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Scottish Fantasies for Violin & Orchestra

Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Alasdair Fraser (fiddle)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Platt

Scottish Fantasies for Violin & Orchestra
…Barton Pine has traced the 19th-century fiddle tunes on which Bruch and the others based their works, and studied the present-day Scots folk-fiddle tradition… to restore the music to its folk...

Scottish Fantasies for Violin & Orchestra

Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Alasdair Fraser (fiddle)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Platt

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…Barton Pine has traced the 19th-century fiddle tunes on which Bruch and the others based their works, and studied the present-day Scots folk-fiddle tradition… to restore the music to its folk...

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Contents and tracklist

Introduction. Grave —
Track length3:36
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length4:40
II. Scherzo. Allegro —
Track length6:17
III. Andante sostenuto
Track length6:56
IV. Finale. Allegro guerriero
Track length9:42
I. Rhapsody: Lento
Track length8:39
II. Caprice: Allegretto —
Track length10:14
III. Dance. Allegro vivace
Track length4:49

Awards and reviews

September 2005

…Barton Pine has traced the 19th-century fiddle tunes on which Bruch and the others based their works, and studied the present-day Scots folk-fiddle tradition… to restore the music to its folk roots. Her technique is very impressive (hear her flawless double octaves and left-hand pizzicati in the devilish Sarasate), but the strength of her commitment is what really makes this a rather special set.
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