Wilson Audiophile W 8722 ABEL - STEINBERG - superb - MINT

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WILSON AUDIOPHILE    -    W 8722   -   1983  USA

DEBUSSY : Sonata for violin and Piano                

BARTOK   : Rumanian Folk Dances                      

BRAHMS  : Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78

TAS List record    Original by USA  Wilson Audiophile

BRAHMS

Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78

1. Vivace ma non troppo (10:42)

2. Adagio (8:41)

3. Allegro molto moderato (8:46)

Side Two :

DEBUSSY

Sonata for violin and Piano

1. Allegro vivo (4:24)

2. Intermade (fantastique et Leger) (3:57)

3. Finale (4:21)

BARTOK

1. Rumanian Folk Dances (5:29)

David Abel’s musical activities span a wide range including chamber music, solo recitals, orchestra appearances, and teaching violin and chamber music. Born in Wenatchee, Washington in 1935, he began his violin study at the age of three, and continued his work in San Francisco, where he studied with Naoum Blinder, former concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony. He was a student of the Alma Trio in chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. David Abel made his orchestral debut at the age of fourteen with the San Francisco Symphony and has appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States. At eighteen, Mr. Abel played his fist New york recital and following that debut, concretized in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. He was a winner of the Leventritt International violin Competition in 1964 and toured Europe under the auspices of the Martha Baird Rockerfeller Foundation .

David Abel has taught at San Jose State University, Grinnell College, and Stanford University. He was violinist with the Francesco Chamber Trio which won the 1974 Naumberg Chamber Music Award in New York. He has been a participant in the Chamber Music West Festival in San Francisco, a member of the Crown Chamber Players at the University of California at Santa Cruz and has appeared at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Mozart Festival in San Luis Obispo. Mr. Abel is currently artist-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is on the faculty of Mills College, and violinist with the Mills Chamber Ensemble.

Planist Julie Steinberg, known for her eclectic repertoire and performing diversity, draws on a wide background of musical experiences. She has been soloist with the Oakland Symphony Sound Spectrum, the San Francisco. Ms. Steinberg also appears regularly as a chamber player. She participates in the Chamber Music West Festival in San Francisco and has been assisting artist in Master Classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal and Mstislav Rostropovich. She is co- founder of the Mills Chamber Ensemble and has formed the Abel Steinberg Duo with violinist, David Abel. They perform throughout California and up-coming appearances include recitals in Hong Kong and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. In the Bay Area, Julie Steinberg has performed with the Oakland Ballet Orchestra, Oakland Symphony, the San Francisco Contemporary Players, and the San Francisco Symphony. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree from Stanford University with a specialty in Twentieth Century music and is currently on the faculty of Mills College in Oakland, California .

A superb Disc,  with High-End that will challenge any Hi-Fi System .