Customer Reviews

Sweet Sorrow

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The Vitali is worth the price of the cd. The rest is also very good - although obviously all very similar pieces. HOWEVER, this rendition of the Vitali with full orchestra (which is hard to find) is emotionally riveting. I usually stop the cd at that point because it's hard to listen to anything else immediately after that. Kind of like Jacqueline DuPre's Elgar - you need quiet after it to return yourself to everyday life.

The Vitali Chaccone was nice. However, I find her vibrato to be wide and wobbly at times. I purchased this CD only because I needed a recording of the Vitali. Personally, I don't enjoy artists (or their recording labels) compiling previously released recording and repackaging them, then charging a lot of money for it. I think I want to find a classic recording of the Chaccone.

I received this CD for my birthday and loved it. The Chaconne in particular is very expressive and beautiful; it really tells a story. The accompaniment is also amazing, the effect is much more dramatic when you have a full orchestra backing you up. Maybe the selection of music could have been a bit more varied, but I was still extremely upset when I left it in a rental car CD player.

I am not really interested in this sort of package, trying so hard to melt your heart, and also the music here are not chosen well...

In this album, she sounds dull to me. Too much of beutifying the music through out and almost all sound the same after all. Also, sometimes her too much of vibrato gets irritating.

I like her Tchaikovsky and Paganini, but not this one. She needs little bit more guts and edge or make it more straightforward. Otherwise this kind of easy concept won't work.

I first heard this CD at my local music store; & was so mesmerized by the beauty of the performance; that I had to listen to the entire CD. Sarah plays with such great feeling & pathos, it brought tears to my eyes.

Good performance but does not induce the spirit of music. Needs more time. She has the potential.

Sarah is my favorite violinist and has been for years. I have most of her CD's. Her technical and emotional mastery is nothing short of miraculous for her age. But be aware that five of these pieces appear on two of her previous releases; "Simply Sarah" and "Debut Recital".

I received this beautiful CD for christmas, I put it in the CD player and listened to the whole CD from start to finish, amazing. I'm a young violinist myself, I love Sarah's work. The feeling and passion in Vitali's Chaconne is unbeatable. Each of the pieces are contrasting; yet, all of them fit in the same groove. Beautiful and in minor keys. Exciting, tantalizing, beautiful. Her technical mastery is amazing, for such a young age. I love this CD, I hope you love it too.

The WHOLE CD is absolutely excellent for lovers of the violin. ALL the pieces are consistently pleasing to the ear.

I've bought this album already. I love Sarah's music