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14 - Works by Niccolo Paganin, Giuseppe Tartini; Antonin Dvorak; Edward Elgar; Max Bruch et al. / David Garrett, violin; Alexander Markovich, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 7; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, ...
Performers: Garrett, David; Markovich, Aleksandr

Violinist David Garrett's long-lost fifth album for DG is a true treasure-trove of youthful interpretive genius.

14 documents the extraordinary and prodigious talent of the

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Recording information: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich (04/1995)....continue...

The Very Best of Jascha Heifetz

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271a (271i); Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor, Op. 37 "Grétry"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arok
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

Jascha Heifetz has been described as the 'greatest twentieth-century exponent of his instrument by Gramophone. Critics admired his technical agility and the myriad nuances of...continue...

Virtuoso Cello - works by Paganini, Brahms, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Monti, Bassini / Seeli Toivio, cello; Kalle Toivio, piano

1 CD / Alba / 2012-10-09

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's "Mosè", for violin & guitar; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1...
Performers: Toivio, Kalle; Toivio, Seeli

Recording information: Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland (07/28/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...

Widmung, Tribute - Transcriptions for trumpet; flugelhorn of works by Paganini, Debussy, Kreisler, Arban, Bartok et al. / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, flugelhorn

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no 24; Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Fritz Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Fantasie Brillante, for cornet & e...
Performers: Meerovitch, Maria; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]

This new album by Sergei Nakariakov was recorded in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Dahlem, Berlin in tribute and homage to his late mentor, the great Russian...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus Kirche, Berlin-Dahem (08/2010)....continue...

Encore!

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Marche Miniature Viennoise, for violin & piano; Apple Blossoms; Pablo de Sarasate: Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 21; Int...
Performers: McDonald, Robert; Midori

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....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...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Violinist Michael Rabin: The Unpublished Recordings, 1947 - 1971

3 CD / Testament / 2012-02-14

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Caprice for solo violin in E flat major (Sostenuto-Andante), Op. 1/17, MS 25/17; Camille Sain...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant; Rabin, Jeanne; Rabin, Michael; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Rozsnyai, Zoltán

Michael Rabin's musical voice may have been quiet the past forty years, but to violin aficionados his star still shines brightly. His discography is small,...continue...

The Young Salvatore Accardo: Paganini / Salvatore Accardo, violin. Antonio Beltrami, piano

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-12-03

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Theme and Variations for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "Le streghe"; Nel cor più non mi sento, Op. 38, MS 44; Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; So...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beltrami, Antonio

As his contemporary Martha Argerich also Salvatore Accardo amazed the world of classical music already since a young age. In fact, in 1958 when he...continue...
Recording information: 1959-1960....continue...

The Art of Luigi Alberto Bianchi - Violin and Viola

10 CD / Dynamic / 2011-11-22

Works: Antonio Bazzini: Pieces (3) in the Form of a sonata for violin & piano, Op 44; Morceaux Caractéristiques (3) for violin & piano, Op. 45; Morceaux (3) lyriques, Op. 41; Menus propos! Causieres mu...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Amati, Antonius; Arvieto, Aldo; Bianchi, Luigi Alberto; Canino, Bruno; Haffner, Caroline; Kovacevich, Dubra; Masi, Pier Narciso; Ormezowski, Franco Maggio; Pred...
Conductors: Delacôte, Jacques

Recording information: 1972-2001....continue...

The Historical HMV Recordings, 1956 / Renato de Barbieri, violin; Tullio Macoggi, piano

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-09-02

Works: Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato, for violin & piano (or orchestra); Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Moritz Moszkowski: Guitarre, Op. 45 no 2; Mario Castelnuovo-Ted...
Performers: Barbieri, Renato de; Macoggi, Tullio

The present CD pays homage to the Italian great violinist Renato De Barbieri (Genova, 1920 - Trento, 1991), whose artistic life has regrettably been forgotten...continue...
Recording information: 1956....continue...

Famous Violin Encores: Khachaturian, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, et al. / Alexander Markov, violin

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayane; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice &...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Alexander Markov (violin) and Dmitriy Cogan (piano) come together to perform modernity's favorite violin encores. In this hour of music, enjoy your favorite violin pieces...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium des Halles, Paris, France (12/20/1993-12/23/1993)....continue...

The Art of Roman Totenberg: From Bach to Webern - Recordings from 1943-1996 / Totenberg, violin

2 CD / Arbiter / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003;...
Performers: Sanders, Dean; Sano, Shizue; Stravinsky, Soulima; Totenberg, Roman

Roman Totenberg has remained a presence in the music world since the age of seven when he first performed as a child prodigy during the...continue...

American Artistry: Debut / Sarah Chang

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; La capricieuse, Op. 17; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Fritz Kreisler: Tempo di Menuetto in the style of ...
Performers: Chang, Sarah; Rivers, Sandra

At just 11 years of age, Sarah Chang was, quite simply, an undisputed violinistic phenomenon. She appeared with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic...continue...
Recording information: American Academy And Institute Of Arts And Letters, New (03/16/1991-04/16/1991)....continue...

Caprice Viennois

1 CD / Gramola / 2011-02-08

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Tambourin Chinois; Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for Violin solo, Op. 6; Variations on a Theme of Corelli, for violin & piano; Caprice...
Performers: Auner, Daniel; Auner, Irina

Recordings with bravura pieces for violin are no rarity today, and such projects represent a kind of calling card for many artists - a compendium...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studios, Leipzig, Germany (02/15/2009-02/17/2009)....continue...

Charlie Siem Plays Virtuoso Violin Works

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Caprice for violin & piano in A minor (transcription of work by Wieniawski); Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta, for violin & orchestra; Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Nicc...
Performers: Jaya-Ratnam, Caroline; Siem, Charlie

Stunning debut disc on Warner Classics & Jazz by young English violinist Charlie Siem....continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/26/2010-07/27/2010)....continue...

A Virtuoso Violin

1 CD / Pavane / 2011-01-01

Works: Karol Józef Lipinski: Variations on Rossini's "La Cenerentola", for violin & piano, Op. 11; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Gioachino R...
Performers: Brozek, Antoni; Jasiurkowski, Piotr [Violin]

Recording information: Polish Radio Studios, Katowice, Poland (10/2008)....continue...

Tribute To Lionel Tertis & William Primrose

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento in D; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Solfeggio, for piano in C minor, H. 220, Wq. 117/2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&u...
Performers: Collier, Katherine; Schotten, Yizhak

Recording information: Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan School of (12/2009-01/2010)....continue...

Paganini: La Campanella; Le Streghe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Op. 7; Introduction and Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's "La cenerentola", for violin & orchest; Moto perpetuo for Violin ...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Quint, Philippe

Although temperamentally quite different and born a century apart, both Nicolo Paganini and Fritz Kreisler enjoyed stellar careers as violin virtuosos, touring widely and thrilling...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (06/28/2008-06/30/2008)....continue...

Voyage

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Leroy Anderson: Clarinet Candy; Niccolò Paganini: Caprice 24; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Her...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Wilson, Rolf
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian

Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Bass Virtuoso

2 CD / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Henry Eccles: Sonata for double bass in G minor; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Sergey Koussevitzky: Valse Miniature, Op. 1 no 2; Ernest Bloch: Sketches of a Jewish Life; ...
Performers: Karr, Gary; Leighton, Bernie; Leighton, Frederic [Guitar]; Siegel, Jeffrey

This disc features DVD audio in a DualDisc DAD and HDAD (DVD-A) format, but also comes with a bonus standard CD to maximize your playback...continue...

Schumann: The Masterworks [Limited Eidtion] [Deluxe]

35 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Brendel, Alfred; Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Canino, Bruno; Crespin, Regine; Dazeley, William; Dent, Susan; Donderer, Georg; Donderer, M...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Kubelik, Rafael; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Dorati, Antal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Masur, Kurt; Britten, Benjamin; Albrecht, Gerd;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

June 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the most important Romantic composers of the 19th century. To...continue...

Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Shinichi Suzuki: Twinke, Twinkle for violin; Allegro for violin; Perpetual Motion, for violin & piano; Allegretto for violin & piano; Andantino for violin & piano; Étude for violin & piano; Long...
Performers: Dennis, Terence [Piano]; Gulda, Rico; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Watkins, Sarah [Piano]
Conductors: Erdelyi, Miklos; Wildner, Johannes

Naxos's Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father...continue...

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Virtuoso Viola

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Arthur Benjamin: Le Tombeau de Ravel for clarinet & piano, "Valse-Caprices"; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Joseph Jo...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Otaki, Michiko

Lovers of the viola will rejoice at this deliciously varied musical feast: Zoltan Kodaly's magnificent transcription of Bach's 'Chromatic Fantasia, Paganini's 'Sonata' (actually a theme...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (2007-01-04_2007-01-05&2007-)....continue...

Paganini: 24 Caprices / David Garrett, Bruno Canino

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1
Performers: Canino, Bruno; Garrett, David

Unavailable in the U.S.! Import pressing of this 1997 album from the acclaimed classical crossover violinist. 24 tracks. Decca....continue...

Romantic Music for Cello & Piano

1 CD / Gega New / 2010-01-12

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's "Mosè", for violin & guitar; Pancho Vladigerov: Song, for cello & piano; Franz Schubert: Sonata for...
Performers: Momtchilova, Diliana; Tchekoratova, Lora

The cellist Diliana Momtchilova made her debut at age nine as a soloist with the Sofia Ladies' Chamber Orchestra. She graduated from the Pancho Vladigerov...continue...
Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios, New York (05/20/2008-05/23/2008)....continue...

Beethoven: Concerto In D Major For Violin & Orchestra

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-12-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 9/3; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin & piano in F minor "au to...
Performers: Jampolsky, Vladimir; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Gui, Vittorio

Passages

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-11-03

Works: Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Songs My Mother Taught Me for violin & piano (transcription of Dvorak's Gypsy Songs, Op. 55/4); Liebesleid; Jota, for violin & piano (a...
Performers: Morgovskaya, Valeria; Wright, Alwyn

Recording information: Arcadia Presbytarian Church, Los Angeles, California....continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

SCENE Paganini Plus / Raaf Hekkema, Hans Eijsackers

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2009-06-16

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Op. 7 "La Campanella"; Quartet for Guitar, Violin, Viola and Cello no 15 in A major, MS 42; Work(s); Grigory Kalinkovitch: Concert-capricci...
Performers: Eijsackers, Hans; Hekkema, Raaf

Raaf Hekkema loves his saxophone, and the public and the music press love his refreshingly irreverent rendering of Paganini's caprices so much that it earned...continue...

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassad?, Gaspar; Cassado, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Donington,...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

Maestro - Violin Encores / Alexander Markov, Dmitri Cogan

1 CD / Erato Import / 2009-02-10

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Erlkönig ("Wer reitet so spät"), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Cogan, Dmitri; Markov, Alexander

Ursula Bagdasarjanz Vol 4 - Works for Violin and Piano

1 CD / Gallo / 2008-11-11

Works: Ursula Bagdasarjanz: Poems (7) for Violin and Piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 378 (317d); George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo ...
Performers: Bagdasarjanz, Ursula; di Cristino, Melanie; Kaeser, Fernande; Saladin, Bruno; Sgrizzi, Luciano; Stirbat, Raluca

The fourth volume in the Ursula Bagdasarjanz contains her 'Sept Poesies Pour Violon et Piano' interspersed with remastered recordings of Bagdasarjanz performing standard repertoire....continue...

Icon - Jascha Heifetz - Mozart, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, etc

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Meditation for Vi...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Heifetz, Jascha; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Jascha Heifetz was a Jewish Lithuanianborn American violin virtuoso who first performed the Mendelssohn concerto at age six. He quickly rose to the heights of...continue...

Historical Russian Archives - Gidon Kremer Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Concerto for 2 Violins i...
Performers: Bondarendo, Maria; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kagan, Oleg; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Muntyan, Mikhael; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Kremer, Gidon; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bashmet, Yuri; Kozhukhar, Vladimir
Ensemble: German Chamber Music Society; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists; USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orche...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 429/L 132; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199...
Performers: Adlam, Derek; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Feng, Ning; Giacometti, Paolo; Hoppe, Thomas; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Jarnot, Konrad; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinhild; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Qiao, Ta...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Bach Society

Channel Classics' fifth mid-priced Super Artists on Super Audio sampler could not be more varied. The musical selections on this disc travel from Bach to...continue...

Virtuoso Violin -Wieniawski, Paganini, Ernst, Saraste / Lidia Kovalenko, Igor Uryash

1 CD / Northern Flowers / 2008-08-12

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 4; Légende for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 17; Variations for Violin on an original theme, Op. 15; Hei...
Performers: Kovalenko, Lidiya; Uryash, Igor

Lidia Kovalenko, the violinist on this program of virtuosic works, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and won the 9th All-Russian Violin Competition. She is...continue...

Concertos & Encores

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 82; Mazurka-oberek for Violin and Pi...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Oistrakh, David; Yudin, Gabril; Yudin, Gavril; Kabalevsky, Dmitry

Zino Francescatti plays Favourite Violin Pieces

1 CD / Biddulph / 2008-08-12

Works: Tommaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani; Grave in the style of W. F. Bach, for violin & piano in C minor; Menuet in the style of Po...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Zino Francescatti succeeded Jacques Thibaud in the second half of the 20th century as the French violinist par excellence. His suave refinement and elegant phrasing...continue...

Classical Essentials - Cello Essentials - Bach, Bartók, de Falla, Debussy, etc / Starker, Iwasaki, Neriki

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2008-04-08

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Fritz Kreisler: Grave in the style of W. F. Bach, for violin & piano in C minor; Béla B...
Performers: Iwashaki, Shuku; Neriki, Shigeo; Starker, Janos

Hello Mr. Paganini / Ning Feng, Thomas Hoppe

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-01-08

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Introduction and Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's "La cenerentola", for violin & orchest; Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Variations on "God Save the Kin...
Performers: Feng, Ning; Hoppe, Thomas

Born in Chengdu, China, Ning Feng took up the violin at the tender age of four, giving his first performance only a year later. After...continue...

Opera Fantasies for Violin / Sohn, Loeb, Nuttall

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Jenö Hubay: Fantasie brillante on Bizet's "Carmen"; Joachim Raff: Duos (3) on motifs from Wagner's Operas, for violin & piano, Op. 63; Igor Stravinsky: Mavra; Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar (Fountai...
Performers: Loeb, Benjamin; Nutall, Geoff; Sohn, Livia

"The range of color and dynamic shading she brings to Stephen Prutsman's 15-minute Der Rosenkavalier fantasia makes the violin writing seem more varied in mood...continue...

The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

5 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Karl Goldmark: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 28; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Persinger, Louis; Ricci, Giorgio; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Kuntsch, Matthias; Froment, Louis de; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

'The Art of Ruggiero Ricci' presents over six hours of great recordings from the Vox, Turnabout and Candide Records archive, including over three hours of...continue...

The Great Pianists Vol 3 / Ferruccio Busoni

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2007-10-05

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1
Performers: Busoni, Ferruccio

This CD is part of a new pianist-led series of the piano roll albums. These contain some of the finest playing from the Great Pianists...continue...

The Way You Look Tonight

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-10-02

Works: Francesco Maria Veracini: Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1; Niccolò Paganini: Cantabile e Valtz in E major; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Sp...
Performers: Hamada, Aya; Klayman, Raphael