Track Listing

1. Allegro Appassionato -
2. Andante Ma Non Tanto -
3. Allegro Con Brio - Un Poco Piu Vivo
4. Gavotte: Moderato
5. Idylle: Andantino
6. Intermezzo: Allegro Assai Ma Non Troppo
7. Finale: Mouvement Du Premier Morceau - Allegro Vivace
8. Allegro Con Fuoco
9. Larghetto
10. Allegro Non Troppo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #196939 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Amazon.com
Jenó Hubay was a virtuoso violinist, composer, and teacher whose works epitomize late Romantic music's melodic charms. That's certainly true of these pieces, which teem with hummable melodies and telling instrumental gestures. The First Concerto lives up to its subtitle of "Concerto dramatique," starting with a bold orchestral declaration that leads into a meltingly beautiful solo cadenza. The slow movement is a pastorale whose opening, with harp and flute, hints of impressionism, and the final Allegro con brio has all the fireworks you expect from a Romantic showpiece. The early Suite is in four melodically attractive movements; the third, an Intermezzo, is unforgettable in substance and performance. The Second Concerto is most notable for its Larghetto movement, a lyric poem of exceptional beauty, here spun with idiomatic phrasing and splendid legato by Hagai Shaham, whose dazzling playing throughout the disc makes him an outstanding advocate for a composer who deserves our attention. Shaham's partners are in fine form as well, Brabbins' stylish conducting and the orchestra adding to the disc's attractions. -- Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

Again, Hagai Shaham at his best
In this wonderful CD Hagai Shaham adds an amazing performance of violin concertos 1 and 2 (plus sonata Op. 5) to a previous excellent CD with concertos 3 and 4. This completes his recordings of the four that Hubay wrote. His sound is beautiful, a major characteristic of his playing. This is true regardless of the music's nature: either fast and virtuosic, or slow and emotional; stormy and strong or quiet and tender. No doubt, he is one of the best violinists today, and compared successfully also with the great violinists of the past (that have recordings).