Mendelssohn, Felix > Violin

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]

7 CD / Regis Records / 2013-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean

A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

Romantic Paths - Schumann: Sonata in A minor; Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major; Gade: Sonata no. 2 / Annette Unger, violin; Dariya Hrynkiv, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820); Niels Gade: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Hrynkiv, Dariya; Unger, Annette

The violinist Annette Unger has already made several highly praised CDs issued by GENUIN, and her new release is also off the well-beaten path. All...continue...
Recording information: Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany (11/03/2011-11/05/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 44
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)

3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue...

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 6; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Odnoposoff, Ricardo
Conductors: Rivoli, Gianfranco
Ensemble: ; Geneva Radio Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Ernest Ansermet Studio, Geneva, Switzerland (1962)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor and D minor / Alina Ibragimova, violin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Ibragimova, Alina
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The young violinist Alina Ibragimova is already established as an admired recording artist, standing alongside great artists of the past and present with her versions...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (09/02/2011-09/04/2011)....continue...

Soli Deo Gloria / Benjamin Isachsen, soprano; Magne H. Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Norwegian Traditional: Solrenning Saele, folk song; Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I know a stronghold in heaven); Ingen er så Trygg i Fare, folk song; Jeg vet meg en sovn i Jesu navn, folk song; ...
Performers: Båtnes, Elise; Dahl, Ane Stine; Draagen, Magne H.; Isachsen, Benjamin; Landaas, Henninge

This sequel to the much-lauded Canto Ergo Sum features lovely songs performed by a brilliant boy soprano. The beautiful harmonies nurture peace of mind and...continue...
Recording information: Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (05/29/2009-05/30/2009); Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (06/22/2009)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 'Italian'; Hebrides Ov. / Kyung Wha Chung, violin; Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn composed his evocative overture The Hebrides after a tour Scotland. This brilliant musical seascape in sunshine and storm is a supreme example of Romantic...continue...

Mendelssohn: Trio no 1 in D Minor Op 49 / Reisenberg, Julliard String Quartet

2 CD / Romeo Records / 2012-07-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Piano Pieces, Op. 10; Gabriel Fauré: Quartet for Piano and...
Performers: Carlyss, Earl; Krosnick, Joel; Mann, Robert [Violin]; Reisenberg, Nadia; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]

Recorded live in concert, April 29th, 1980 at the Julliard Theater Nadia Reisenberg's first major American appearance was in 1922 as the featured pianist in...continue...

Arturo Toscanini Conducts Schubert, Elgar, Mozart, Rossini, Wagner, Brahms, Mendelssohn / Orchestras of Philadelphia, La Scala, Vienna, Philharmonia Orch et al. (rec. 1929-1952)

2 CD / Guild / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra; Richa...
Performers: Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo

This unique two-CD set offers eight exceptionally rare Toscanini performances captured in broadcasts in which he conducts six orchestras - none of which is with...continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

San Francisco Symphony at 100. SF Symphony / Tilson Thomas [DVD]

1 DVD Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2012-06-12

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid, ballet; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Mach...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

In September 2011, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony launched the Orchestra's milestone Centennial Season with a celebratory gala concert at Davies Symphony...continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: HD DVD, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 5.1,
Country of Origin: USA
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Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

San Francisco Symphony at 100. SF Symphony / Tilson Thomas [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / San Francisco Symphony / 2012-06-12

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid, ballet; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Benjamin Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Mach...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 148 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 5.1,
Country of Origin: USA
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Mendelssohn: Meisterwerke / Master Works

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 i...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kushnevitzky, Sviatoslav; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Serkin, Rudolf; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Scholz, Alfred; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Charles; Fricsay, Ferenc; Soliman, Gaetano

Canciones de Cuna: works by Schumann, Schubert, Faure, Cambiasso et al. / Maria Isable Siewers, piano

1 CD / Acqua Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Albumblätter no 16 ("Schlummerlied") for piano, Op. 124/16; Franz Schubert: Lullaby; Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Manuel de Falla: P...
Performers: Anderi, Leonardo; Cambiasso, Silvia; Cappa, Goffredo; Ganz, Amiram; Pazur, Nicolas; Rosel, Christoph; Siewers, Maria Isabel; Smallman, Greg

Lullabies covers a wide spectrum of both time periods and cultures. The journey begins in the 16th century, with a Catalan lullaby "El Noi de...continue...
Recording information: Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic (2010); Estudio ION, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010); Estudio Rapp, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010); Weston Parish Church, Weston, Hertfordshire, ...continue...

Great Violin Concertos - Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Paganini, Lalo et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Wolfgan...
Performers: Bisengaliev, Marat; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Keylin, Misha; Kraggerud, Henning; Lamsma, Simone; Nishizaki, Takako; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Gallois, Patrick; Jean, Kenneth; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Leaper, Adrian; Engeset, Bjarte

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Bruch, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos; Beethoven: Romances / Philippe Quint, violin [Includes DVD]

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-04-24

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Felix...
Performers: Quint, Philippe
Conductors: Prieto, Carlos Miguel
Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria

This new release includes the bonus DVD "Quint for the Record," a 25-minute documentary on the project including interviews with Philippe Quint and Carlos Miguel...continue...
Recording information: Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico City (08/30/2011-09/06/2011)....continue...

Sweet Remembrance: works by Brahms, Kreisler, Ysaye, Massenet, Elgar et al. / Rudens Turku, violin; Yumiko Urabe, piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Henryk Wieniawski: Kujawiak for Violin and Piano in A minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Moto perpetuo fo...
Performers: Turku, Rudens; Urabe, Yumiko

Since making his Avie recording debut in 2005, Rudens Turku has amassed a devoted following for his effortless virtuosity. Following albums devoted to solo works,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (11/18/2010-11/20/2010)....continue...

My First Violin Album / Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two...
Performers: Frantz, Caspar; Handy, Thelma; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Jean, Kenneth; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Izquierdo, Ernest M.; Davis, Carl; Kuchar, Theodore;
Ensemble: ; Ferenc Sánta & His Gypsy Band

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Yehudi Menuhin, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
The Mendelssohn is distinguished by any standards, coming up as fresh as paint - the withdrawn, yet eloquent simplicity of the slow movement followed...continue...

Canto Ergo Sum / Benjamin Isachsen, soprano; Magne Draagen, organ; Berit Cardas, violin

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich halte treulich still, for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 657), BWV 466; Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (af...
Performers: Cardas, Berit; Draagen, Magne H.

A unique opportunity to experience a gifted young person with a big heart for serious music! When the time came for Benjamin to find a...continue...
Recording information: Ullern Church, Oslo, Norway (2008-06-19_2006-06-20&2006-)....continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

The Young Genius: Early Chamber Music of Felix Mendelssohn / Van Swieten Society

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; Trio for Piano and Strings in C minor
Performers: Oort, Bart van; Ruhadze, Igor; Verhagen, Bernadette
Conductors:
Ensemble: Van Swieten Society

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
The Sextet is given a very assured and energetic reading, its warmth heightened by the ensemble's historical instruments together...continue...
Recording information: Lutheran Church, Deventer, The Netherlands (06/2009-07/2009)....continue...

Spectacular / Hilary Hahn

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for...
Performers: Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Zinman, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Janowski, Marek

For Lovers: Romantic Classics / Beethoven, Burch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Strauss II

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 "Elvira Madigan", K. 467; Serenade no 13 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", K. 525; Concerto for Horn no 4, K. 495; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Yehudi; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Vlatkovic, Radovan
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, Sir Neville; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Kurtz, Efrem; Vonk, Hans; Susskind, Walter; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von

Dedicated to the International Tchaikovsky Competition / Van Cliburn; Valery Klimov, Natallia Shakhovskaya et al.

5 CD / Melodiya / 2012-02-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op...
Performers: Amentaeva, A.; Atlantov, Vladimir; Cliburn, Van; Farr, L. [Piano]; Khalilova, Farida; Klimov, Valery; Marsh, Jane; Natalia Shakhovskaya
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Shostakovich, Maxim; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Ermler, Mark; Haikin, B.;
Ensemble: ; State Academic Bolshoi Theatre Sextet

Melodiya presents an exclusive edition dedicated to the International Tchaikovsky Competition! A major artistic phenomenon and national endowment of Russia, the International Tchaikovsky Competition i...continue...

Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Ray Chen, violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Chen, Ray [Violin]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Observer
It's easy to see why Sony have snapped [Chen] up for star treatment. His tone is silken, his technique faultless, his musicianship persuasive as...continue...
Recording information: Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden (04/04/2011-04/09/2011)....continue...

Seeds: Violin, Piano, Cello / Surrounding Yourself with Classical Music

3 CD / Analekta / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, for violin and orchestra; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Assai Tranquillo for cello & piano in B minor; Niccolò Paganini: Cap...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Beilman, Benjamin [Violin]; Blaha, Bernadene; Brott, Denis; Cho, Jinjoo; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Dyachkov, Yegor; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Kay, Francine; Kodama, Mari [P...
Conductors: Rescigno, Joseph; ; Talmi, Yoav; Marinov, Ivan; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; I Musici de Montréal; La Pietà (Orchestra)

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (09/14/1980-09/15/1980); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (09/14/1980-09/15/1980); Abbey Road Studios, London (11/27/1972-11/28/1972); No. 1 Studio, A...continue...

Maria / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2012-01-17

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene, o L'Assedio di Messina; Dopo tante e tante pene (alternative ending for Rossini's opera Tancredi), rondo; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines di Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 9...
Performers: Albelo, Celso; Bartoli, Cecilia; Forster, Benjamin; Goldschmidt, Maria; Mermoud, Claudio; Pesch, Ada; Pezzotti, Daniel; Pickup, Robert; Pisaroni, Luca; Prelle, Una; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vicini, ...
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

"[Bartoli] has aimed not only to present Malibran's repertoire but also to capture her sound. Bartoli's rich voice, with its pyrotechnical capabilities and dramatic powers,...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde, Zürich-Oberstras (2006-08-14_2006-08-16&2006-)....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Icon: Michael Rabin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Slatkin, Felix

Released to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Michael Rabin's death on 19th January 1972 this collection brings together his finest recordings on EMI Classics in...continue...

The Studio Recordings 1954-1960: Michael Rabin, violin

6 CD / Testament / 2011-12-13

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major,...
Performers: Pommers, Leon; Rabin, Michael
Conductors: Matacic, Lovro von; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Slatkin, Felix

The story of the amazing violinist Michael Rabin is complicated and ultimately tragic. When his career should have been reaching the height of his success,...continue...
Recording information: 1954-1960....continue...

Mendelssohn, Schumann: Violin Concertos / Christian Tetzlaff, violin

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-11-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Germany's star violinist Tetzlaff performs the virtuoso Romantic concertos of Mendelssohn and Schumann. The Mendelssohn Concerto is one of the most frequently performed violin concertos...continue...
Recording information: Frankfurt, Alte Oper....continue...

ASM35: The Complete Musician / Anne Sofie Mutter, violin [38 CDs / 2 DVDs]

40 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c); Concerto for Violin...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Borucinska, Krystyna; Giuranna, Bruno; Harrell, Lynn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meneses, Antonio; Moll, Phillip; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboard...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sacher, Paul; Lutoslawski, Witold; Ozawa, Seiji; Levine, James; Previn, Andre; Penderecki, Krzysztof; ; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Gergiev, Valery; Krenz, Jan
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

August 23rd, 2011 is Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35th anniversary on stage. DG fetes the violinist with this limited edition set of 38 CDs in original jacket...continue...

ASM 35: The Complete Musician / Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115; Sonata in D major, for violin and piano, Op. 94a; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto no 3 in G major, for violin and orchestra, K. 216; So...
Performers: Giuranna, Bruno; Meneses, Antonio; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Lutoslawski, Witold; Previn, Andre; Levine, James; Masur, Kurt; Mutter, Anne-Sophie
Ensemble: ; Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

To mark her highly publicized performance at the 2011 Classic Brits, DG are releasing this stunning 2CD set of some of her very best recordings....continue...

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano & Strings; String Quintet No.2

1 CD / Claves / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Quintet for Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 87
Performers: Lonquich, Alexander; Weithaas, Antje
Conductors: Weithaas, Antje
Ensemble: Camerata Bern

Camerata Bern offers two works by Mendelssohn in different versions. The Concerto is the version with winds and timpani and the String Quintet is the...continue...
Recording information: Landgasthof, Riehen, Switzerland (06/15/2010-06/17/2010)....continue...

Sensual Classics: Vision

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mat...
Performers: Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe; Konwitschny, Franz; Masur, Kurt; Jochum, Eugen; Kegel, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václav; Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Dresdner Philharmonie; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin; Staatskapelle Dresden

Violin Concertos: Mendelssohn, Wieniawski, Heller

1 CD / Melodiya / 2011-08-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Heino Heller: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor
Performers: Pikaizen, Victor
Conductors: Lilje, Peeter; Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: All Union State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; Estonian National Symphoy Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Double Concerto; Piano Concerto / Kristian Bezuidenhout

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in A minor; Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Barockorchester

Three years before the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Felix Mendelssohn wrote an amazing concerto for fortepiano and violin, built on the Classical model but brimming...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (04/2010)....continue...

Very Best of Yehudi Menuhin

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 ...
Performers: Clare, Alan [piano]; Cocker, Paul; Crombie, Tony; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grappelli, Stephane; Menuhin, Yehudi; Verrell, Ronnie
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Menuhin, Yehudi; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Pritchard, John; Erede, Alberto; Kurtz, Efrem; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Lysy, Alberto; Irving, Robert; Harris...

Very Best of Nathan Milstein

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Solo Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; W...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...continue...

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch: Violin Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, B...
Performers: Black, Neil; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dubach, Alexandre; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Grubert, Ilya; Kogan, Leonid; Oistrakh, David; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Van Den Booren, Borika
Conductors: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Martini, Carlo De; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kondrashin, Kirill; Sasson, Michel; Foster, Lawrence; Golovschin, Igor; Marturet, Eduardo; Nebolsin, Vasili; Gauk, Alexander
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD collection that includes the great violin concertos performed by some of the great violin virtuosos of our time. Also included are some rarer...continue...

The American String Project: 10 Year Anniversary

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet for Strings in E mino...
Performers: Balderston, Stephen; Chase, Stephanie; Fleezanis, Jorja; Garland, Timothy; Gearman, Mara; Harding, David; Kerr, Alexander; Larionoff, Maria; Smyla, Adam; Tesarczyk, Arek

This recording and bonus DVD represent the culmination of 10 years of the American String Project. The American String Project has created a conductor-less string...continue...
Recording information: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Sea (2010-05-20&2010-05-22&2010-)....continue...