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Moszkowski: Works for Violin and Piano

Moszkowski / Rashidova / Grimwood Release Date: 12/11/2015
Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8573410 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Moritz Moszkowski Performer:  Daniel Grimwood ,  Nazrin Rashidova Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 18 Mins.

Moritz Moszkowski enjoyed a considerable international reputation as a composer and pianist, and was feted as the natural successor to Chopin. It is a mark of his music's success that it was arranged for countless ensembles and solo instruments. French violinist Emile Sauret transformed the popular Spanish Dances into virtuoso showpieces filled with all manner of impressive elaborations, Jascha Heifetz similarly turning Etincelles or "Sparks" into something brilliantly light and twinkling. The interaction of two violins makes the Suite highly dramatic, contrasting with the fine lyrical melody of Moszkowski's Serenata. Serenata. Read less