Violin Concerto n°1 In E flat, Op.6

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The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens. "Young Rabin dashed off the Paganini First Concerto in D Major with pyrotechnics so dazzling as to inspire one spectator to call out loudly : 'We have a second ... [Show more]

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The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens. "Young Rabin dashed off the Paganini First Concerto in D Major with pyrotechnics so dazzling as to inspire one spectator to call out loudly : 'We have a second Paganini God bless you'". So wrote Eugene Moore in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, regarding Michael Rabin's performance at Robin Hood Dell. Such admiration has been gracing the ears of Michael Rabin ever since he made his recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1950. The First Movement alternates between measure of diabolical difficulty, really joyous in their exhibitionism, and passages which are not only lyrical but tender. Many of Paganini's trademarks are to be found here: the running consecutive double stops, the artificial harmonies, the flying staccati, the incredible scuttling up and down the fingerboard.
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