Best Violin 100

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1▶CD: Vivaldi and the Italian Baroque
2▶CD: Bach and Mozart
3▶CD: Beethoven and Brahms
4▶CD: The 19th Century Violin
5▶CD: The 20th Century Violin
6▼CD: Encores and Showpieces
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1La Ronde des lutins (Scherzo fantastique), op. 25
piano:
Vag Papian (pianist and conductor) (from 2001-04-28 until 2001-04-30)
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist) (from 2001-04-28 until 2001-04-30) and Virtuosi (Israel based violin ensemble) (from 2001-04-28 until 2001-04-30)
orchestra:
Virtuosi (Israel based violin ensemble)
arranger:
Mikhail Parhamovsky (Soviet-born violinist)
recording of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins" (from 2001-04-28 until 2001-04-30)
composer:
Antonio Bazzini (Italian violinist and composer) (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Antonio Bazzini by opus number (number: op. 25)
Bazzini5:31
2Humoreske
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Itamar Golan (pianist) (from 1998-08-17 until 1998-08-24)
violin:
Kyung-Wha Chung (violinist) (from 1998-08-17 until 1998-08-24)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Stokes (engineer) (from 1998-08-17 until 1998-08-24)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-08-17 until 1998-08-24)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (for violin and piano, arr. Wilhelmj) (from 1998-08-17 until 1998-08-24)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
piano and violin arranger:
August Wilhelmj
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Dvorák3:07
3Caprice no. 24 in A minor, op. 1 no. 24
violin:
Augustin Hadelich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2017)
recording of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist)
part of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25
Paganini4:44
4Andante and Variations for Violin and Piano
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
recording of:
Andante con variazione for Violin and Harp in F major
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
Rossini3:21
5La Gitana (Zigeunerlied)
piano:
John Lenehan (classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
La Gitana (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
Kreisler3:04
6Sabre Dance (Gayaneh)
piano:
Pavel Gililov (pianist)
violin:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violinist)
recording of:
Gayaneh: Sabre Dance (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Khachaturian2:19
7Flight of the Bumble‐bee
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
The Flight of the Bumblebee (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Rimsky‐Korsakov1:20
8Polonaise brillante no. 1 in D, op. 4
piano:
Ian Brown (classical pianist)
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
recording of:
Polonaise Brillante en la majeur, op. 21
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (Polish composer and violinist) (in 1870)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 21)
recording of:
Polonaise de concert no. 1 in D major, op. 4 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (Polish composer and violinist) (in 1852)
dedicated to:
Karol Lipiński (Polish composer)
publisher:
Litolff (in 1853)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 4)
arrangement of:
Polonaise de concert no. 1 in D major, op. 4 (for violin and orchestra)
Wieniawski5:59
9Liebesfreud
piano:
Franz Rupp (pianist)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
recording of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) and ショット・ミュージック 株式会社 Dept. 3 (Schott Music Corporation Dept. 3)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Kreisler3:16
10Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp minor [trans. G minor] (for violin and piano, Joachim)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Brahms2:31
11Valse‐Scherzo, op. 34
piano:
Владимир Ямпольский (Vladimir Yampolsky, pianist)
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist)
recording of:
Valse-Scherzo, op. 34 (for violin and piano, arr. by the composer)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
arranger:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877-02)
arrangement of:
Valse-Scherzo in C major, op. 34 (for violin and orchestra)
Tchaikovsky5:29
12Zapateado
piano:
Alexander Markovich (pianist)
violin:
Вадим Репин (Vadim Repin, violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques (valid as release label only if logo is "ΣEratoDisques") (in 1998)
recording of:
Spanish Dances, op. 23, no. 2: Zapateado
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer)
part of:
Spanish Dances, op. 23 (for violin and piano)
Sarasate3:15
13Schön Rosmarin
violin:
Kyung-Wha Chung (violinist)
performer:
Itamar Golan (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1999)
recording of:
Schön Rosmarin (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Kreisler1:58
14Burleska
piano:
Jean Neveu (French pianist)
violin:
Ginette Neveu (violinist)
recording of:
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17: No. 4. Burleska
composer:
Josef Suk (Czech composer, 1874–1935)
part of:
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17
Suk3:06
15Dance espagnole (La vida breve)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Danse espagnole (for violin and piano, Kreisler)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
La vida breve: Acto II. Danza española
Falla3:27
16Balalaika
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist) (on 2000-05-24)
recorded at:
Barbican Centre: Barbican Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2000-05-24)
live recording of:
Balalaika, op. 100 (on 2000-05-24)
composer:
Родион Щедрин (Rodion Shchedrin, Russian composer) (in 1997)
Shchedrin2:42
17Ave Maria
piano:
Itamar Golan (pianist)
violin:
Kyung-Wha Chung (violinist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (for violin and piano, arr. Wilhelmj)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
August Wilhelmj
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Schubert5:09
18Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43
piano:
Ian Brown (classical pianist)
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
recording of:
Introduction et tarantelle, op. 43
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 43)
Sarasate5:21
19Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Paganini
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Prélude et Allegro dans le style de Pugnani
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
Kreisler5:55
20Czárdás
piano:
John Lenehan (classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Csárdás (arr. Little & Lenehan for violin and piano)
composer:
Vittorio Monti (Italian violinist and composer)
piano arranger and violin arranger:
John Lenehan (classical pianist) and Tasmin Little (violinist)
arrangement of:
Csárdás
Monti2:59
21Moto perpetuo, op. 11
violin:
Salvatore Accardo (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Franco Tamponi
recording of:
Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo, op. 11, MS 72 (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (on 1835-04-06)
part of:
Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini (number: MS 72)
Paganini4:13
22Hora staccato
piano:
Jérôme Ducros (pianist)
violin:
Renaud Capuçon (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2006)
recording of:
Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist) (in 1932)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
Dinicu2:04

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