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Echoes of Time - Hélène Grimaud (piano); Lisa Batiashvili (violin); Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor)
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  1. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99)
  2. V & V, for violin & taped voice with string orchestra
  3. Dances of the Dolls (7), suite for piano (arr. from the ballet suites for orchestra): Lyrical Waltz
  4. Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin & piano
  5. Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14

As a debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon, Lisa Batiashvili's Echoes of Time works reasonably well because it demonstrates a seriousness of purpose that any rising violinist would wish to convey and provides a showcase for her virtuosity. Dmitry Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 sets a keynote of gravitas and introduces us to the theme of the album, which is that the works presented here were influenced in one way or another by the culture and politics of the Soviet Union. Batiashvili, a native of Georgia, has an ...

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Echoes of Time 2011, Deutsche Grammophon

UPC: 028947792994

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