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The Music Treasury for 1 July 2018 — Violinist Michael Rabin, Part 2

by | Jul 1, 2018 | Streams and Podcasts

The Music Treasury for 1 July 2018 — Violinist Michael Rabin, Part 2 This week’s show can be heard between 19:00 and 21:00 PDT from its host station KZSU at Stanford University in the Bay Area on 1 July 2018, concurrently streamed at kzsu.stanford.edu.  As always, Dr Gary Lemco host the show. Michael Rabin, American Violinist We continue our tribute to Michael Rabin (1935-1972), whose stellar career became marred by bouts of mental illness (anxiety disorder) and possible drug abuse. His return to the active stage and concert work lasted only seven years, 1965-1972.  From public broadcasts and various tour appearances, we present some of the rare moments in his performance history not exemplified by his commercial recordings. Program: Paganini: Caprice No. 17 in E-flat (NBC, Voohees, 1950) Paganini: Caprice No. 9 (NYC 1970, WQXR) Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante in D Major, Op. 4 (Sydney, 1952) Ravel: Tzigane (Sydney, 1952) Faure: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13 (Berlin, 1961) Falla (arr. Kreisler): Danse espagnole from La vida breve (BTH, Voorhees) Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1 (1952, BTH, Voorhees) Massenet: Elegie (w/B. Sullivan, 1955) Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 (w/S. Caston, Denver Sarasate: […]

The Music Treasury for 23 June 2018 — Violinist Michael Rabin

The Music Treasury for 23 June 2018 — Violinist Michael Rabin

by | Jun 23, 2018 | Streams and Podcasts

The Music Treasury this week is featuring recordings by violinist Michael Rabin, who had an exceptional career in the 1900s, albeit a tragically short one.  Rabin showed deep musical talents at very early ages, studied with Heifetz and Galamian when quite young, with his Carnegie Hall debut performing Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5.  More information of Michael Rabin can be found below, along with details of the program for the evening. This week’s show can be heard between 19:00 and 21:00 PDT from its host station KZSU at Stanford University in the Bay Area, or in its concurrent streaming at kzsu.stanford.edu.  As always, Dr Gary Lemco host the show. Michael Rabin, American violinist.  Michael Rabin (May 2, 1936 – January 19, 1972) has been described as “one of the most talented and tragic violin virtuosi of his generation.” His complete Paganini “24 Caprices” for solo violin are available as a single CD, and an additional six-CD set contains most of his concerto recordings. Despite his brief career—he died at 35—they remain seminal recordings of each of the recorded pieces. Michael Rabin was of Romanian-Jewish descent. His mother, Jeanne, was a Juilliard-trained pianist, and his father, George, was a violinist in the New […]