Carmen Fantasy / Zigeunerweisen
Aaron Rosand is one of our greatest violinists, whether you know him  or not. Listening to him dig into these showpieces, you hear phenomenal facility,  tremendous tonal quality and variety, and the musical impulse to make the  lightweight music come alive. It's all quite exciting, especially if you have my  taste for these delightful Spanish tidbits, some of the best violin encores ever  composed. I'm pleased that this bargain reissue restores the correct name of  Eileen Flissler, Rosand's late wife, who appeared under a pseudonym on the  original LP issue because Vox didn't want Sarasate played by a female pianist.  Figure that one out!--Leslie Gerber