



Kyung Wha Chung - Souvenirs: A Collection of Favourite Violin (2LP)
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Itamar Golan, piano
2 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin Vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Analogphonic
Original Label : EMI Classics
Recorded August 1998 at Abbey Road Studios
Produced by Christopher Raeburn
Mastered by Thorsten Scheffner at Organic Music Studio
Originally released in 1999 (as a CD)
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A: Antonin Dvorak
1. Humoreske in G flat, Op. 101 No. 7 (arr. August Wilhelm)
2. Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 No. 1
3. Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 No. 2
4. Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 No. 3
5. Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 No. 4
Side B:
1. Karol Szymanowski - Nocturno e Tarantella, Op. 28 - Notturne
2. Karol Szymanowski - Nocturno e Tarantella, Op. 28 - Tarantella
3. Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 - II: Air (arr. Lothar Windsperger)
4. Igor Stravinsky - Dithyrambe
5. Jacques Ibert - Le petit Ane blanc
Side C:
1. Fritz Kreisler - Schon Rosmarin
2. Fritz Kreisler - Caprice Viennois
3. Fritz Kreisler - Tamborin Chinois
4. Franz Schubert - Ave Maria (arr. Wilhelmj, ed. Jascha Heifetz)
5. Sergei Rachmaninov - Romance, Op. 6 No. 1
Side D:
1. Sergei Rachmaninov - Dance Hongroise, Op. 6 No.2
2. Jules Massenet - Meditation From "Thais" (transc. Martin Pierre Marsick)
3. Claude Debus - Beau Soir (trans. Heifetz)
4. Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Reviews:
"Chung dispatches her souvenirs with endearing candor and a refreshing lack of affectation. The Four Romantic Pieces are intimate and lightly brushed... Szymanowski’s fragrant Nocturne sings to a shimmering accompaniment, recalling Roxana’s exotic vocal lines in King Roger, though there’s an upbeat, quasi-Spanish central section and a highly flammable Tarantella to follow that puts the excellent Itamar Golan through his pace. Stravinsky is represented by the wistful Dithyrambe’ from his Duo concertant, played with an appropriate sense of stillness, and Bach by an expressive account of the ubiquitous Air from the Third Orchestral Suite. It’s nice to have Rachmaninov’s Op.6 pieces on board, the first sounding like a near-relation of Schumann’s D minor Piano Trio, the second a racy Hungarian Dance’ - performed here with genuine swagger. Beau soir is suitably smoky, Le petit Ane blanc suavely charming and Golan’s perky playing 4’06 into Zigeurnerweisen confirms that he is no mere’ accompanist. With excellent sound and a generous playing time, this disc makes for a relaxing and at times extremely rewarding listening experience." - Gramophone
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.88 / 5