{"product_id":"ottorino-respighi_kaleidoscope_2023","title":"Kaleidoscope","description":"For his first album, violinist Paul Huang chooses to highlight, in sonata, the colors and poetry of his instrument. A kaleidoscopic recital pairing Saint-Saëns, Respighi, Chopin, and Paganini. \u003cbr\u003eVirtuoso, Paul Huang undoubtedly is, a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York, winner in 2011 of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, already recognized and invited by the greatest stages such as the Kennedy Center or Lincoln Center. The sonatas of Saint-Saëns and Respighi are also unequivocally among the most challenging works in the violin repertoire. But it is not the primary virtue that the violinist wishes to highlight here, reminding us that he was first attracted, as a young man, to the instrument for \"its sound and its remarkable lyrical qualities.\" \u003cbr\u003eIt is a subtle and refined violin – the exceptional and legendary Guarneri del Gesù \"ex-Wieniawski\" from 1742 – that serves this program of a romanticism that is certainly brilliant but above all colorful and contrasted. Paul Huang unfolds a wide and generous emotional palette through which the famous Cantabile by Paganini or Nocturne by Chopin reveal themselves in a touching intimacy. The little-known sonata by Respighi trembles from its initial Moderato with creamy phrasing to contained introspection, while that of Saint-Saëns embraces the virtuosity of its last two movements with a beautiful nonchalance. \"I often compare a great instrument to a great painter – its countless nuances allow it to create and recreate its art endlessly. That is exactly what I feel when playing this violin,\" emphasizes Paul Huang. \u003cbr\u003eThe young Taiwanese violinist finds in the piano of Helen Huang a partner fully attentive, skilled at enhancing his textured playing with nuances. Their exchanges flourish in a trust matured over a faithful collaboration and shared affinities for chamber music with rigor and passion. \"I would like this album to be a testament to my affection for the violin,\" concludes Paul Huang. A successful bet.","brand":"Ottorino Respighi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58457991479640,"sku":null,"price":23932007.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3700187680886.jpg?v=1789253099","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/ottorino-respighi_kaleidoscope_2023","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}