Romantic Period > Violin

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration - Copland; Bernstein; Haydn; Tchaikovsky; Sarasate; Ravel; Beethoven / Ma, Lockhart, Mutter, Ax, et al. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pablo d...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Serkin, Peter
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith; Williams, John; Asbury, Stefan; Nelsons, Andris; Zinman, David;
Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Located in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, Tanglewood is one of the world's most beloved music festivals and serves as the summer home for...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: None
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Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration - Copland; Bernstein; Haydn; Tchaikovsky; Sarasate; Ravel; Beethoven / Ma, Mutter, Ax, Serkin et al. [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2013-06-25

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Leonard Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Pablo d...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Serkin, Peter
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith; Williams, John; Asbury, Stefan; Nelsons, Andris; Zinman, David;
Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Located in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, Tanglewood is one of the world's most beloved music festivals and serves as the summer home for...continue...
Run Time: 112 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: None
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Schubert: Complete Works for Piano Trio / Jan Vermeulen: piano; Christine Busch: violin; France Springuel: cello

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, ...
Performers: Busch, Christine; Springuel, France; Vermeulen, Jan

Jan Vermeulen is considered one of today's most prominent fortepiano virtuosos. After his piano studies at the Brussels Conservatory, his interest and urge for authenticity...continue...
Recording information: Studio Arteca, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium (09/12/2012-09/15/2012)....continue...

Dvorak: The Complete Published Orchestral Works / various artists [17 CDs]

17 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 1 in C minor, B 9 "The Bells of Zlonice"; Legends (10), for orchestra (arr. from, B. 117), B. 122 (Op. 59); Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 4/B 12; Symphony no 3 i...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; Trostianski, Alexander [Violin]; Yablonsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Halász, Michael; Korobov, Felix; Kosler, Zdenek; Pesek, Libor; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Stankovsky, Robert
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists

Dvo?ák was a composer steeped in the national and folk music of his Bohemian homeland, and his orchestral music combines a broad and soulful melodic...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner) / New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades; Voyevoda
Performers: Joyce, Andrew; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti
Conductors: Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable inter-national acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art....continue...
Recording information: Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (02/09/2012-02/10/2012)....continue...

Tchaikovsky Live - Violin Concerto / Sarah Nemtanu, violin; Kurt Masur

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-05-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Performers: Bourre, Jean-Luc; Gaugué, Christophe; Héry, Luc; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Perraud, Raphael; Toutain, Sabine [Viola]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

Sarah Nemtanu is a renowned solo violinist, and in 2010 she was the "real" violinist playing Tchaikovsky's violin concerto in the film Le Concert. On...continue...

Martha Argerich and Friends - Live from Lugano 2012

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a); Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano...
Performers: Alavidze, Rusudan; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Braude, Nathan; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lyda; Gerzenberg, Anton; Gerzenberg, Daniel; Goerner, Nelson; G...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics are pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the tenth annual...continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Violin Lullabies - music of Brahms, Ysaye, Rebikov, Beach, Gershwin, de Falla, Sibelius, Ravel et al. / Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hable, piano

1 CD / Cedille / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Eugène Ysaÿe: Rève d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14; Vladimir Rebikov: Trois Morceaux, Op. 7; Amy Beach: Berceuse for violin & p...
Performers: Barton Pine, Rachel [Violin]; Hagle, Matthew

The world's first lullabies were simple songs sung or hummed by parents cradling their infants and rocking them to sleep. After the birth of violinist...continue...
Recording information: Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago,....continue...

Brahms: Piano Trios nos 1-3; Clarinet Trio / Elena Baschkirova; Maxim Vengerov; Boris Pergamenschikow; Dietmar Schwalke (1988) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for clarinet (or viol...
Performers: Baschikirova, Elena; Baschkirova, Elena; Fuchs, Wenzel; Pergamenschikow, Boris; Schwalke, Dietmar; Vengerov, Maxim

This DVD includes Brahms outstanding Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello and piano as well as Trios Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for piano...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
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Brahms; Clara and Robert Schumann: Violin Sonatas / Jennifer Pike, violin; Tom Poster, piano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for Violin and Piano, O...
Performers: Pike, Jennifer; Poster, Tom

In 2002, at the age of twelve, Jennifer Pike notably became the youngest-ever winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Now aged...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/26/2012-09/28/2012)....continue...

Strings Attached - Brahms: Sonatas Opp. 120 nos 1 & 2; Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 / Arno Piters: clarinet

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) f...
Performers: Asberg, Marleen; Dirksen, Rob; Enzler, Benedikt; Iwata, Keiko; Moergastel, Edith van; Piters, Arno; van Rijn, Nienke; Wijzenbeek, Judith
Conductors:
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra members

This new disc features three arrangements by Geert van Keulen of works by Schumann and Brahms, two of which were specially requested by clarinetist Arno...continue...
Recording information: Galaxy Studios, Mol, Belgium (04/02/2012-04/04/2012)....continue...

American Classics: Parlor Music Revisited - Music by Semyon and Daniel Kobialka

1 CD / Kobialka Music / 2013-04-09

Works: Daniel Kobialka: God Bless America Medley, for violin, viola, guitar, drums & percussion; Thomas Moore: The Minstrel-Boy; Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Joseph Philbrick Webster: Lorena, waltz; Americ...
Performers: Kobialka, Daniel; Kobialka, Semyon; Macias, Mason

Smetana: From My Homeland; Dvorak: Romance; Suk: 4 Pieces; Janacek: Violin Sonata / Silvie Hessova; Daniel Wiessner, piano

1 CD / Cube Bohemia / 2013-04-09

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano, T 128 "From my homeland"; Antonín Dvorák: Romance for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 11/B 38; Josef Suk: Pieces (4) for Violin and Pi...
Performers: Hessova, Silvie; Wiesner, Daniel

Violinist Silvie Hessová graduated from the Prague Conservatory. She was first violinist of the Eberle Quartet and now holds that same position with the Prague...continue...

A Violin's Life - Tartini: DevilÆs Trill; Schumann: Sonata in D minor; Julias Röntgen; Karol Lipinski / Frank Almond: violin; William Wolfram: piano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"; Julius Röntgen: Sonata for violin & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20; Karol Józef Lipinski: Capr...
Performers: Almond, Frank; Wolfram, William

A Violin' s Life traces the provenance and history of the "Lipinski" Strad, one of the most notable of the coveted string maker' s instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI USA (08/16/2012-08/18/2012)....continue...

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...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Wagner: Wesedonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures / Nina Stemme, soprano. Thomas Dausgaard

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Wesendonck Lieder; Siegfried Idyll; Träume (Dreams) for violin & small orchestra in A flat major (from Wesendonck Lieder no 5), WWV 91b; Die Meistersinger vo...
Performers: Andreasson, Katarina; Stemme, Nina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Recording information: Örebro Concert Hall, Sweden (2012-05-??_2012-06-??&2012-)....continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He...
Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum

A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue...
Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue...

Heinrich Wilhelm (1812-1865): Ernst: Erlkönig; Le Carnaval de Venise; Polyphonic Studies / Josef Spacek, violin; Gordon Back, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Grand Caprice for solo Violin on Schubert's "Erlkönig", Op. 26; Variations brillantes sur un thème de Rossini, for violin & piano, Op. 4; Polyphonic Studies (6) for ...
Performers: Back, Gordon; Spacek, Jozef

The Moravian Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst is a dazzling example of the nineteenth-century violinist-composer, of whom the greatest was Ernst's sometime rival, Paganini. Indeed it was...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (03/17/2010-03/19/2010)....continue...

Icon - André Rieu

1 CD / UMe Records / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; George Weiss: What a Wonderful World; André Rieu: Strauss and Co., me...
Performers: Dickerson, Brian; Erens, Suzan; Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, André

The 2013 compilation Icon rounds up 12 classical crossover highlights André Rieu recorded for various labels now owned by Universal. There are several classical pieces (a Strauss medley, "Radetzk...continue...

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no 1; Conus: Violin Concerto in E minor; Vieuxtemps: Fantasia appassionata / Soo-Hyun Park, violin

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 14; Julius Conus: Concerto for Violin in E minor; Henri Vieuxtemps: Fantasia Appassionata, for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 35
Performers: Park, Soo-Hyun
Conductors: Milton, Nicholas
Ensemble: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz,

Winner of the Group Edmond de Rothschild award at the 2012 Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Korean violinist Soo-Hyun Park makes her recording debut with this...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Ludwigshafen, Germany (09/03/2012-09/06/2012)....continue...

Norbert Burgmuller: Songs and Chamber Music / Ulrike Fulde, soprano; Manja Raschka, mz; Andreas Fischer, tenor

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Norbert Burgmüller: Songs (6), for voice & piano, Op. 3; Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op. 13; Deutsche Lieder (5), for voice & piano, Op. 6; Ständchen, for clarinet, viola & guitar in E f...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Fulde, Ulrike; Hartmann, Andreas; Henneberg, Kristin; Plock, Felix; Raschka, Manja; Roske, Alexander; Sannemuller, Matthias; Wieschebrink, Anna

One of the most gifted composers in the first half of the 19th century, Norbert Burgmüller had a close connection with Felix Mendelssohn (who premiered...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studio Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany (11/2009)....continue...

Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet; Notturno / the Nash Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Crayford, Marcia; Kampen, Christopher van
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

The internationally celebrated Nash Ensemble performs Schubert's famous Trout Quintet, with the added bonus of the beautiful Notturno. This disc received a BBC "Critics Choice"...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London....continue...

Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]

7 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean

A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer, violin; Zinman

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

Joined by the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and David Zinman, Fischer pairs the ever-popular Bruch concerto with Dvorak's undeservedly neglected but perennially fresh masterpiece - a...continue...
Recording information: Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland (04/19/2012/04/20/2012)....continue...

Ein Hofer Koenigspaar: The Organ in St. Marien und St. Michaelis - works by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Bach, Brahms, Dvorak et al. / Georg Stanek & Ludger Stuhlmeyer, organ

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-02-26

Works: Vincent Lübeck: Praeambulum for Organ in G major; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for organ in G major, Op. 37/2; Elias, oratorium, Op. 70; Orgelsonate c-M...
Performers: Grabner, Eva [Organ]; Kelber, Cornelius [Trumpet]; Stanek, Georg; Stuhlmeyer, Ludger; Wilkens, Jens [Violin]

Hof's city cantors present the city's two remaining important historic organs on this CD. The recorded pieces, which include works by Purcell, Dvorak, Sigfrid Karg-Elert,...continue...
Recording information: St. Marien (07/24/2012); St. Michaelis (07/24/2012); St. Marien (07/25/2012); St. Michaelis (07/25/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor & D minor; Violin Sonata, Op. 4 / Tianwa Yang, violin; Romain Decharmes, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4
Performers: Descharmes, Romain; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gallois, Patrick
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

Following on from her recent highly acclaimed recording of the complete works for violin and piano of Wolfgang Rihm (8.572730), Tianwa Yang turns her attention...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Itzhak Perlman, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 44
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: ; Concertgebouw Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 1 / Concertos by Paganini, Beethoven, Mozart, Shostakovich; Saint-Saens: Intro. Et Rondo Capriccioso

2 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-26

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 6; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major, K 219 "T...
Performers: Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Michael, Herman; Haitink, Bernard; Avison, John; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Andrew

Recording information: 1961-1986....continue...

Romantic Paths - Schumann: Sonata in A minor; Mendelssohn: Sonata in F major; Gade: Sonata no. 2 / Annette Unger, violin; Dariya Hrynkiv, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1820); Niels Gade: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Hrynkiv, Dariya; Unger, Annette

The violinist Annette Unger has already made several highly praised CDs issued by GENUIN, and her new release is also off the well-beaten path. All...continue...
Recording information: Mendelssohn-Saal, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany (11/03/2011-11/05/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Overture Scherzo & Finale; Violin Concerto / Elmar Oliveira, violin

1 CD / Artek / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Overture to Goethe's Hermann und Dorothea, for orchestra in B minor, Op. 136; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Concerto for Violin in D minor; S...
Performers: Oliveira, Elmar
Conductors: Robertson, Stewart
Ensemble: ; Atlantic Classical Orchestra

Recording information: Lynn University's Wold Performing Arts Center, Boca Rat (03/05/2012)....continue...

Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Mork, cello. Jansons

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Tonnesen, Terje; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is among the leading master of his instruement, while the Dvorak concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations are among the most popular...continue...
Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Lalo: Symphonic Espganole / Bronislaw Huberman, violin

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2013-02-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21
Performers: Frenkel, Paul; Huberman, Bronislaw
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Szell, George
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Born in Poland in 1882, Bronislaw Humberman's recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are the most famous and valuable for violin recording history. He was...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...

Vorlese- und Entspannungsmusik

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Jimbo's Lullaby, for piano (Children's Corner no 2), L. 113/2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata no 4 in E minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G m...
Performers: Admacayan, Garo; Capova, Sylvia; Cerkov, Ivan; Egger, Georg; Lelkes, Anna; Ramsay, Angus; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Helena
Conductors: Lizzio, Alberto; Bucher, Helmut; Faerber, Jörg; Scholz, Alfred; Bengtson, Sven

Brahms: Violin Concerto

1 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Cerkov, Ivan; Spitkova, Jela
Conductors: Bucher, Helmut; Lizzio, Alberto

Die große Weihnachtsbox

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; In dulci jubilo, BWV 368; Uns ist ein Kindlein heut' gebor'n, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 414 (BC F35); O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mil...
Performers: Benitez, Marcelino; Carr, Sister Wynona; Davis, Reverend Gary; Herzberger, Christian [Violin]; Johnson, Blind Willie; Lindauer, Mike [Piano]; Odetta; Philips, Washington; Robeson, Paul

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano; Octet

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-02-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Leschenko, Polina; Tognetti, Richard

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo, Sydney, Australia (02/2012)....continue...

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 5; I palpiti, Op. 13; Moto perpetuo, Op. 11 / Ivan Pochekin, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Moto perpetuo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 11; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor (orchestral part lost), MS 78; Introduction and Variations on Rossini's "I Palpit...
Performers: Pochekin, Ivan
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: ; Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

Paganini defined violin bravura in the first half of the nineteenth century. As one of the greatest and certainly the most spectacular executants of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio 5, Russian State TV & Radio Company KULTURA, Mos....continue...

Louis Spohr: Grand Duo - works for violin and piano / Ingolf Turban, violin; Kolja Lessing, piano

1 CD / CPO / 2013-01-29

Works: Louis Spohr: Duo Concertante for violin & piano in E major, Op. 112; Adagio for violin & orchestra in D major, WoO 17; Rondoletto for piano in G major, Op. 149; Salon Pieces (6) for violin & piano, O...
Performers: Lessing, Kolja; Turban, Ingolf

Interest in Spohr is on the rise - a fact demonstrated not only by our new recording of his complete symphonic oeuvre but also by...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Radio Bremen (2009-10-05_2009-10-06&2010-)....continue...

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Complete Music, Vol. 3 - works for violin and piano / Sherban Lupu, violin; Ian Hobson, piano

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-01-29

Works: Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Introduction et Variations Brillantes en form de Fantaisie, for violin & piano, Op. 6; Elégie for Violin in C minor, Op. 10 "Sur la mort d'un objet chéri"; Intro...
Performers: Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Lupu, Sherban

Ernst (1812 - 65) was a friend of Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and for Joachim, "the greatest violinist I ever heard". The popular encore pieces...continue...
Recording information: Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Pe (2011-05-10_2011-05-11&2011-)....continue...

Liszt: The Sound of Weimar Vol. 1-5 - Symphonic Poems, complete edition / Martin Haselbock

5 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98; Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem ...
Performers: Korol, Ilia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester Wiener Akademie

For the project "The Sound of Weimar" conductor and Liszt expert Martin Hasselböck organized an orchestra to reproduce the Weimar Hofkapelle sound of Liszt's time....continue...

Rossini: Complete Chamber Music with Piano / Sollini - Barbatano Piano Duo; Manara, Stagni, Polidori, Meloni

1 CD / Concerto / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Un mot à Paganini, elegy for violin & piano in D major (Péchés de vieillesse, book 9); Thème, for piano in E flat major; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Manara, Francesco; Meloni, Fabrizio; Polidori, Massimo; Sollini, Marco; Stagni, Danilo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Sollini & Barbatano (Piano Duo)

This CD is dedicated to Rossini's rare chamber music with piano in an accomplished performance, featuring the special guest appearance of the first parts of...continue...
Recording information: Bartók Studio, Bernareggio, Milan, Italy (10/10/2011-10/11/2011)....continue...

Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

Classics 2: The Greatest Melodies

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K ...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Capova, Sylvia; Pivka, Marian; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spanyi, Miklos; Spitkova, Jela; Sreter, Kamil; Tomsic, Dubravka
Conductors: Scholz, Alfred; Münchner, Herbert; Bengtson, Sven; Adolph, Henry; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Lizzio, Alberto; Nanut, Anton; Duvier, Eugen; Armstrong, Julian; Pantelli, Carlo; Falk, Peter