Shaham/Anthony/Eguchi/Castille & Leon SO/Posada: Sarasate: Virtuoso Works for Violin | CD review

(Canary Classics)Late 19th-century virtuoso violin pieces aren't exactly fashionable these days, but Gil Shaham obviously loves them. However, his disc devoted to the violinist/composer Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908), who in his heyday was hailed across Europe as the true successor to Paganini, is a disconcerting mixture. There are live recordings of the pieces with orchestra – the Carmen Fantasy, Zigeunerweisen and Navarra for two solo violins, in which Shaham is partnered by Adele Anthony Ã...

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