Imserba Webstore - Romance of the Violin

	List Price: $18.97 Our Price: $11.99 Your Save: $ 6.98 ( 37% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
Average Customer Rating: [ not yet rated ]
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0827968789422 Feature: Condition: Used - Very Good Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 2003-10-28 Studio: Sony
Features Condition: Used - Very Good
Related Items Voice of the Violin The Essential Joshua Bell French Impressions At Home With Friends Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Editorial Reviews: Every track on this CD contains a beautiful melody, many of them easily recognizable, all of them exuding tranquility. "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi opens the disc, with Bell delicately accompanied by a harp and spinning the long melody with great sensitivity. Bellini's "Casta diva" from Norma lives up to its reputation as the epitome of bel canto in Bell's hands; his violin sings. The middle movement of Mozart's 21st Piano Concerto takes well to the violin, and Debussy's "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" is played with great warmth and sensuality. It would be easy to turn a recital like this into treacle, but Bell is wise enough to realize that the music is already sweet enough and he plays with great reserve and a minimum of sentimental slides. The light accompaniments always support, with woodwinds prominent but used with grace. This CD, in short, is a beauty: a fine gift, a lovely mood setter. --Robert Levine