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This CD presents the complete recordings made by Michael Rabin for the RIAS Berlin. The live recording of the violin concerto by Max Bruch is of particular interest as Rabin never made an LP recording of it. The brilliantly played virtuoso pieces demonstrate in an impressive manner that Rabin had overcome his crisis by the end of the 1960s.
Michael Rabin was a virtuoso of the highest order, one of the most talented violinists of the twentieth century. A child prodigy, he performed in public for the first time aged only eleven. From the early 1950s, Rabin gave concerts across the globe and made numerous recordings, including the complete Paganini Caprices. He worked himself into a state of exhaustion, going through a crisis in the 1960s which temporarily compromised his playing. However, Rabin managed to recover and return to his former glory. These recordings, made by the RIAS and released here for the first time, document his comeback in an impressive manner. The live recording of Max Bruch’s First Violin Concerto, made in the Berlin Philharmonie, is of particular interest as Rabin never made an LP recording of it. In the short virtuoso pieces, the violinist – who died at a tragically young age – demonstrates himself to have been a romantic virtuoso par excellence: he displays a sensuous tone and an enthralling technique.
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Violinkonzert Nr. 1 g-moll, op. 26 27:08
Applaus 0:37
I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato – 8:28
II. Adagio 9:45
III. Finale. Allegro energico – Presto 7:13
Applaus 1:05
MICHAEL RABIN, violin
Lothar Broddack, piano
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester
Thomas Schippers, conductor
recording date: June 16/17, 1969 (live recording, mono)
recording location: Philharmonie, Berlin
William Kroll (1901-1980)
Banjo and Fiddle 2:36
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) / Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Caprice a-moll, op. 18 Nr. 4 1:29
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski (1840-1893)
Souvenir d‘un lieu cher, op. 42 6:46
Nr. 1: Méditation. Andante molto cantabile
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Carmen-Fantasie, op. 25 10:08
Danzas Españolas Nr. 1 Malagueña D-dur, op. 21 Nr. 1 4:18
Danzas Españolas Nr. 2 Habanera d-moll, op. 21 Nr. 2 4:02
Danzas Españolas Nr. 6 Zapateado A-dur, op. 23 Nr. 2 3:22
MICHAEL RABIN, violin
Lothar Broddack, piano
June 12, 1969 (studio recording, stereo)
RIAS-Studio Lankwitz, Berlin
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Havanaise E-dur, op. 83 9:55
October 30, 1962 (studio recording, mono)
RIAS-Studio Lankwitz, Berlin
MICHAEL RABIN, violin
Lothar Broddack, piano
