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Itzhak Perlman, Castelnuovo Tedesco - Violin Concertos No. 2 'The Prophets'; Ben-Haim - Violin Concerto / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta / EMI Classics Audio CD 1992 Stereo
UPC 077775429626
Itzhak Perlman (Hebrew: יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violinist widely considered one of the greatest violinists in the world. Perlman has performed worldwide and throughout the United States, in venues that have included a State Dinner at the White House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, and at President Barack Obama's inauguration. He has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Westchester Philharmonic. In 2015, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perlman has won 16 Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and four Emmy Awards.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an Italian composer, pianist and writer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In 1939 he immigrated to the United States and became a film composer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for some 200 Hollywood movies for the next fifteen years. He also wrote concertos for Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky.
| Label: | EMI Classics – 077775429626 |
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| Format: |
CD, Stereo
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
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Violin Concerto N°2 , Op.66 "I Profeti" / "The Prophets" |
| 1 | 1. Grave E Meditativo - Allegro Appassionato (Isaiah | 12:33 | |
| 2 | 2. Espressivo E Dolente (Jeremiah | 10:12 | |
| 3 | 3. Fiero Ed Impetuoso | 7:47 | |
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Violin Concerto |
| 4 | 1. Allegro | 7:07 | |
| 5 | 2. Andante Affettuoso | 4:58 | |
| 6 | 3. Vivo | 7:39 |
- Conductor – Zubin Mehta
- Orchestra – Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Violin – Itzhak Perlman
