Saturday 19 January 2013

Various Composers - Violin Encores 'Sicilienne' [Kang/Back] 

I bought this for a huge price on Ebay [probably £25], but then just recently i saw another copy on Ebay, and it went for next to nothing!, that's the way the cookie crumbles, however this copy is signed in Korean by the Artist, sideways, opposite to the lettering, the track listing is not the greatest, it misses out on some very nice Encore pieces [Bazzini - Dance Of The Goblins / Paganini - Cantabile / Dinicu - Hora Staccato / Gluck - Dance Of The Blessed Spirits / Kroll - Banjo And Fiddle], and instead gives us some weaker pieces that are off the beaten track, but at least it gives a fresh offering of a recital.

Dong-Suk Kang is South Korean, he is now 58, and he recorded this disc in 1997, the booklet portrait is excellent [photo by Sei Hon Cho], a close up of Kang with violin in hand, nice black & white shot, crisp and clear, the red band on the left contains the Artist name sideways in silver, plus room enough for a personalised signature, it works out a perfect combination, visually well balanced.

Here's David Oistrakh playing Kreisler's Liebesleid on YouTube.