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Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

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...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Auger, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballe, Montserrat; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, J...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Joshua Bell: The Nobel Prize Concert / Tchaikovsky, Sibelius [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Accentus / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell lights up the stage with this dazzling performance of Tchaikovsky' s Violin Concerto, the centrepiece of the Nobel Prize Concert®in Stockholm in honour...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, French
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Joshua Bell: The Nobel Prize Concert / Tchaikovsky, Sibelius [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Accentus / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72a; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell lights up the stage with this dazzling performance of Tchaikovsky' s Violin Concerto, the centrepiece of the Nobel Prize Concert®in Stockholm in honour...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: German, French
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Martha Argerich at the Verbier Festival: Bach, Mozart, Grieg / Bashmet, Bell, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante and Variations (5) for Piano 4 hands in G major, K 501; Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Bashmet, Yuri; Bell, Joshua; Capucon, Renaud; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kraggerud, Henning; Maisky, Mischa; Montero, Gabriela

This DVD will be released in September 2009. The classical record producer, Walter Legge, liked to describe himself as a "midwife to music". Similarly, the...continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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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...

Best of Joshua Bell - The Decca Years

3 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Gabr...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the very 1st 'Best of Joshua Bell' album to ever be released! Highlighting the essential moments of Joshua Bell's career on Decca, this...continue...

Verbier Festival Highlights 2008 / Argerich, Bell, Bashmet, Maisky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-07-28

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore; Argerich, Martha; Bashmet, Yuri; Bell, Joshua; Capucon, Gautier; Colombet, Pierre; Eischenbroich, Leonard; Frost, Martin; Gringolts, Ilya; Guerrier, David; Herzog, Mathieu; Kragge...
Conductors: ; Honeck, Manfred; Maisky, Mischa
Ensemble: Ebene Quartet; UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra

The Verbier Festival is one of the most prestigious classical music events, thanks to an outstanding programming in the gorgeous Swiss Alps framework. For the...continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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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...

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Verbier Festival Highlights 2007 / Martha Argerich, Renaud Capucon, Nelson Freire, Helene Grimaud, Evgeny Kissin, more [DVD]

4 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Quintet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 44; Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha; Bell, Joshua; Capucon, Renaud; Freire, Nelson; Grimaud, Helene; Kissin, Evgeni; Maisky, Mischa; Montero, Gabriela; Quasthoff, Thomas; Shoji, Sayaka; Tomter, Lars Anders; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra

The Verbier Festival, created in 1994, has rapidly acquired a reputation for artistic excellence and is now considered one of the major European music festivals....continue...
Run Time: 90 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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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...

Barber, Walton: Violin Concertos / Bell, Zinman, Baltimore

1 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

"Joshua Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded, with the soloist...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); Cantata no 156, "Ich s...
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 Ricot...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, etc / Bell, Tilson Thomas

1 Super Audio CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2005-09-20

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Meditation, for piano in D major, Op. 72/5; Swan Lake
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"A true artist whose music feeds both your brain and your heart." - Newsweek "The American violinist with movie-star good looks has emerged as one...continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell [Decca]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 2...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Zinman, David; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philarmonic Orquestra; Takács String Quartet

With a career that began on Decca, Indiana-born Joshua Bell recorded a complete catalog of violin repertoire that was certainly a portent of things to...continue...

Chausson: Concert; Ravel, et al / Bell, Thibaudet

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, Op. 13; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Ernest...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Isserlis, Steven; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas & Concertos / Bell, Mustonen

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-05-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80; Melodies (5) for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D major, Op. 94bis; Concerto for Violin no 1 in ...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Chausson, Massenet / Joshua Bell

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op....
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Montreal Symphonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Joshua Bell Edition Vol 2 - Bruch, etc: Violin Concertos

2 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Adagio for Violin and O...
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra

The Joshua Bell Edition Vol 3 - Brahms, etc: Violin Ctos

2 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

The Joshua Bell Edition Vol 1 - Violin Favourites

2 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Variations for Violin on an original theme, Op. 15; Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16; Jean Sibelius: Pieces (4) for Violin/Cello and Piano, Op. 78; Pieces (5) for Violin and P...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]

The Romantic Violin / Joshua Bell

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Niccolò Paganini: Cantab...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Litton, Andrew; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This new collection features a selection of favorite movements from great Romantic violin concertos... well over an hour of romantic violin music! "Bell projects an...continue...

Greatest Hits - Violin

1 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Loveday, Alan; Lush, Ernest; Milstein, Nathan; Mintz, Sh...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Litton, Andrew;
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Roby Lakatos Ensemble; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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 Saint-S...
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...

Essential Violin - Over 2 1/2 hours of glorious melodies

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-09-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Niccolò Paganini: Conce...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Fujikawa, Mayumi; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hait...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Litton, Andrew; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Previn, Andre; Weller, Walter; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Or...

Personnel: Paul Coker, Ernest Lush, Phillip Moll (piano)....continue...

Midnight Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no...
Performers: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Gillespie, Rhondda; Hollig...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; ; Patanè, Giuseppe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Malcolm, George; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonynge, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; I Salonisti; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Phi...

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marisa Robles (harp); Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy (violin); Miklós Perényi , Janos Starker (cello); Heinz Holliger (ob...continue...

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

Trio - Prokofiev: Complete Concertos / Previn, Dutoit, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Masters of the Bow - Violin / Accardo, Bell, Grumiaux, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-03-19

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Polonaise brillante for Violin and Piano no 1 in D maj...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Bell, Joshua; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Feldman, Jonathan; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, I...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Foster, Lawrence; Gamba, Piero; Dutoit, Charles; Litton, Andrew; Abbado, Claudio; Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic ...

For Your Life - For a Rainy Day

1 CD / Decca / 2001-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Fr...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bernard Herrmann & His Orchestra; Brown, Iona; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavazzeni, Gianandre...
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Leppard, Raymond; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Carmel Kaine, Joshua Bell, Iona Brown (violin); Tess Miller (oboe); Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pascal Rogé (piano); Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)....continue...

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...

Violin Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-20

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hasson, Maurice; Josefowicz, Leila; Juillet, Chantal; Kennedy...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Kempe, Rudolf; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Zinman, David; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas; ; Davis, Colin; Du...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony O...

Essential Mozart - 32 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, Emma; Kroisamer, Hubert; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Hill, David; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

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...