Latest News: Classical, Alina Ibragimova (Violin)
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Recording of the Week,
Telemann Fantasias from Alina Ibragimova 7th October 2022The violinist adds a fourth album of unaccompanied repertoire to her tally - following Bach, Ysaÿe and Paganini up with Telemann's twelve fantasias, written to be technically approachable yet musically satisfying.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova performs Paganini's Caprices 30th April 2021The violinist releases the results of a uniquely ambitious "lockdown project" – a barnstorming new account of Paganini's fiendish Caprices, recorded in the late spring of 2020.
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Recording of the Week,
Shostakovich from Alina Ibragimova 29th May 2020The Russian-born violinist brings searing intensity and muscular tone to the two concertos, backed to the hilt by Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'.
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Interview,
Alina Ibragimova on Shostakovich 21st May 2020The Russian-British violinist talks to Katherine about her recording of the two concertos with Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', out on Hyperion next Friday.
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Recording of the Week,
Franck and Vierne from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien 1st March 2019The Russian violinist and French pianist bring a refreshing clarity and delicacy to two sonatas written for the Belgian composer-violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien perform Violin Sonatas by Mozart 29th April 2016David listens to Alina Ibragimova's new collection of Mozart Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Cédric Tiberghien.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Ibragimova plays violin concertos by Bach 23rd October 2015David listens to the latest album from the young star violinist, featuring five violin concertos by JS Bach.
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Recording of the Week,
Prokofiev Violin Sonatas from Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne 14th July 2014David listens to two very contrasting Prokofiev Violin Sonatas, performed by the star duo of Steven Osborne and Alina Ibragimova.
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Recording of the Week,
Schubert works for violin and piano from Ibragimova and Tiberghien 5th August 2013The duo’s intimate and restrained approach scores highly for pure beauty of tone and natural rapport, but doesn’t preclude plenty of playfulness and bite in the faster movements - fantastically vibrant playing, technically brilliant and always stylish.
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Recording of the Week,
Sublime Ravel from Ibragimova and Tiberghien 22nd August 2011Following their outstanding series of Beethoven sonatas from the Wigmore Hall, the Russian violinist and French pianist offer utterly absorbing accounts of Ravel’s complete works for violin and piano, plus Guillaume Lekeu’s Violin Sonata, composed at around the same time as Ravel’s first essay in the genre.
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Recording of the Week,
Fliter and Ibragimova excel in Beethoven 25th April 2011Ingrid Fliter records the Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 17 and 23 on Warner Classics, and Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien continue their excellent series of the violin sonatas on Wigmore Hall Live.