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...eclectic style. In Los Caprichos, a gentle, evocative fantasy for orchestra, he draws on a series of etchings by Goya for inspiration. For Il Vitalino Raddoppiato, Henze goes back to the Baroque Chaconne attributed to Tomaso Vitali, composing an extended (26 minutes), virtuosic set of variations for violin and orchestra that preserves the repeating harmonic structure of Vitali's music while steadily growing in complexity. Arien des Orpheus is an elegiac suite from his full-length ballet Orpheus, based on the Greek myth. And in Barcarola, a darkly impressive work for large orchestra, Henze imaginatively and theatrically depicts...
...quickly rising talent in the United States since his debut at age 16 in Carnegie Hall. He has shown up everywhere from Mostly Mozart concerts with Yo Yo Ma at Lincoln Center to solo appearances with the Israeli Symphony. He recently recorded the Mendelssohn and Bruch (G minor) violin concerti. However, his most recent accomplishment, a recording of Kreisler pieces and arrangements, shows he lacks good taste and ability in program selection. These Kreisler shorts have been encore pieces for violinistic virtuosos since they were first recorded by Kreisler in the mid-1920s. They are all repetitious, and a recital...
...Style of Giuseppe Tartini." But he sometimes tried to fool other composers by publishing old-style pieces under the names of 18th century composers (for example, "Andantino by Padre Martini.") Kreisler saves face by striking a balance between technicality and musicianship. Unlike Paganini, Wieniawski, Ysaye and other violin virtuosi-composers, he has warm melodies, sweet harmonies...
...BEAT Kreisler playing Kreisler. Maybe he developed his individuality from giving up the violin in his teens, joining the army and studying to become a doctor. Maybe it was his training at Vienna and the Paris Conservatoire before he was 12. In any event, the charm of Mintz's recording of the three pieces mentioned disappears in the others' lack of diversity in phrasing and tone color. Mintz sometimes plays too fast, too strong or too rubato. Some of his accents and tenutos (notes slightly lengthened for effect) are either too numerous or unnatural. Mintz' basically solid performance will give...
...ailing as well. Once an elegant address on Manhattan's Upper West Side, it is now suffering from the not-so-benign neglect of the landlord. Margaret Mary's chief joy and solace is playing the piano, mostly Strauss and Chopin waltzes in tandem with a violin-playing "maiden lady" of about 50 named Cara Varnum (Dorothy Lou-don). Both actresses "fake" their instruments stylishly...