Conductor(s): Ungrangsee, Bundit
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Concerto; Instrumental; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.572643-45
Barcode: 747313264377
Release Date: 05/2011

ELGAR, E.: Violin Music (Bisengaliev, Frith, Bisengalieva, West Kazakhstan Philharmonic, Ungrangsee)

For more than two decades before he achieved fame and financial security as England’s foremost composer, the young Edward Elgar earned a living as a violinist and violin teacher. Beside such evergreens as Sospiri, Chansons de Matin and de Nuit, Salut d’amour and his substantial Violin Sonata and Concerto, this Naxos anthology includes a treasury of lesser-known works, both charming salon pieces and astonishingly demanding études. ‘Bisengaliev is a sensational player of intense musicality and tonal splendour. He delights in the nostalgia and demand of these pieces, bringing them glowingly alive, finding depth where others see only charm.’ (BBC Music Magazine, August 1999)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
1I. Allegro17:05
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
2II. Andante10:47
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
3III. Allegro molto18:26
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
4I. Allegro piacevole03:18
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
5II. Larghetto05:17
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
6III. Allegretto02:55
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ungrangsee, Bundit (Conductor)
Disc 2
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
1Romance, Op. 105:05
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
23 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 10: No. 1. Mazurka (version for violin and piano)02:50
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
3Bizarrerie, Op. 13, No. 202:33
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Szigeti, Joseph - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
4Serenade (arr. J. Szigeti for violin and piano)02:32
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
5Idyll, Op. 4, No. 103:24
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
6Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 203:06
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
7Chanson de nuit, Op. 15, No. 104:12
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
8La capricieuse, Op. 1704:21
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
9Gavotte05:11
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
10Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op. 12 (version for violin and piano)02:54
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Reed, William Henry - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
11Etude caprice (with piano accompaniment by W.H. Reed)03:53
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
12May Song (version for violin and piano)03:28
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
13Virelai, Op. 4, No. 302:52
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
14Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands: No. 2. In Hammersbach (version for violin and piano)02:52
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
15Carissima (version for violin and piano)03:06
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Szigeti, Joseph - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
16Adieu (arr. J. Szigeti for violin and piano)02:47
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
17A.02:36
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
18B.01:40
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
19C.01:22
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
20D.03:05
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
21E.02:55
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Disc 3
Elgar, Edward
Schneider, F. Louis - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
1Sursum corda, Op. 11, "Elevation"04:36
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
2Pastourelle, Op. 4, No. 202:54
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Henley, William Ernest - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
3No. 3. The Marksman04:45
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
4No. 1. The Dance04:06
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Griffiths, Eirian - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
5Sospiri, Op. 70 (arr. E. Griffiths for violin and piano)04:06
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Beraud, Victor
Elgar, Edward - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
6Berceuse - Petite reine (arr. E. Elgar for violin and piano)03:28
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Polyblank, Christopher - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
7Polonaise in D Minor (completed by C. Polyblank)04:39
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Reed, William Henry - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
8Nursery Suite: VII. Dreaming-Envoy02:36
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
9Mot d'amour, Op. 13: No. 1. Mot d'amour01:59
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Polyblank, Christopher - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
10Valse on Themes by Elgar (completed by C. Polyblank)02:31
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
11Reminiscences02:10
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Blair, Hugh - Arranger
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
12The Crown of India, Op. 66: Interlude (arr. H. Blair for violin and piano)02:16
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Elgar, Edward
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
13Allegretto on G–E–D–G–E03:58
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
14I. Allegro08:10
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
15II. Romance07:45
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
16III. Allegro non troppo08:29
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Frith, Benjamin (piano)
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Bisengalieva, Camilla (oboe)
17Fugue in D Minor01:43
Bisengaliev, Marat (violin)
Bisengalieva, Camilla (oboe)

Total Playing Time: 03:14:43