| Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 | ||||
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| Released | 1 June 2005 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 72:39 | |||
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
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Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 is the first studio album by Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti.
Benedetti's debut album released on the Deutsche Grammophon label in April 2005 includes Szymanowski's Concerto No. 1, the Chausson Poème , the Havanaise by Saint-Saëns, and a trio of contemplative miniatures by Massenet, Brahms (arranged by Jascha Heifetz) and John Tavener, the last of which, Fragment for the Virgin, was written for her. [1] [2] [3]
The album's release in the USA was in May 2006. [4]
Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar".
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