The virtuoso violin works of Fritz Kreisler are a cornerstone of the violin repertoire, particularly for up-and-coming violinists eager to make their mark by demonstrating their technical prowess. All too many premiere albums, however, focus on these works, which can become rather vapid after 60+ minutes. Fortunately for listeners, 16-year-old violinist Caroline Goulding uses only four of Kreisler's charming works before moving on to bigger and better things. Considering her age and that this is her first album, Goulding ...
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The virtuoso violin works of Fritz Kreisler are a cornerstone of the violin repertoire, particularly for up-and-coming violinists eager to make their mark by demonstrating their technical prowess. All too many premiere albums, however, focus on these works, which can become rather vapid after 60+ minutes. Fortunately for listeners, 16-year-old violinist Caroline Goulding uses only four of Kreisler's charming works before moving on to bigger and better things. Considering her age and that this is her first album, Goulding offers up an impressively ambitious program. Following a playfully spirited performance of the four Kreisler shorts, Goulding jumps right in to the intensely demanding Corigliano Caprices from The Red Violin. Goulding's playing here is simply stunning. Not only is her technique virtually flawless throughout, but she possesses a musical maturity decades beyond her young age. Continuing with Paul Schoenfield's Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano, Goulding plays a rhythmically driven...
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