Vinyl Re-Release of Itzhak Perlman's 1972 "Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy"

The release features a vinyl reissue of the 1972 recording with Warner Classics

Warner Classics and Erato have released a vinyl reissue of violinist Itzhak Perlman's 1972 album, Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy.

The 1972 recording features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Foster with Perlman performing Niccolò Paganini's Violin Concerto Op. 6 No. 1 in D Major and Pablo de Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25.

To purchase and listen to the album, click here.

Premiering in 1819, Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 was intended to be heard in E-flat major using scordatura tuning for the soloist, tuning all strings up a half-step with the music written in D Major in order to have the soloist shine in timbre and projection over the orchestra.

Carmen Fantasy was written later that century, in 1881, with Sarasate premiering the piece himself. The piece was based on Bizet's opera, Carmen, which particularly focused on the adaptation of the music with a Spanish character.

Perlman's 1972 recording with Warner Classics launched his catalog with the label, and the re-release of the iconic album continues to highlight the virtuosity that defines Perlman as one of the greatest violinists of our time.

Listen to Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 from the album below: