Chen, Ray (Violin) / Ray Chen Virtuoso: Bach, Franck, Tartini, Wieniawski
| Album: | Ray Chen Virtuoso: Bach, Franck, Tartini, Wieniawski | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Chen, Ray (Violin) | Added: | May 2011 | |
| Label: | Sony Classical | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-06-12 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-14 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 24 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 26 | Jun 19 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 20, 2011: | consummate classical
Allegro - Quasi Lento - Tempo I (8:26) |
4. | Jun 29, 2011: | consummate classical
Bach, Js. Chacone (From Parita In D Min, Bwv 1004) (15:16) |
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| 2. | Jul 18, 2011: | Mixed Up Class
Bach: Chaconne, (from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004) |
5. | Jun 21, 2011: | Bisous Bojoux
Tartini, G. "The Devil's Trill" Sonata, G Min. |
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| 3. | Jul 06, 2011: | consummate classical
Bach, Js. Chacone (From Parita In D Min, Bwv 1004) (15:16) |
6. | Jun 17, 2011: | gilt
Allegro Enrgico (4:07) |
Album Review
Larry Koran
Reviewed 2011-05-31
Reviewed 2011-05-31
Chen, Ray / Ray Chen, Virtuoso
Label: Sony Classical
Larry K.
Reviewed 2011-05-28
RAY CHEN: Virtuoso (Bach, Franck, Tartini, Wieniawski)
Sony Classical, 2011
CLASSICAL. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is a compelling young violinist. The Devil’s Trill Sonata by Tartini (1692-1770), who composed more than 100 violin concertos and sonatas, opens with a mysterious and beautiful introduction demanding progressively more virtuosity. Many violinists regarded it as too difficult to play. JS Bach’s Chaconne from the Partita in D Minor is a hauntingly beautiful series of variations that stay in the mind long after first hearing. Wieniawski (1835-1880) was a child prodigy violinist who began composing after meeting Chopin. Légende was written when his beloved’s parents opposed his engagement; it changed their minds. Franck (1822-1890) composed his Violin Sonata, one of his most popular works, as a wedding gift for the violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
1. (3:15) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Slow, melancholic.
2. (4:07) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Upbeat, 4/4, minor key, bouncy.
3. (7:40) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Minor, rapid and lyric interludes alternate
4. (15:25) Bach, Chaconne. Lyric, dramatic, inspiring variations
5. (7:54) Wieniawski. Légende. Minor key, a singing melody of love.
6. (12:09) Wieniawski. Variations. Virtuoso variations on a heroic theme
7. (6:15) Franck. Sonata. Allegretto. Bittersweet melody, yearning
8. (8:26) Franck. Sonata. Allegro. Agitated ascending melody, reaching sunlight, plunging back,
9. (7:47) Franck. Sonata. Recitativo. Brooding, impassioned, rhapsodic
10. (6:25) Franck. Sonata. Allegretto. Cheerful, celebratory.
Label: Sony Classical
Larry K.
Reviewed 2011-05-28
RAY CHEN: Virtuoso (Bach, Franck, Tartini, Wieniawski)
Sony Classical, 2011
CLASSICAL. Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is a compelling young violinist. The Devil’s Trill Sonata by Tartini (1692-1770), who composed more than 100 violin concertos and sonatas, opens with a mysterious and beautiful introduction demanding progressively more virtuosity. Many violinists regarded it as too difficult to play. JS Bach’s Chaconne from the Partita in D Minor is a hauntingly beautiful series of variations that stay in the mind long after first hearing. Wieniawski (1835-1880) was a child prodigy violinist who began composing after meeting Chopin. Légende was written when his beloved’s parents opposed his engagement; it changed their minds. Franck (1822-1890) composed his Violin Sonata, one of his most popular works, as a wedding gift for the violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
1. (3:15) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Slow, melancholic.
2. (4:07) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Upbeat, 4/4, minor key, bouncy.
3. (7:40) Tartini, Devil’s Trill. Minor, rapid and lyric interludes alternate
4. (15:25) Bach, Chaconne. Lyric, dramatic, inspiring variations
5. (7:54) Wieniawski. Légende. Minor key, a singing melody of love.
6. (12:09) Wieniawski. Variations. Virtuoso variations on a heroic theme
7. (6:15) Franck. Sonata. Allegretto. Bittersweet melody, yearning
8. (8:26) Franck. Sonata. Allegro. Agitated ascending melody, reaching sunlight, plunging back,
9. (7:47) Franck. Sonata. Recitativo. Brooding, impassioned, rhapsodic
10. (6:25) Franck. Sonata. Allegretto. Cheerful, celebratory.
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