{"product_id":"880040216322","title":"Rimma Sushanskaya - Howells:Elegy - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRimma Sushanskaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLima Sushanskaya \u0026amp; London National Symphony Orchestra! A collection of works for British string orchestra!\" The violinist Rima Sushanskaya, \"the last of Oistrakh's disciples,\" has captivated audiences around the world with her performances in the spirit of Oistrakh, and was acclaimed by the Washington Post as \"one of the greatest violinists alive today. In recent years, in addition to her activities as a violinist, she has also demonstrated her exceptional talent as a conductor, and has already appeared on the podium at major concert halls in Europe and Asia, where her reputation is growing ever stronger. He has recorded masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms with the National Symphony Orchestra in London, and this is his second recording for the Quartz label in the UK, after QTZ2146, a recording of Brahms's Symphony No. 2. The album, titled \"Elegy,\" is a collection of beautiful modern British string orchestral works, and it is a lovely program that allows one to indulge in a gentle kind of introspection and pondering, without encountering the heartache and anguish of Barber's \"Adagio\" or R. Strauss' \"Metamorphosis.The English booklet includes a foreword by Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist, brother of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, famous for The Phantom of the Opera, and son of composer William Lloyd Webber, who also recorded two works on this album), and includes Julian's It discusses interesting connections between Julian's godfather Howells, Vaughan Williams, whom his parents studied with, and his mother's violin lessons with Elgar's close friend and first biographer, W.H. Reed. Philip Dukes, who plays solo viola in the Howells' work, is a member of the Nash Ensemble and has been described by The Times as \"the most outstanding viola player in England. A close friend of Julian's, he also made the first recording of William Lloyd Webber's Sonatina for viola.                                                                                    Tokyo M-Plus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quartz (Jazz, Classical \/ Uk)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383361016097,"sku":"880040216322","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/880040216322.jpg?v=1727682345","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/it-it\/products\/880040216322","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}