Artist: Pinchas Zukerman
Title: Complete Recordings on DG and Philips
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Total Time: 22 CD

Deutsche Grammophon presents a 22CD set spanning the greatest recordings of Pinchas Zukerman, featuring the original cover art of the albums, new liner notes by Norbert Hornig and many photos. Between 1974 and 1996 Pinchas Zukerman recorded 22 albums for DG and Philips (three for Decca), mainly as solo violinist but also as solo violist and as conductor, working closely with both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

He teamed up with some of the greatest artists of his time, including Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Herman Baumann and Michala Petri.

It began in 1974 with a classic recording of Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending with Daniel Barenboim and The English Chamber Orchestra. Over the next two decades, Pinchas Zukerman released a series of albums for Deutsche Grammophon: The great Violin Concertos by Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius Benchmark recordings of the Brahms Violin and Viola Sonatas The Bach Brandenburg Concertos with the Los Angeles Phil Iconic Mozart with Itzhak Perlman and a star-studded Four Seasons with Stern, Mintz and Perlman In 1986 the searching Through Roses, a new composition by Zukerman s long-time piano-partner Marc Neikrug For Philips he recorded an equally attractive number of albums: The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (coupled with the Octet) He teamed up with Midori in Bach, with horn-player Herman Baumann for the Mozart Horn Concertos, and with recorder player Michala Petri in a Telemann programme. Two anthologies of popular and light pieces. For Decca, a 2-CD set of Schubert Piano Trios with Ashkenazy and Lynn Harrell, and, as violist, Berliozs Harold in Italy with Montreal under Dutoit. The box brings together for the first time the wide variety of Zukermans recordings on DG and Philips.

PACKAGING: A handsome lift-off box with 22 Original Jackets covers.
BOOKLET: new liner notes by string-instrument expert Norbert Hornig and some evocative photos.

CD 1 2 BACH: Brandenburg Concertos / LA Philharmonic
CD 3 BACH & VIVALDI: Violin Concertos / Midori / Zukerman / St Paul Chamber Orchestra / Zukerman
CD 4 BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto, Romances nos. 1 & 2 / / Chicago SO / Barenboim
CD 5 BEETHOVEN et al.: Violin Romances / Zukerman/ St. Paul Chamber Orchestra CD 6 BERLIOZ: Harald in Italy / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Dutoit; BERG: Chamber Concerto / Ensemble InterContemporian / Barenboim / Boulez
CD 7 BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 / Orchestre de Paris / Barenboim; SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47 / LPO / Barenboim
CD 8 BRAHMS: Violin Sonatas; FAE Sonata op. 5 / Barenboim
CD 9 BRAHMS: Viola Sonatas / Barenboim CD 10 FRANCK, SAINT-SAËNS: Violin Sonatas / Marc Neikrug, piano
CD 11 HAYDN: Sinfonia concertante in B flat Hob. I:105; Violin Concerto no. 1 in C major Soloists / LAPO / Zukerman CD 12 MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64; Octet in E flat op. 20 / St. Paul CO
CD 13 MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante K364; Concertone K191 / IPO/ Perlman / Zukerman / Mehta
CD 14 MOZART: The Horn Concertos / Baumann / St Paul Chamber Orchestra / Zukerman
CD 15 PROKOFIEV / R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonatas / Neikrug
CD 16 17 SCHUBERT: Piano Trios nos. 1 & 2 / Harrell / Ashkenazy
CD 18 TELEMANN: Concertos / Michala Petri / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra / Zukerman
CD 19 VIVALDI: The Four Seasons / Stern / Zukerman (Summer) / Mintz / Perlman; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending / English Chamber Orchestra / Barenboim ANTHOLOGIES
CD 20 PACHELBEL: Canon and Gigue etc. / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
CD 21 SALUT D AMOUR Works by DE FALLA, RAVEL, ALBÉNIZ, BRAHMS, VON PARADIS, BROCKWAY: ELGAR, DVORAK, KREISLER / Marc Neikrug, piano
BONUS CD CD 22 MARC NEIKRUG: Through Roses Music-drama for an actor and eight solo instruments / Quadflieg / Zukerman / Marc Neikrug / Eschenbach

Review
Zukerman again seemed the forever-young virtuoso: expressively resourceful, infectiously musical, technically impeccable, effortless. As usual, it was a joy to be in his musical company. –Los Angeles Times

The most distinctive aspect of Mr. Zukerman's playing, something that struck the ear right away, was his remarkable tone production. He is a total hedonist at heart, and without pressing or forcing his instrument he generated a warm, liquid sound that effortlessly filled the hall. –The New York Times

There's no denying Zukerman's legitimate claim as a triple threat. His violin playing is bright and sinuous, his viola playing is rich and soulful, and he conducts with an abundance of spirit. –The San Francisco Chronicle