(Decca)黎奇：1950-1960經典錄音 5CD

小提琴家黎奇（RUGGIERO RICCI, 1918-2012）剛於2012年八月六日過世，為了紀念他的音樂成就，DECCA特別將他數年前發行過錄音作品重新發行。黎奇在五○至六○年代時為DECCA的專屬音樂家，這套5張CD的專輯便是當時的錄音。

黎奇自小就是一位小提琴奇才，14歲已巡迴歐洲各地演出。他不僅是個天才兒童，日後更成功轉型為成熟的音樂大師。他屬於炫技型的演奏家，爆發力強，喜歡偏快的速度，擅長演奏的曲目範圍極廣，各式曲目類型無所不包，演奏帕格尼尼、薩拉沙泰等人炫技的作品，極具個人特色。專輯所收錄的作品幾乎均為首度以ＣＤ形式發行，十分珍貴。

曲目

CD1
PAGANINI
24 Caprices, op.1

Recorded:
[Decca LXT 2588 / NB: available on POCL-4721 (complete) - RMcG has a copy]
Paganini Caprices are first international CD release
tt: 70:15

CD2
PAGANINI
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
[1] I Allegro maestoso (cadenza Paganini arr.Sauret)  15:01
[2] II Adagio  5:56
[3] III Rondo: Allegro spirituoso 7:33

Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, op.7 “La campanella'
[4] I Allegro maestoso (cadenza Arthur Balsam)  13:23
[5] II Adagio  6:36
[6] III Rondo  7:21

[7] Ravel: Tzigane*   10:15

New Symphony Orchestra / Anthony Collins (Paganini)
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet*
Recording producers: Victor Olof (Paganini); James Walker (Ravel)
Recording engineers: xxx (Paganini); Roy Wallace, Gil Went (Ravel)
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, February 1955 (Paganini); Victoria Hall, Geneva, March 1959 (Ravel)
[Decca LXT 5075 tracks 1-6 / NB: available on POCL-3916 (complete) - RMcG has a copy; SXL 2155 / Z/SAR 1691 track 7]
Paganini Concertos & Ravel are first international CD release
tt: 65:52

CD 3
RICHARD STRAUSS
Violin Sonata in E flat major, op.18
[1] I Allegro, ma non troppo 10:39
[2] II Improvisation: Andante cantabile 7:38
[3] III Finale: Andante  8:26

WEBER
6 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, op.10a
Sonata No.1 in F major
[4] I Allegro  2:17
[5] II Romanze (Larghetto) 1:58
[6] III Rondo (Amabile) 2:33

Sonata No.2 in G major
[7] I Carattere espagnuolo (Moderato)  2:34
[8] II Adagio      3:06
[9] III Air polonaise (Rondo: Allegro)  2:09

Sonata No.3 in D minor
[10] I Air russe (Allegro moderato) 1:46
[11] II Rondo (Presto)  2:15

Sonata No.4 in E flat major 
[12] I Moderato  3:24
[13] II Rondo (Vivace)  1:53

Sonata No.5 in A major
[14] I Andante con moto 3:18
[15] II Siciliano (Allegretto) 2:51

Sonata No.6 in C major
[16] I Allegro con fuoco 2:49
[17] II Largo – Polacca  5:28
 
Carlo Bussotti piano
Recording producer:
Recording engineer:
Recorded: London, February 1954 (Weber)
[Decca LXT 2818 (Strauss) / LXT 2959 (Weber) / NB: available on POCL-4722 (complete) - RMcG has a copy]
Strauss & Weber are first international CD releases
tt: 65:32

CD 4
[1] Bizet: Carmen – Fantaisie, op.25   12:49

[2] Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, op.20   8:12

[3] Saint-Saens: Havanaise, op.83     9:12

[4] Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, op.28  8.33

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole*
[5] I Allegro non troppo 7:43
[6] II Scherzando: Allegro molto 4:25
[7] III Intermezzo: Allegretto ma non tropp 6:05
[8] IV Andante  6:13
[9] V Rondo: Allegro  8:28

London Symphony Orchestra / Piero Gamba
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet*
Recording producers: James Walker, Ray Minshull [1]-[4]; James Walker [5]-[9]
Recording engineers: A Reeve, J Timms [1]-[4]; Roy Wallace, Gil Went [5]-[9]
Recorded: Victoria Hall, Geneva, March 1959 [5]-[9]; Kingsway Hall, London, September 1959 [1]-[4]
[Decca SXL 2197 / SXL 2155* / available (complete) on 452 309-2]
tt: 72:19

CD 5
HINDEMITH
Sonata for solo violin, op.31 no.1
[1] I Sehr lebhafte Achtel 01:37
[2] II Sehr langsame Viertel  02:42
[3] III Sehr lebhafte Viertel 01:58
[4] IV Intermezzo: Lied ganz leise und zart zu spielen   01:54
[5] V Prestissimo  01:42

Sonata for solo violin, op.31 no.2
[6] I Leichte bewegte Viertel 01:58
[7] II Ruhig bewegte Achtel  02:24
[8] III Gemachlichte Viertel 01:05
[9] IV Funf Variationen uber das Lied “Komm, lieber Mai'     03:57

PROKOFIEV
Sonata for solo violin, op.115
[10] I Moderato  04:35
[11] II Andante dolce  03:14
[12] III Con brio  03:38

KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto
[13] I Allegro con fermezza 16:10
[14] II Andante sostenuto 12:22
[15] III Allegro vivace  10:32

London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anatole Fistoulari
Recording producer: Whelen (Khachaturian)
Recording engineer: Cress (Khachaturian)
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, July 1956 (Khachaturian); April 1960 (Prokofiev; Hindemith)
[Decca SXL 2240 / Z/SAR 1780/1781 (Hindemith); Z/SAR 1779 (Prokofiev); LXT 5259 / 448 253-2 tracks 4-6 (Khachaturian)]