These unpublished performances were made in concert in Sion, Switzerland during the Tibor Varga Festival of July 16th, 1975 at L’église des Jésuites. It was the first appearance in Switzerland of Valery Klimov, personally invited by Tibor Varga.
This recording captures a remarkable live performance by Valery Klimov and his longtime collaborator, Leonid Blok (1936-2016) , at the 12th Tibor Varga Festival in Sion, Switzerland, on July 16, 1975. The event was organized by Tibor Varga himself, who personally invited the two musicians. While the spotlight often falls on the main performer, it is essential to recognize Blok’s significant contribution to this memorable performance. Due to time constraints, the production had to exclude several minutes of enthusiastic applause from the audience.
Tibor Varga, one of the world’s leading classical musicians, was also deeply interested in recording technology. His festival recordings, known for their superior sound quality, were captured using vintage tube electronics up until the late 1990s. Many of these recordings, made at carefully chosen venues like L’église des Jesuites in Sion, have become prized collector’s LPs. The “Tibor Varga 100th Anniversary TMR-SE 0005” LP has achieved cult status. Thanks to the preservation of the original master tapes, we are now able to release more of these outstanding recordings, providing a rare glimpse into a rich period of classical music history.
Valery Klimov - Plays Leonid Bloch: One of a kind performance and state of the art music sound recording with one of the most finest Ukrainian Violin Artists recorded at the Time by Telefunken V76 mic Pre amps Neumann Mics and Studer C37 Reel Tape Recorder, directly to AGFA PER525 professional magnetic tape.
Valery Klimov - Violin - Winner of The Gold Medal
Valery Klimov was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and he began to music study under the guidance of his father - conductor and teacher Alexander Ignatievich Klimov. Valery Klimov is the winner of the J. Slavik and F. Ondřicek violin competition at the Prague Spring International Music Festival, but his main success was brought by the 1st International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, where he won the Gold Medal in the violin category.
Valery Klimov performed so many times worldwide with the largest orchestras in the world under the direction of conductors including Arvīds Jansons, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Carlo Zecchi, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Norman Del Mar, Serge Baudo, Franz-Paul Decker, and others. Valery Klimov has numerous records made by EMI Elektrola (Great Britain), Ariola (Germany), Toshiba (Japan), Victor Company and Angel Records (USA), "Le Chant du Monde" (France), etc.
Valery Klimov is the winner of the J. Slavik and F. Ondřicek violin competition at the Prague Spring International Music Festival, but his main success was brought by the 1st International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, where he won the Gold Medal in the violin category.
Album: Valery Klimov - Violin Recital
Label: Triston Masters - TMR-SE0013
Format: Vinyl, LP Record, 33rpm, stereo, Album, Audiophile Edition, Limited
Country: Switzerland
Released: January 2025
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Tracklist:
SIDE A:
Haendel: Sonata in E major, Op. 1, No. 15 (8:08)
Tartini: Devil’s Trill Sonata (13:23)
SIDE B:
Shostakovich: 4 Preludes, Op. 34 (4;37)
Szymanowski: La Fontaine d’Arethuse, Op. 30 (5 :05)
Sarasate: Spanish Dances, Op. 22 (3 :58)
Sarasate: Jota Aragonesa, Op. 27 (4 :24)
BONUS TRACK :
Maestro Klimov is tuning his violin (0:23)
Musicians:
Valery Klimov - Violin
Leonid Block - Piano
The highest quality recorded in Switzerland in 1975 at the Tibor Varga Festival in Sion. AAA 100% Analogue - The entire tape mastering analogue domain chain was kept analogue from start to finish.
Produced By Jürg Schopper
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Please note: This album available on Reel-To-Reel, 15 ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo, 10.5" NAB Reel, Album, Limited Edition, CCIR
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