Henryk Wieniawski:
Polonaise No. 1 in D major, Op. 4
Légende, Op. 17
Polonaise Brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21

Leopold Godowski/Jascha Heifetz:
Alt Wien

Fritz Kreisler:
Tambourin chinois, Op. 3
Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6
3 Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen

Edward Elgar:
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15/2
Chanson de nuit, Op. 15/1

Pablo de Sarasate:
Introduction et Tarentelle, Op. 43

Niccolo Paganini:
Cantabile, MS 109, Op. 17

Tomaso Antonio Vitali:
Chaconne in G minor

Benjamin Britten:
The Sally Gardens (arr. Charlie Siem)

Internationally-acclaimed violinist Charlie Siem and pianist Itamar Golan release their debut album on Signum including works by Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Elgar and Wieniawski, showcasing Siem’s versatility and virtuosity in an intimate Parisian-style ‘salon’ programme.

Siem has appeared with many of the world’s finest orchestras and chamber ensembles, including: the Bergen Philharmonic, the Camerata Salzburg, the Czech National Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, the London Symphony, the Moscow Philharmonic, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He plays the 1735 Guarneri del Gesu violin, known as the “D’Egvill”.

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Recorded in the Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK from 21st to 23rd January 2020.