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Disc 1
1. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro, ma non troppo
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2. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: I. Larghetto
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3. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo, Allegro
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4. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: I. Phaedrus. Pausanias (Lento - Allegro)
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5. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: II. Aristophanes (Allegretto)
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6. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: III. Eryximachus (Presto)
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7. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: IV. Agathon (Adagio)
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8. Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion: V. Socrates, Alcibiades (Molto Tenuto - Allegro Molto Vivace)
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Bring Ms. Hahn forward a little bit - 
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Hilary Hahn ~ Beethoven Review
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Testimonials to Ms. Hahn's proficiency with the violin are by now common. I can resent only the tepid ones. Though sometimes given to overstatement, I am not sure how to overstate the perfection of her technique or the lyricism of her "laser beam" delivery (credit Nicholas Cage for that metaphor). She has the (thus far) unerring ability to transform seemingly unremarkable compositions into transcendental experiences.
I have compared her recordings of various works to those of Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein (as here), Henryk Szeryng and others, and, summarily, she makes the entire lot of 20th century violinists (except Pearlman) sound like a pack of struggling school boys at war with their instruments. She is a phenomenon; she is without equal. She is the greatest violinist in living memory, and we are priveleged to live in her era.
There you go. I was scarcely able to overstate it. Purchase anything she produces without fear of regret. There is nothing better out there (except Pearlman's Mendelssohn concerto with Barenboim - the recording mix is better).
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Truly, one of the finest and most distinctive -
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Hilary Hahn ~ Beethoven Review
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All my life I've collected recordings of the Beethoven Concerto for violin and orchestra. I know of no greater, more eloquent, melodic and memorable piece of music for the violin. This recording swept me off my feet. The pacing is hynotic, the tone is gorgeous, the performance very simply outstanding. It's exquisite what happens here. Now my favorite, hands down.
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Smashing a Stradivarius - 
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Hilary Hahn ~ Beethoven Review
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Extolling the virtues of Hillary Hahn--the artist, is an eye-rolling redundancy. Anyone who knows anything about this genre realizes Hahn's extraordinary, bone chilling, once-in-a-generation virtuosity. That this particular recording does not receive five stars is certainly no fault of Ms. Hahn's. Like squirting black ink on the Mona Lisa, or more fittingly--like smashing a Stradivarius against a brick wall, the criminally-incompetent audio engineer for this recording had destroyed any possibility that this CD would ever become an all-time chef-d'oeuvre. To be subtle--like a broken leg, this compact disc should be packaged complete with an eight channel digital audio mixer to permit at least a partial fix of the careless clumsy effort wrought by the audio engineer [sic!]. In fact, one wonders if the so-called audio engineer's ability to hear was similar to that of Ludwig Van Beethoven himself.
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An amazing talent -
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Hilary Hahn ~ Beethoven Review
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Ms. Hahn plays the Beethoven beautifully, but I would hardly have expected any less. If you like the violin then you owe it to yourself to get all of her CDs.
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Hilary Hahn scored an "A" -
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Hilary Hahn ~ Beethoven Review
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This album was released when Hilary Hahn was 19 years old. By the time the album was recorded, she hadn't yet graduated from her music school. Nevertheless, Hilary Hahn had already been noticed and acclaimed by critics for her beautiful performances on the debut CD, which accelerated her status from a music student to one of the most sought-after violinists. It would be very hard for one to judge Hilary Hahn's playing on this CD. A teacher would probably recommend this to his or her students, since Hilary has surpassed every single technical difficulty of the standard work. I have no doubt that when in school, Hilary Hahn was one of the best and most favorite students. However, I won't object to the conclusion someone has made that there's still a little something that makes the interpretation indefinitive. I'm just going to take the first prospect and say that this is a very good recording considering how she approached the piece and how much she carried it out. She had a very nice start-off and so far, she hasn't disappointed any of her fans.
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