Transcribing well-known and easily identifiable pieces is a dangerous prospect as it automatically begs a comparison between the original and transcribed version. This is especially true when taking works from the violin literature -- a more nimble instrument -- and transcribing it for the cello -- which certainly is not a cumbersome instrument, but definitely has more distance to cover. Alexander Rudin opens his album Capriccioso: Under the Blue Skies with several such works. In an extremely valiant and entertaining effort ...
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Transcribing well-known and easily identifiable pieces is a dangerous prospect as it automatically begs a comparison between the original and transcribed version. This is especially true when taking works from the violin literature -- a more nimble instrument -- and transcribing it for the cello -- which certainly is not a cumbersome instrument, but definitely has more distance to cover. Alexander Rudin opens his album Capriccioso: Under the Blue Skies with several such works. In an extremely valiant and entertaining effort, Rudin opens with Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Listening to Rudin scurry around his instrument makes his abundant technical skills quite obvious. Intonation is generally quite solid save for some difficulties in chordal passages. The only major fault with his performance is the occasional need to take some passages at a slower speed. While this is obviously necessary for technical purposes, the sudden slowing takes away from the momentum and capriciousness of the...
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Alexander Alyabyev; Anton Arensky; Camille Saint-Saëns; Charles Gounod; Johannes Brahms; Niccolò Paganini;... New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
