Jacqueline du Pré, Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim – Beethoven: Piano Trios (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Jacqueline du Pré, Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim – Beethoven: Piano Trios (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 04:23:18 minutes | 9,48 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics

Could this be the definitive version of the admirable cycle of Beethoven’s piano trios? Surrounding Jacqueline du Pré then at the peak of her artistic talent are her closest musical partners Daniel Barenboim and Pinchas Zukerman. A power trio whose obvious affinity, mutual-understanding and equilibrium have made this recording a must-have for every chamber music lover.

It also includes the Gassenhauer Trio with clarinet, featuring Gervase de Peyer.

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Vaughan Williams & Elgar – The Lark Ascending; Tallis Fantasia; Introduction & Allegro; In Moonlight – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Vaughan Williams & Elgar – The Lark Ascending; Tallis Fantasia; Introduction & Allegro; In Moonlight – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:49 minutes | 1,3 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | Artwork: Digital Booklet | © Decca
Recorded: Cadogan Hall, London, 8 & 9 September 2015

This album, reflecting the love affair Pinchas Zukerman has had with English music since the late 1960s, contains the most beloved violin pieces by Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams, the towering figures of the English musical renaissance. Salut d’amour was immensely popular from the beginning but made Elgar virtually no money. The Lark Ascending had to wait until after Vaughan Williams’s death to become renowned throughout the English-speaking world.

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Leclair, Spohr, Wieniawski – Duets for Two Violins – Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Leclair, Spohr, Wieniawski – Duets for Two Violins – Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:38 minutes | 942 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Digital booklet | © Parlophone Records/Warner Classics
Recorded: Temple Church, London, 25 & 26 October 1976

The violin duet repertoire remains somewhat marginal, which explains the rarity of recitals such as this one, in which two star violinists appear opposite one another. Most works in the genre were written by virtuosos such as Leclair, Viotti, Spohr, Wieniawski and Ysaÿe, but composers of the calibre of Telemann, Michael Haydn, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Honegger and Bartók also took up the challenge. Given the restrictions imposed by having to combine the sound of two identical instruments whose primary role is more melodic than polyphonic, composers have tended to focus on thematic development, harmony and rhythm, resulting in highly imaginative explorations of the instrument’s technical potential.

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