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French Impressions / Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 75; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Denk, Jeremy

"Joshua Bell plays with fire and finesse, with Denk a powerful ally. Franck's dark-light violin sonata, mysterious, ardent and far more than the sum of...continue...
Recording information: Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (11/26/2010-11/29/2010)....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

X2 - Bernstein: West Side Story Suite, etc; Gershwin: Fantasy, etc / Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-07

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Williams, John; Zinman, David
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin)....continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-09-02

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Constable, John [Keyboards]

Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, who has enchanted audiences for two decades with his breathtaking playing and tone of rare opulence, has recorded Antonio Vivaldi's...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas / Ma, Domingo, Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-10-23

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Jo...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bell, Joshua; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Huang, Ying; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Previn, Andre; ; Stern, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold D.; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Wynton Marsalis Septet

Includes work(s): medley: the christmas song / have yoursel by various composers....continue...

Corigliano: Violin Concerto, etc / Bell, Alsop, Denk, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-04

Works: John Corigliano: Concerto for Violin & orchestra ("The Red Violin"); Sonata for violin & piano
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Denk, Jeremy
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Bell began taking violin lessons at the age of four after his mother discovered her son had taken rubber bands from around the house and...continue...

The Best of Edgar Meyer / Ma, Bell, O'Connor, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-09-04

Works: Traditional: Work(s); Edgar Meyer: Sliding Down; Please Don't Feed the Bear, for double bass, banjo, gamba, mandolin & acoustic guitar; Concert Duo, for violin & double bass; Early Morning, for doubl...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The Best of Edgar Meyer brings together many of the composer/bassist's own works as well as collaborations with other artists....continue...
Personnel: Edgar Meyer (various instruments, double bass); Béla Fleck (guitar, banjo); Mike Marshall (mandolin); Joshua Bell (violin)....continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...

Voice of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Jules Massenet: Werther; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1; Anto...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Kuney, Scott; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

Follow-up to the best-selling Romance of the Violin, this album features sensuous, unforgettable melodies from opera and song with soprano Anna Netrebko as Bell's special...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin).

Recording information: Right Track Studios....continue...

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

The Joshua Bell Collection

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-01-24

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bucknall, Nicholas; Hessian, Eddie; Laurence, Christopher; Ricotti, Frank; Schwartz, Alexys; Williams, John [Film Composer]; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Williams, John; Zinman, David; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shanghai Film Studio Children's Chorus

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Alexys Schwartz (vocals); Gavyn Wright (viola); Eddie Hession (accordion); Nick Bucknall (clarinet); John Williams (piano); Chris Laurence (double bass); Frank Ricott...continue...

Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Camille Sai...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Bell's performances and his magnetic presence have earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond core classical audiences. All the arrangements for this recording...continue...
Throughout his career, violinist Joshua Bell has always sought to expand the range of works available for his instrument, and with the aptly titled ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, he ventures a bit further fro...continue...

Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos /Joshua Bell, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-06-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg

This all-new recording re-unites Joshua Bell with conductor Sir Roger Norrington. These same two teamed up on the 2000 Grammy Award-winning recording of the Maw...continue...

Meyer & Bottesini: Concertos

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-06-11

Works: Edgar Meyer: Double Concerto for cello, double bass & orchestra; Concerto for Double Bass in D major; Giovanni Bottesini: Double-bass Concerto no 2 in B minor; Gran Duo concertante for Violin, Double...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Perpetual Motion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-10-02

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 213/L 108; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 13 in A minor, BWV 784; Partita for Vi...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Glennie, Evelyn; Hoffman, Gary; Meyer, Edgar; Sutton, Bryan; Thile, Chris; Williams, John [Guitar]

Personnel includes: Bela Fleck (banjo); Joshua Bell (violin); Gary Hoffman (cello); Evelyn Glennie (marimba); Edgar Meyer (piano, bass); John Williams (guitar); Bryan Sutton (steel string guitar); Chr...continue...

Classical Hits / Brightman, Church, Ma, Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-11

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; The Phantom of the Opera; Tonci Huljic: Victory; John Williams: Star Wars, Episode I; James Horner: Titanic; Braveheart; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orc...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bond; Boston Pops; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, Jose; Church, Charlotte; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Horner, James; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marsalis, Wynton; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violi...
Conductors: Williams, John; Horner, James

Are you tired of your classically minded friends laughing at you when you mispronounce the names of renowned, long-expired European composers? Do you think the Three Tenors are the latest teenage boy ...continue...

Bernstein: West Side Story Suite, etc / Bell, Zinman, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-08-21

Works: Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; On the Town; Candide; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Philharmonia Orchestra; Zinman, David
Conductors: Zinman, David

This selection is also available in Super Audio format.

This selection was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

This selection is a Super Audio CD, w...continue...

Heartland - An Appalachian Anthology /Ma, Bell, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-07-03

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; 1B; Sliding Down; BT; Old Tyme; Death by Triple Fiddle; Traditional: Johnny has gone for a soldier; Soldier's Joy; College Hornpipe; Amazing Grace; Mark O'Connor: Appala...
Performers: Barenberg, Russ; Bayers, Eddie; Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Douglas, Jerry; Fleck, Bela; Jarvis, John; Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar; Mock, John; O'Connor, Mark [Vi...

Bernstein: West Side Story Suite / Bell, Zinman, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-06-19

Works: William David Brohn: West Side Story Suite, for violin & orchestra (after Bernstein); Leonard Bernstein: On the Town; Candide; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Philharmonia Orchestra; Zinman, David
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This selection is also available in Super Audio format.

This selection was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."

This selection is a Super Audio CD, w...continue...

Sibelius/Goldmark: Violin Concertos

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-08-22

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karl Goldmark: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 28
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Goldmark, Karl; Sibelius, Jean
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

"...An infectiously enjoyable display...[The Goldmark] is a lovely work that has been coming into its own lately, and Bell's affectionate advocacy - admirably secure, big-hearted...continue...

Maw: Violin Concerto / Joshua Bell, Roger Norrington, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-04-18

Works: Nicholas Maw: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[It] is gratifying to see Sony investing in a big, serious, challenging contemporary work, especially one as ravishing as this Violin Concerto by British composer...continue...

Listen to the Storyteller - Marsalis, Meyer, Doyle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-09-07

Works: Wynton Marsalis: The Fiddler and the Dancing Witch; Edgar Meyer: The Lesson of the Land; Patrick Doyle: The Face in the Lake
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Douglas, Jerry; Greene, Graham; Marsalis, Wynton; Meyer, Edgar; Winslet, Kate
Conductors: Sadin, Robert; Mercurio, Steven
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

Short Trip Home / Bell, Meyer, Bush & Marshall

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-09-07

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; Hang Hang; BT; In the Nick of Time; Concert Duo for Violin and Double Bass; BP; If I Knew; OK, All Right; Death by Triple Fiddle
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar

This recording was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for "Best Classical

Crossover Album."

Bassist Edgar Meyer, equally at home in Nashville or Lincoln Center, likes to invite his cla...continue...

Gershwin Fantasy / Joshua Bell, John Williams, London SO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-07-28

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Williams, John

The centerpiece of this collection is the "Porgy and Bess Fantasy", arranged by composer Alexander Courage (composer of the original "Star Trek" theme). Bell contributed...continue...
This disc was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album." It is also available in mini-disc format.

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); John Williams (piano).
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