{"product_id":"fantasies-rhapsodies-daydreams","title":"Fantasies, Rhapsodies \u0026 Daydreams","description":"This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Thrilling flights of fancy abound from violinist Arabella Steinbacher in Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams Spectacular virtuoso playing, bravura passagework and show-stopping melodies are balanced with wistful lyricism and sublime tone painting in this irresistible programme of perennial favourites, played with elan by the violinist Arabella Steinbacher with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, conducted by Lawrence Foster in this new release from Pentatone.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  From the high jinks and outrageous showmanship of Franz Waxman's Carmen Fantasie and Pablo de Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, to the fearsome technical demands of Ravel's Tzigane and the exquisite refinement of Saint-Saens' Havanaise and Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, this album harks back to an earlier era of violin playing. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  REVIEW: \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Were someone to ask me to suggest a disc to introduce them to the violin, I might well steer them in the direction of this one. I rather like the way she pushes on in the central section of  \u003ci\u003eThe Lark Ascending\u003c\/i\u003e, and it cleverly elides into the beginning of Saint-Saens's  \u003ci\u003eHavanaise\u003c\/i\u003e. This, the  \u003ci\u003eIntroduction and Rondo capriccio\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ravel's  \u003ci\u003eTzigane\u003c\/i\u003e are given excellent performances. The standout performance comes with the  \u003ci\u003eMeditation\u003c\/i\u003e from Massanet's  \u003ci\u003eThais\u003c\/i\u003e, done with breathtaking beauty, a turn-on for any newcomer to the violin. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  – Gramophone","brand":"PENTATONE","offers":[{"title":"SACD","offer_id":48985187057944,"sku":"827949053665","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3445409.jpg?v=1777676994","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/fantasies-rhapsodies-daydreams","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}