Between the Clouds Violin Piano Signum

Between the Clouds

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SIG 652

Between the Clouds

Label Catalogue Number:
SIGCD652

Running Time: 71:30

Release Date: November 2020
Originally recorded in 2020

Composer
Henryk Wieniawski

Composer
Leopold Godowski / Jascha Heifetz

Composer
Fritz Kreisler

Composer
Sir Edward Elgar

Composer
Pablo de Sarasate

Composer
Niccolò Paganini

Composer
Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Composer arr. Charlie Siem
Benjamin Britten

Solo violin
Charlie Siem

Solo piano
Itamar Golan

Producer
Andrew Keener

Engineer 21st & 22nd Jan 2020
Mike Hatch

Engineer 23rd Jan 2020
Tom Lewington

Venue 21st 23rd January 2020
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, U.K.

Genre:
Violin
Piano

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HENRYK WIENIAWSKI

Polonaise No.1 in D major, Op.4

5:33

LEOPOLD GODOWSKI / JASCHA HEIFETZ

Alt Wien

2:28

FRITZ KREISLER

Tambourin chinois, Op.3

3:48

Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op.6

4:42

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI

Légende, Op.17

7:38

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

Chanson de Matin, Op.15 No.2

2:51

Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1

4:31

PABLO DE SARASATE

Introduction et Tarentelle, Op.43

4:56

FRITZ KREISLER

3 Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen

Schön Rosmarin

2:08

10.

Liebesfreud

3:25

11.

Liebesleid

3:23

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI

12.

Polonaise Brillante No.2 in A major, Op.21

9:49

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI

13.

Cantabile, MS109 Op.17

3:18

TOMASO ANTONIO VITALI

14.

Chaconne in G minor

10:49

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

arr. Charlie Siem

15.

The Sally Gardens

2:11

Total time: 71:30

Solo: Charlie Siem violin

Solo: Itamar Golan piano

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Reviews

“… Siem and Golan’s performances are technically and musically first-rate. The recorded sound is quite fine, with a realistic acoustic that showcases the musicians’ lovely tone, with each instrument given its due… This is a lovely recital. Fans of these artists, and those who prefer a more straightforward view of the works. Need not hesitate… Recommended.”

Ken Meltzer – Fanfare – July/August 2021

“… At his [Siem] best – which is most of the time – Siem is amazing: his intonation (especially) is impeccable, his bowing is not far behind. The performances here of some of the Kreisler pieces (‘Tambourin chinois’ in particular), of the Wieniawski polonaises and ‘Legende’, and of the Sarasate ‘Introduction et Tarantelle’ rival any I’ve heard. It’s the clarity of the bowing that get you; there seems no possibility of error…”

Michelle Thomson – American Record Guide – March/April 2021

“… It speaks volumes about Charlie Siem that he is able, in such an apparently easy and nonchalant manner, to emulate all the best qualities of these [Heifetz, Kreisler, Rosand, Menuhin, Elman & Oistrakh] great masters of the past and yet stamp his own personality on these gems of repertoire. Without an iron-clad technique one, of course, might as well not bother but the other essential quality – unteachable and sorely missing in the armoury of so many players today – is charm. It is a quality that Siem has in abundance. He is helped not a little in his endeavours by Itamar Golan…”

Jeremy Nicholas – Gramophone magazine – April 2021

"... Siem draws a rich, warm tone from his 1735 Guarneri del Gesù “D’Egvill” violin on an absolute gem of a CD."

Terry Robins – thewholenote.com – 7 February 2021

“A whistle-stop tour of violin virtuoso showpieces … Siem faces up to the challenges set by Kreisler and co with gusto.” *****

Jeremy Pound – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) – March 2021

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