PAGANINI / SHMUEL ASHKENASI – VIOLIN CONCERTOS 1 & 2 LP – Nr MINT UK 1976 CLASSICAL

Paganini / Shmuel Ashkenasi – Violin Concerto No. 1 & No. 2 “La Campanella”
(Deutsch Grammophon Records  1976  2535207)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

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Shmuel Ashkenasi (born January 11, 1941) is an Israeli violinist and teacher.

The Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6, was composed by Niccolò Paganini and dates from the mid-to-late 1810s. It was premiered in Naples, Italy on 31 March 1819.

The Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7, was composed by Niccolò Paganini in Italy in 1826. The third movement owes its nickname “La Campanella” or “La Clochette” to the little bell which Paganini uses to presage each recurrence of the rondo theme. The bell motif is also imitated in the orchestra and in some of the soloist’s passages featuring string harmonics. The outcome is a very transparent texture, with the rondo theme having hints of musical qualities associated with Romani music. This movement has served as the basis of compositions by other composers, such as the Étude S. 140 No. 3 “La campanella” by Liszt, and Strauss I’s Walzer à la Paganini Op. 11.

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