violinists in a new series dedicated to 19th century virtuoso violin music
While many other record labels are content to record the same violin music over and over again, Naxos has chosen to raise the bar to a new level by recording 200 albums—possibly even more—dedicated exclusively to music composed by 19th century violin virtuosos. Our list of fine virtuosos dedicated to this project includes Friedemann Eichhorn, Chloe Hanslip, Misha Keylin, Philippe Quint, and Tianwa Yang. With the dedication and skill of these and other astounding violinists, this series will revive this unjustly neglected segment of the classical repertoire and create excitement among a whole new generation of listeners for the golden age of violin music.
The first release of this series combines the brilliant playing of Philippe Quint with the smoothly virtuosic 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Concertos of the great Belgian violinist Charles de Beriot (1802-1870). All of the concertos of de Beriot contain some of the trademark virtuoso techniques that were so common in his day: tremolo legato, left hand pizzicato, artificial harmonics, sweeping runs, and extended arpeggios; however, de Beriot, like his student Henri Vieuxtemps, used these to complement the singing qualities of the noble violin. This album marks the world premiere recording of the 3rd Violin Concerto in E Minor, a dramatic and beautiful work that will now be remembered forever thanks to the brilliant efforts of Philippe Quint, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, and our team of talented producers.
Passionate and full melodies combined with outstanding displays of virtuosity are also the hallmark of Beriot’s 2nd Violin Concerto in B Minor. Although not the first CD recording of this wonderful concerto, it is the first to strictly follow Beriot’s own writing to better capture the composer’s intended purpose. To complete this stirring album we have chosen the light 5th Concerto in D Major. Filled with cheerful melodies and virtuoso technique, this concerto provides a perfect ending to this album, the second in a series dedicated to recording all ten of Beriot’s violin concertos. We hope that the brilliance displayed by Quint along with the beautiful melodies composed by de Beriot will preserve the composer's name as not only a violinist of remarkable skill but as a composer worthy of the modern concert stage.
With this series we will reintroduce the world to the great names and music of the 19th century virtuosi. For instance the name Pierre Baillot (1771-1842) is not well known today but was one of the biggest names in 19th century France, both as a pedagogue and a performer. Along with two other famous violin virtuosos, Pierre Rode and Rodolphe Kreutzer, he created one of the most famous violin methods in history, the then-official method of the Paris Conservatory. In addition to his teaching duties and travels, Baillot managed to compose many works, including nine violin concertos. All of Baillot’s nine violin concertos, many of which have not been played for well over a century, make their world premiere recording within this collection.
This project will also mark the recording debut of concertos by Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831, 19 Concertos), Felipe Libon (1775-1838, 6 Concertos), Francois Habeneck (1781-1849, 2 Concertos), Alfredo d’Ambrosio (1871-1914, 2 Concertos), Ferdinand David (1810-1873, 5 Concertos), Ludwig Maurer (1789-1878, 9 Concertos), Nicholas Wery (1789-1867, 3 Concertos), Jacques Mazas (1782-1849, 2 Concertos), and numerous others.
One part of this collection of complete violin concertos includes the thirteen violin concertos by the French virtuoso Pierre Rode (1774-1830). Earlier this year Friedemann Eichhorn recorded concertos 7, 10, and 13 with the SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern conducted by Nicolas Pasquet. When this collection of amazing concertos is complete it will be a 'must own’ for discerning music collectors everywhere, providing listening pleasure for years to come.
While all of our talk so far has been about the 19th century violin concerto, we have not forgotten about the many works for solo violin, violin/piano, and violin duo!
In addition to providing an extensive collection of 19th century violin concerti, this series will bring to light generally unknown works for solo violin. Today, the general public is exposed to very little other than the solo works of J.S. Bach, Eugene Ysaye, and Nicolo Paganini and while the works of these three composers are absolutely amazing, there is just so much more to explore! We plan to include solo works by past masters such as Delphin Alard, Charles de Beriot, Ferdinand David, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Emile Hait, William Henley, Johannes Kalliwoda, Emile Leveque, Karol Lipinski, Pierre Rode, Napoleon de Saint-Lubin, and many others.
The list of selections for violin with piano accompaniment planned for this collection is vast, but one notable album has recently been recorded. It is an album of works by Antonio Bazzini. Although known today only for his brilliant showpiece "The Round of the Goblins", Bazzini was a prolific composer and professor of composition, Puccini was among his pupils. This first recording will represent only a small selection of the great music composed by Bazzini, performed with dazzling precision and fire by the award-winning Chloe Hanslip and accompanied by the pianist Caspar Frantz. Hanslip’s dedication to this series continues with future recordings of the complete concertos of Jeno Hubay and the recently-recorded album of Benjamin Godard’s two Violin Concertos with the Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a continuation of the huge success of the violin concertos, our Henri Vieuxtemps specialist Misha Keylin will be tackling the composer’s complete works, starting with an album of showpieces followed closely by an album of opera fantasies, both for violin and piano. Vieuxtemps, a pupil of de Beriot, was close to being both a first rank virtuoso and a first rank composer, and he managed to combine these two talents to create some of the most beautiful and difficult music ever composed. Unlike so many of his contemporaries, Vieuxtemps used his versatility as a tool to communicate his music to a broad audience while maintaining the integrity of a well respected composer, gathering admirers such as Wagner and Hector Berlioz along the way. This series offers many first-ever recordings of Vieuxtemps, all handled with outstanding skill by Keylin.
Pablo Sarasate has never been forgotten and never will. Although it has been attempted before, no label has ever recorded all of Sarasate’s many works and transcriptions. With the help of one of the world’s leading experts on Sarasate, Joseph Gold, we plan to record the complete works of Pablo Sarasate, featuring violinist Tianwa Yang, a first-rank maestra with few equals.Yang’s first album of works by Sarasate was released in late 2006 and received rave reviews. Sarasate’s demonstrated flair and charming melodies are a perfect match for the talents of Yang.
In addition to all of the wonderful music for violin/orchestra, solo violin, and violin/piano, we will offer many recordings of pieces for two violins. Planned for recording are duos by Jacques Mazas, Francois Habeneck, Federigo Fiorillo, Pierre Rode, and Henryk Wieniawski. Just recently Christine Sohn and John Marcus recorded an album of duos by Charles de Beriot including the 3 Duos Concertants, op.57 and the Airs Espagnols, op.113. This recording premieres the op.113 Airs Espagnols based on themes taken from Prince Nicolai Youssopov’s Ballet Espagnol. Also offered will be recordings of music for two violins and orchestra, including music by Rodolphe Kreutzer, Johannes Kalliwoda, and Delphin Alard, as well as double concertos by Louis Spohr with one of our outstanding house violinists, Henning Kraggerud.
If the violin world has lost some of its sense of burning excitement over the years, Naxos is determined to rekindle the flame by releasing our recordings to the public. After all, these compositions were designed to be enjoyed by the entire public, not just a handful of violinists. This series will reintroduce music lovers to a vast world of nearly forgotten but still wonderful music. By offering the best 19th century compositions played by superb violinists, our goal is to ensure this wonderful music lives on forever.
Jonathan Frohnen
Naxos - 19th Century Violin Repertoire Consultant
My daughter and I listened to Julia play the Sibelius Concerto. We both thought she had supurb pitch and wonderful tone! After listening to broadcasts... just a nice person too.
Has she done the Kabelevsky? We are looking for a copy of the Kabelevsky.. she has never heard it performed on CD and she is just now starting to learn it.
You must be very proud FMF
Best wishes
Jodi
There is no Kabalevsky recording around, to my knowledge she hasn't performed it yet. The Sibelius concerto, however, can be ordered as part of a 20 CD set.
Thanks and all the best to both of you,
FMF
Julia Fischer is the 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Award Artist of The Year. The awards, which were announced today in London's Dorchester Hotel, were voted for by people from all around the world.
Conductor Claudio Abbado came in at second place followed by tenor Rolando Villazón.
The 31st Classic FM Gramophone Awards, often referred to as the "Oscars" of the classical music world, celebrate and reward the finest classical musicians and artists for the year.
Countries which are included in the Artist Of The Year public vote, conducted by Classic FM and Gramophone Magazine, include the USA, France, Germany, Korea, China, Denmark, Italy, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden and Russia.
The other shortlisted artists were Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, conductors Daniel Barenboim and Valery Gergiev, cellist Steven Isserlis, soprano Natalie Dessay, mezzo Joyce DiDonato, and violinist Vadim Repin.
Here you'll find the complete list of winners in the special sections.
FMF
Congratulations! I voted for her. :)
She's recorded the Sibelius as part of a 20 CD set? How can I get that?
Edit: also, any word on when her website will be back?
It's actually a live concert with Lorin Maazel conducting recorded in 2000. The CD box is called "Violinists of the Century", one CD out of 20 is dedicated to Julia Fischer's recordings. You may either order it through www.amazon.de (search for B000IOM8KI ) or through www.jpc.de (hit "English" and search for 7655076 ). Or you go to the publisher's website.
And here comes the track list of this CD:
Jean Sibelius
Konzert für Violine und Orchester d-Moll Op. 47 (32:01)
1. I Allegro moderato (15:54)
2. II Adagio di molto (8:41)
3. III Allegro, ma non tanto (7:26)
J.S. Bach Partita Nr. 3 für Violine solo E-Dur
BWV 1006 (18:49)
4. Preludio (3:29)
5. Loure (5:06)
6. Gavotte en Rondeau (3:11)
7. Menuet I und II (3 :56)
8. Bourée (1:24)
9. Gigue (1:41)
P. Hindemith Sonate für Violine allein g-Moll
Op. 11 Nr. 6 (1917) (13:29)
10. Mäßig schnell (3:05)
11. Siciliano. Mäßig bewegt (5:35)
12. Finale. Lebhaft (4:49)
13. W.A. Mozart Adagio für Violine und
Orchester E-Dur KV 261 (7:50)
14. Commentary by Harald Eggebrecht with audio samples (4:38)
Julia's new home page is in the making, it should not take long anymore.
Thanks for your vote!
FMF
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Heartily: Congratulations!
Cheers!
Hansjürgen
Here is a TV feature (in English) about Julia Fischer winning the "Artist of the Year 2007" award in the largest ever classical music poll, broadcast on DW World TV yesterday. You may download the six minutes portrait from:
ftp://violintrainer.selfip.com
The file you want to download is: euromaxxEN.wmv .
The download will not take less than 2.5 mins, maybe more.
(In case there are problems with handling the download: Just click on the link above, the browser shows "Index of ftp://violintrainer.selfip.com/ " and so on. Right click on euromaxxEN.wmv and select "Save link as" or similar.)
Enjoy!
FMF
From the new PentaTone SA-CD with Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K. 364, Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C, K. 373 (Cadenza by Julia Fischer) and Concertone for 2 Violins and Orchestra in C, K. 190 I have put two full tracks online:
Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K. 364, Andante
and
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C, K. 373 (Cadenza by Julia Fischer)
You just point your browser to:
ftp://violintrainer.selfip.com
and download K364_2.mp3 and/or K373.mp3.
(In case there are problems with handling the download: Just click on the link above, the browser shows "Index of ftp://violintrainer.selfip.com/ " and so on. Right click on file to be downloaded and select "Save link as" or similar.)
FMF
FMF, I loved that movie! Especially the scene where your daughter has one of her students play while lying on her back. I had to try that, too, of course. It was a relaxation, and fun to have the mechanics of playing turned upside down. And doing it cured me of a headache I had had for a few days. Thank you!
Bart
I went to her website yesterday and there's only a home page. I guess a new site is around the corner?
Good guess, we just talked about the new homepage before lunch. Meanwhile I am using one of my personal servers to dispatch video and audio as in this thread.
FMF
PS It might be interesting to know, how different countries voted differently for the "Artist of the Year 2007". Have a look here.
I voted for her, and i'm in the United States. The reason I voted for her is that I saw with the Cincinnati Symphony last year and was blown away. After that performance, she's one of my favorite violinists.
If I could convince her to move to Ohio, i'd propose to her!
I saw her in San Francisco on the Sibelius with fellow violin conservatory students. We were all sitting in a line, with tears streaming down our cheeks.
Then I missed her when she was in Seattle for a long-planned vacation with friends. The vacation was great, but I was sad to have missed seeing her Dvorak.
Valerie,
What is this with the tears? I have the same thing happen to me every time I hear her. (Oct 30th in Carnegie Hall will be the tenth time since Oct 2005) But it even happens when I listen to her PentaTone SACD recordings. I love her Tchaikovsky and Brahms recordings, well to tell you the truth, I love all her PentaTone recordings! Hope they do the Beethoven and the Sibelius soon.
[Get over it Bram.]
Bruce
Here you'll find a 10 minutes special report from the Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2007. The file containing the report is: ClassicFM-20071004.mp3
FMF
On Tuesday, October 23, 2007, from 10:01 till 10:36am Austrian time (corresponding to 4:01 till 4:36am Boston time) you may listen to or record the full Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on PentaTone CD with Julia Fischer, Yakov Kreizberg and the Russian National Orchestra, by following this link:
http://srvhost24.serverhosting.apa.net:8000/rsdstream128.m3u
This link is Radio Stephansdom's live stream.
FMF
Here are dates and locations of Julia Fischer's upcoming US tour performing Beethoven VC with St. Petersburg Philharmonic, starting today at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.:
23 Oct 07 - Washington, D.C. - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
25 Oct 07 - Newport, VA - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
30 Oct 07 - New York, NY - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
03 Nov 07 - Greenvale, NY - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
04 Nov 07 - Ann Arbor, MI - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
06 Nov 07 - Chicago, IL - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
09 Nov 07 - Lincoln, NE - Alexeev/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
19 Nov 07 - San Francisco, CA - Temirkanov/Fischer -
Mozart; Beethoven; Prokofiev
FMF
plus...
Fri16 Sat17 Nov. in St.Louis, MO.
Dvorak Vc. with St.Louis Symph.Orch.
HjK
30 Oct 07 - New York, NY - Temirkanov/Fischer
:) I'll be there! I'm so excited.
Just went to her concert at the Kennedy Center in DC; it was superb!!! Definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Julia is (and was already) my absolute favorite violinist, and she simply confirmed that tonight. Her Beethoven eclipses the others I've heard; her dynamic range is incredible, her interpretation so well thought out and so natural. She was in complete control the whole time, and played the cadenzas with extraordinary fire. And I know "perfect" intonation is expected with every major concert artist today, but I was still in awe of how dead center and ringing every single note was. Her articulation and tasteful use, control, and variety of vibrato are second to none. Way to go, Julia!!!
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic also impressed me very much. I am used to hearing the National Symphony Orchestra, and I think the St. Petersburg Philharmonic has better unity and consistency of sound. The precision in particular stood out to me (especially in the first piece, the overture to the Marriage of Figaro).
For those who were neither able to listen nor to capture the Austrian Radio Stephansdom internet transmission of the Tschaikovsky VC yesterday, you may download the whole broadcast from here:
ftp://violintrainer.selfip.com
The files are:
"Tschaik_1.mp3" and "Tschaik_2_3.mp3"
Each of the files will take a couple of minutes to download for sure. And, please, understand this is FM radio transmission (internet version) only in its original quality.
FMF
I enjoyed her thoughts on art today in an interview from here very much.
Here is some interesting reading under the headline "Public opinion meets prestige at Gramophone Awards" in
about the state of the classical "industry" and also how the Artist of the Year views the situation.
FMF
For unknown reason Julia Fischer's Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 364 - Andante sample has been uploaded successfully to the "In Concert" section of violinist.com, but it's not listed there. You may listen to it anyway by entering the link
http://www.violinist.com/media/687
manually, however.
FMF
Hi Frank-Michael,
We put them up one at a time, so if you upload several at a time, it takes time for them all to appear in "In Concert."
Laurie
Laurie,
thanks for helping here. There must be something broken in the "In Concert" section because uploads 686, 689 und 690 are listed already. So at least 687 has been skipped. The other bug is also still there: One gets a cryptic error message only, when trying to unpublish something through "My Profile Page" -> "Edit" -> "Delete Link". But the entry stays in the list.
FMF
Breaking news; Julia Fischer is moving from Pentatone to Decca.....
More lollipops cd's, less frequent put out of course. Hastily made live productions (hear the Bruch/Mendelssohn cd by Janine Jansen).
No, I did not expect that from Julia....
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Rolf
http://homepages.ipact.nl/~otterhouse
(my classical lp->mp3 hobby page, updated every friday)
http://www.youtube.com/otterhouse
(my classical music youtube channel)
What makes you think Julia Fischer would approve this level of quality? Is this your experience what happened to all or most other Decca artists?
FMF
I'm sure there are very good reasons for this move, but it does initially seem disappointing. The technical level of the Pentatone recordings is superb, and the label itself seems a little more exclusive and discerning than many of the majors. I hope for Julia's sake that this works...
Meanwhile I've prepared two test sample pages from Julia Fischer's new web site, here and there. I'd like to know your impressions on the content and functionality, a bit less also on the design (looks). Feedback on the design is less important because it will change almost for sure in the final version.
When this thread gets closed, please, respond through the "A question for FMF" thread or email.
FMF
As I'm writing this, I enjoy the second movement of Mozart's Symfonie Concertante. Beautiful! The playing is a joy to listen to and the Ogg Vorbis file offers great sound quality. Thank you.
Version 1.0 of Julia Fischer's new homepage (English section) is online now here: http://www.juliafischer.com
I will put up more information soon; the German part should be fully online within the coming four weeks or so.
The biggest functional improvement resides in the "Schedule" section, which is tightly integrated with Google Calendar and Google Maps now: just click on one of the entries and you will see.
FMF
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June 20, 2006 at 08:40 AM · In connection with the release of another PentaTone CD with Mendelssohn's Piano trios I've put up two more sound samples in the "Listening Lounge" at www.juliafischer.com
Enjoy!
FMF