The Best of Tasmin Little

 
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The Best of Tasmin Little
Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others

[ Chandos / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 10 July 2020

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Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. What better way to do so than ask her to select her own, personal favourites from her recorded career? An exclusive Chandos artist since 2010, Tasmin has made a series of recordings that have proved a cornerstone of the Chandos schedules for a decade, and feature a range of composers and styles of quite breath-taking variety. The first disc concentrates on concerti, and features both Walton's and Britten's concertos with Edward Gardner, along with the slow movement of her award-winning Elgar recording with Sir Andrew Davis. The second disc features works from Vivaldi though to Shostakovich via Brahms, and includes (among many other gems) her recording of Vaughan Williams's iconic The Lark Ascending. It also celebrates Tasmin's recital partnerships with three outstanding pianists: Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, and John Lenehan. As she writes in her booklet note: 'I am very happy that this final, double-CD set should reflect so many aspects of me as a musician; and I remain full of gratitude for the tremendous opportunities I have been given to play and record with the greatest musicians of today. I hope you all enjoy this final release.

Tracks:

SIR WILLIAM WALTON
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
(with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner)

SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Violin Concerto, Op.61 (Movement II)
(with Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op.15
(with BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner)

ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto, Op.8 No.1, RV269 'La primavera'
(with BBC Symphony Orchestra)

WILLIAM LLOYD-WEBBER
premiere recording
The Gardens of Eastwell (c.1980)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending (1914, revised 1920)

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Sonata No.1, Op.78 (1878-79) (excerpt)

SIR EDWARD ELGAR
premiere recordings in this arrangement
Chanson de matin, Op.15 No.2 (1899)
Salut d'amour, Op.12 (1888)

AMY BEACH
Romance, Op.23 (1893)

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Adagio, Op. post. 148, D897 (1827 or 1828)

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH
Romance from 'The Gadfly', Op.97a

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata, Op.24 'Spring' (1800-01) (excerpt)

VITTORIO MONTI
Csárdás (c.1904)

Elgar Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante