Rhine Classics

Rosand memoriam RH029

Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)

A worthy release of outstanding playing [SG]

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Fritz Kreisler (violin/piano) American Portrait (Rhine Classics)

Of limited interest to Kreisler collectors [SG]

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Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)

Live sonata performances from a Heifetz protégé who became his own man [JW]

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Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)

The vibrant, alluring art of arch-Romanticist, Aaron Rosand [JW]

senofsky virtuoso RH030

Berl Senofsky (violin): American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)

Strong, masculine playing from Berl Senofsky – along with some less than stellar performances [JW]

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Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)

A pleasing addition to Friedman’s discography with these first CD releases [SG]

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Paganini: Violin Concerto No 2 & 24 Caprices (Rhine Classics)

A Romanian Paganini specialist whose career trailed away [JW]

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Berl Senofsky (violin) American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)

Although something of a mixed bag, there’s much to please the Senofsky admirer enshrined in these two discs [SG]

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Fritz Kreisler (violin/piano) American Portrait (Rhine Classics)

The piano rolls are real but the concert is not what it says on the tin [JW]

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Paganini: Violin Concerto No 2 & 24 Caprices (Rhine Classics)

An exciting discovery [SG]

Christian Ferras (violin): à la mémoire d’un ange (Rhine Classics)

A violinist who represented the very best attributes of the Franco-Belgian School [SG]

Fiorentino unissued early RH026

Sergio Fiorentino (piano) Early Live and Unissued Takes (Rhine)

A live concerto flanked by other rare material shows the breadth of Fiorentino’s talent [JW]

Heifetz New York RH025

Jascha Heifetz (violin) New York Concerts (Rhine Classics)

Heifetz fans, of which I’m one, shouldn’t hesitate [SG]

Ferras memoire RH023

Christian Ferras (violin) (Rhine Classics)

A 5-CD, finely upholstered salute to a great musician [JW]

Szeryng rediscovered RH027

Henryk Szeryng (violin) Rediscovered (Rhine)

One of the twentieth century’s greatest violinists, a musical aristocrat with superb polished technique and a phenomenal intellect [SG]