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Weber: Violin Sonatas Op. 10/1-6; Piano Quartet Op. 8 / Isabelle Faust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, fortepiano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 6 in C major, J. 104 (Op. 10b/6); Sonata for piano & violin obbligato no 3 in D minor, J. 101 (Op. 10b/3); Sonata for piano & violin obbli...
Performers: Faust, Boris; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel

Was Carl Maria von Weber born only to compose Der Freischütz? So, at least, many people have thought, forgetting the existence of a catalogue of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2011)....continue...

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos / Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Faust, Isabelle
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Mozart

Violinist Isabelle Faust is featured on a disc of German violin concertos that marks the début recording for harmonia mundi by the great Italian conductor...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (11/2010)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Alexander Melnikov, Teodor Currentzis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Berwaerts, Jeroen; Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors: Currentzis, Teodor
Ensemble: ; Mahler Chamber Orchestra

One of Shostakovich's unique traits is the way he spurs the listener's imagination by appropriating different languages and using them in unexpected fashion. The result...continue...

Isabelle Faust: Violin Sonatas & Concertos / Alexander Melnikov, Ewa Kupiec

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Bo...
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa; Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

BBC Music Magazine
A splendid calling card from one of today's most outstanding and versatile violinists, who plays it all with equal ease.
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Brahms: Violin Concerto; String Sextet No. 2

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-03-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sextet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 36
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Fehlandt, Stefan; Jankovic, Xenia; Kretz, Julia-Maria; Richter, Christoph; Sachse, Pauline [Viola]
Conductors: Harding, Daniel

Isabelle Faust goes back to the roots of one of the most famous and technically difficult Romantic concertos. Born of close collaboration between Brahms and...continue...

Béla Bartók: Violin Sonatas

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-06-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 86; Rhapsody for Violin...
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa

Works by Bartok:
Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz 75 with Ewa Kupiec (piano)
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 with Ewa Kupiec (piano)
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Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 1

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Performers: Faust, Isabelle

Isabelle Faust has gone back to the original manuscript sources to offer us her versions of these iconic masterpieces of the violin repertoire. In Bach's...continue...
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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin / Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander

As well as being a virtuoso pianist, Beethoven was also a competent violinist - an experience he put to good use in his ten sonatas...continue...

Satie: Avant-dernières pensées, etc / Alexandre Tharaud, Eric Le Sage, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Petite ouverture à danser, for piano; Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Véritables préludes flasques pour un chien (Truly Flabby Preludes for a Dog), fo...
Performers: Delescluse, Jean; Faust, Isabelle; Guerrier, David; Le Sage, Eric; Tharaud, Alexandre

With this recording, Alexandre Tharaud aims to serve justice to Erik Satie - the real Erik Satie. Chock full of surprises and humor, Tharaud strives...continue...

Brahms: Horn Trio Op 40, Violin Sonata no 1 Op 78, etc / Van der Zwart, Faust, Melnikov

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-10-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Zwart, Teunis van der

"Faust cuts loose with fervor in the Violin Sonata, op. 78. The combination of her passionately Romantic expressiveness with her somewhat cool tone sounds ideally...continue...

Fauré: Sonatas for Violin & Piano / Faust, Boffard

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-07-08

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, Op. 13; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in E minor, Op. 108; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Romance for Violin...
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Faust, Isabelle

Schubert: Sonate D 574, Rondo Op 70, etc / Faust, Melnikov

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159; Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor, D 895/Op. 70 "Rondo Brillant"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander

Schubert wrote relatively little for the combination of piano and violin, but his output displays an astonishing variety of form and ambition. The sonata in...continue...

Century Vol 20 - Music of Today

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-02-14

Works: Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5; Olivier Messiaen: Cinq Rechants; Pierre Boulez: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; György Ligeti: Sonata for viola; Maurice Ohana: Etudes d'interprétation f...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Bertrand, Emmanuelle; Boyd, Doug [Vocals]; Coryell, Lark; Faust, Isabelle; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Kupiec, Ewa; Lipsitt, Eric; Longinotti, Kathie; Mainetti, Pablo; Power, Lawrence; Ro...
Conductors: Berio, Luciano; Masson, Diego; ; Nagano, Kent; Pons, Josep
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Musique Vivante; Les Percussions de Strasbourg; Pacific Mozart Ensemble

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

ak: Cello Concerto, etc / Queyras, Belohlávek, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Queyras performances are as impassioned and committed as technically mellifluous. He is sensitive to the tiniest inflection, playing with a lightness and clarity that fits...continue...

Dvorak: Concerto pour Violon, etc / Faust, Queyras, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-12-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Melnikov, Alexander; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Isabelle Fausts exultant solo playing, magnificently matched by the orchestra, is hugely infectious; in short, a performance to treasure. - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Janacek: Sonate pour violon et piano; et al / Faust, Kupiec

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-10-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7; Witold Lutoslawski: Subito; Partita, for violin & piano; Karol Szymanowski: Myths (3), Op. 30
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...