{"product_id":"ruggiero-ricci-complete-american-decca-recordings-cd","title":"Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eSeveral legendary but long-unavailable recordings freshly remastered in a comprehensive 'original covers' set of Ruggiero Ricci's recordings for American Decca during the 1960s. With definitive accounts of the Tchaikovsky Concerto and the Paganini Caprices recorded in 1950, Ruggiero Ricci became established as a Decca artist in the early days of LP. A decade later he began recording for Decca's American division, and between 1960 and 1970 he made nine albums of solo, recital and concerto repertoire which are gathered here in one set for the first time. Ricci had already recorded some of the solo Bach sonatas and partitas, but in 1967 he made his first complete set for American Decca. Tully Potter's illuminating booklet essay explains how a snowstorm forced Ricci to hole up in a hotel for several days prior to the sessions, and his devoted his time to perfecting his interpretations of Bach. Ricci was renowned for the astonishing virtuosity that enabled him to tackle the Caprices and Concertos of Paganini without breaking sweat - he became the first great exponent of the composer in the LP era with his Decca recordings - and he remade the Second Concerto for American Decca in 1964 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Max Rudolf: one of several albums here receiving it's first international release on CD. The American Decca legacy of Ricci also included several 'concept albums' which soon became collector's items. The set opens with the first of them from 1964, on which the violinist plays The Four Seasons of Vivaldi on four different Strads, one for each concerto, with a string ensemble fielding another ten Strads for a uniquely rich string sound. Two years earlier, Ricci had made \"The Glory of Cremona\", which saw him play fifteen priceless violins in sessions attended by two security guards. Even these two projects pale beside the astonishing virtuosity on display in \"Bravura!\", which collects some of Ricci's favourite \"knuckle-breakers\" by Paganini, Wieniawski and Ernst. The set closes with another album new to CD, \"Violin Plus 1\" from 1970, which paired Ricci with five different musicians for a unique display of his versatility, accompanying soprano Lee Venora in Villa-Lobos, taking the spotlight in a Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for violin and harp, and meeting David Nadien as an equal in the Sonata for Two Violins by Prokofiev. As well as one of the last century's most spell-binding technicians on the violin, Ricci was a complete musician, to whom this set pays eloquent tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntonio Vivaldi - Concertos for Violin Strings and Continuo Op. 8 Nos. 1-4 'Le Quattro Stagioni' (The Four Seasons)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor Op. 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Camille Saint-Saëns - Violin Concerto No. 1 in a Major Op. 20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin BWV 1001*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin BWV 1002*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 2 in a Minor for Solo Violin BWV 1003*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin BWV 1004*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No. 3 in C Major for Solo Violin BWV 1005*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin BWV 1006*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pablo de Sarasate - 8 Danzas Españolas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pablo de Sarasate - Introduction Et Tarantelle Op. 43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pablo de Sarasate - Caprice Basque Op. 24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pablo de Sarasate - Serenata Andaluza Op. 28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Praeludium and Allegro 'In the Style of Pugnani'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Siciliano and Rigaudon 'In the Style of Francoeur'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane 'In the Style of Couperin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Rondino on a Theme By Beethoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Variations on a Theme By Corelli 'In the Style of Tartini'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice Op. 6 (For Solo Violin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Caprice Viennois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Tambourin Chinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Liebesfreud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - SCHÖN Rosmarin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - la Gitana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - the Old Refrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fritz Kreisler - la Chasse 'In the Style of Cartier'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 'Meet the Masters' - Ruggiero Ricci Interviewed By Victor Alexander*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jean-Antoine Desplanes - Intrada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pietro Nardini - Larghetto [Adagio] (From Violin Sonata No. 7 in B Flat Major Arr. David)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Antonio Vivaldi - Preludio (From Violin Sonata in C minor Op. 2 No. 7 RV 8)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Cantabile E Valser Op. 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Adagio (From Piano Sonata No. 4 in E Flat Major KV 282 Arr. Friedberg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dimitry Kabalevsky - Improvisation for Violin and Piano Op. 21 No. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Mélodie in E Flat Major Op. 42 No. 3 (From Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Francesco Maria Veracini - Largo (From Violin Sonata in a Major Op. 2 No. 6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Maria Theresia Von Paradis - Sicilienne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jeno Hubay - Violin Solo Op. 40A (From the Violin Maker of Cremona)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e George Frideric Handel - Andante (From Flute Sonata in B minor HWV 367B. Arr. As 'Larghetto' By Hubay)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Robert Schumann - Romance in a Major Op. 94 No. 2 (Arr. Kreisler)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor Woo 1 (Arr. Kreisler)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F Sharp minor Woo 1 (Arr. Kreisler)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Felix Mendelssohn - Lied Ohne Worte Op. 62 No. 1: Andante Espressivo 'May Breezes' (Arr. Kreisler)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Max Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26 (Excerpt) - Played on 15 Different Violins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pietro Locatelli - Capriccio (From the Harmonic Labyrinth Op. 3 No. 12)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Introduction and Variations on 'Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento' for Solo Violin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst - Airs Hongrois Variés Op. 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Franz Von Vecsey - Caprice No. 1: Le Vent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Henryk Wieniawski - Les Arpèges - Variations Sur L'hymne Autrichien (No. 6 of L'école Moderne Op. 10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Variations on a Theme of Joseph Weigl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst - Variations on 'The Last Rose of Summer' for Solo Violin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Variations on 'God Save the King' for Solo Violin Op. 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Antonio Vivaldi - Sonata in a Major for Violin and Continuo Op. 2 No. 2 RV 31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Camille Saint-Saëns - Fantaisie for Violin and Harp Op. 124\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Niccolò Paganini - Sonata No. 12 in E minor for Violin and Guitar Op. 3 No. 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Heitor Villa-Lobos - Suite for Voice and Violin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata for Two Violins in C Major Op. 56\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553819037970,"sku":"028948419883","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ruggiero-ricci-complete-american-decca-recordings-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}