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The Essential Midori

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-07-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; L...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

The greatness of the violinist Midori can be found in the seamless fabric of her distinguished but still-young career - an unbroken series of triumphs...continue...

Bruch, Vieuxtemps: Concertos / Heifetz, Sargent, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor ("Grétry"), Op. 37
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Heifetzs interpretations of Bruch argue in favor of including them in the pantheon of the worlds greatest violin masterpieces, and the virtuosic demands of Vieuxtemps...continue...

Heifetz in Performance [includes DVD]

2 CD / RCA Records / 2004-12-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 7 in D major, K 250 (248b) "Haffner"; Sergey Prokofiev: March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33); Claude Debussy: La f...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

This DVD features a selection of the great violinist's favorite repertoire. Included in the program are several short works for violin and piano performed in...continue...

Cello for Relaxation / Isserlis, Harnoy, Starker, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-06-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Max Bruch: Canzone, for cello & orchestra/piano in B major, Op. 55; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Morceau de concours for Flute and Piano in F...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Hough, Stephen; Isserlis, Steven; Katsaris, Cyprien; Moore, Dudley; S...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Almeida, Antonio de; Robinson, Paul; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Toronto Chamber Orchestra

Adagio for Relaxation

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, op...
Performers: Cioffi, Gino; De Larrocha, Alicia; Dwyer, Doriot Anthony; Eskin, Jules; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Walt, Sherman; Zighera, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Munch, Charles; Schneider, Alexander; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Guildhall String Ensemble

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

This individual compilation taps into the spiritual mind and soul of relaxation. "Adagio" refers to the meaning "at ease," and this particul...continue...

Romantic Violin - Perlman, Zukerman, Friedman, Meyers, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-01-09

Works: Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin i...
Performers: Friedman, Erick; Meyers, Anne Akiko [Violin]; Perlman, Itzhak; Zukerman, Pinchas

Romantic Cello / Ma, Starker, Harnoy, Isserlis, Piatigorsky

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-04-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Caprice and Elegy for Cello and Orchestra; Max Bruch: Kol ...
Performers: Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Isserlis, Steven; Ma, Yo-Yo; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Starker, Janos
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri; Slatkin, Leonard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Eschenbach, Christoph; Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Artists of the Century - Jascha Heifetz - The Supreme

2 CD / RCA Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; M...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Hendl, Walter
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

This two CD set, specially priced as though it were a single CD, provides an excellent cross section of violin legend Jascha Heifetz in some...continue...

Heifetz - Bruch, Vieuxtemps / Sargent, New Symphony

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-08-15

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor ("Grétry"), Op. 37
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Yuri Bashmet- Schubert, Schumann, Bruch, Enesco / Muntian

1 CD / RCA Records / 1990-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Ma...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Muntian, Mikhail