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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

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Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Th...
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Berman, Boris; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Houston, Michael; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Yablonsky, Dmitry; ; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Arts Trio; Ukrainian National Symphony...

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Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Kaler, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-04-19

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Performers: Kaler, Ilya [Violin]
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

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Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2 / Kliegel, Wit

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-07-05

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice

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