JOHANNES BRAHMS / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Brahms/Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 31/Dec/2001 ] "The problem that Mark Obert-Thorn faced in his startlingly fine transfer of Brahms was the disparity of pitches from side to side on the original 78s. You'd never know, though, from the pains taken to match them." ClassicalCD |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto (with works by Halvorsen, Sinding & Svendsen) Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD ] "Even if it were at full price it would feature quite high in the current lists." Penguin Guide |
BO LINDE
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto Karen Gomyo (violin) / Maria Kliegel (cello) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra / Petter Sundkvist (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] Rosette [highest rating] - Penguin Stereo Guide - "Two romantic-dramatic concertos full of explosive action and searing sunny lyricism. I don't buy the suggestion that Linde is a neo-classicist. Not to be misse" (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Complete Orchestral Works [6 CD set] Karina Gauvin (soparno), Thomas Trotter (organ), Stéphane Rancourt (oboe), John Gracie (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The RSNO positively glows in this extremely welcome and romantically rewarding and alluringly-priced set. It hardly matters that this is in fact the only such collection." (MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
J.S. BACH
Violin Concertos, BWV 1041-1043 and BWV 1052 Kolja Blacher (violin) / Christine Pichlmeier (violin) / Lisa Stewart (violin) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "What you will hear is a performance and recording that is not unlike 'The Stokowski Sound.' Deep, rich and firm bass line, smooth strings and lushness around. The soloists are as romantic..." |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 / Nocturne and Tarantella Konstanty Andrzej Kulka (violin) Roman Lasocki (violin) / Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kotwice) / Karol Stryja [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Kulka is eloquent as a soloist in No.1 and the Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra plays with idiomatic understanding throughout" - BBC Music Magazine |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (Violin Concerto No. 1 Violin Concerto No. 2) Konstanty Kulka (violin) Chee-Yun (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Krzystof Penderecki's orchestral recordings continues on Naxos |
Krzysztof Bakowski, Violin, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wit
Lutoslawski-Funeral Music for Strings, Chain II: Dialogue for Violin & Orch + [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2001 ] one of the greatest 20th-century Polish music artists |
PROKOFIEV
Eternal Prokofiev Kun Woo Paik, Bernd Glemser (pianos) Tedi Papavrami (violin) / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Prokofiev, himself a formidable pianist, completed nine piano sonatas out of a projected eleven. His music for piano also includes piano versions of music from the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. |
RESPIGHI
Violin Concerto in A major / Aria for Strings / Suite for Strings / Rossiniana Laura Marzadori (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of New York ‘Ottorino Respighi’ / Salvatore Di Vittorio [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] "Salvatore di Vittorio, an enterprising scholar/ conductor, has completed Respighi's Violin Concerto in A and conducts it here with the sinuous-toned young violinist Laura Marzadori tackling the solo part." (The Times) |
GODZINSKY / KLAMI / FOUGSTEDT / SZENTIRMAY / PARTANEN / KASKI
Evening Dusk Serenade - Newly Discovered Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra Linda Hedlund (violin), Elisa Järvi (piano) / La Tempesta Orchestra, Jyri Nissilä [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] The repertoire of Finnish music for violin and orchestra is full of hidden gems, with a substantial amount of works remaining unperformed and unpublished. |
QIN WEN-CHEN
Qin: Violin Concerto 'The Border of the Mountains', Cello Concerto 'Dawn', Suona Concerto 'Calling the Phoenix' Li-Wei Qin (cello) Mengla Huang (violin) Qianyuan Zhang (suona) / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gottfried Rabl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] A native of Inner Mongolia, Wenchen Qin grew up with the folk music of his homeland and is now one of China's most influential composers. His violin concerto The Border of the Mountains exploits the extraordinary colors and flexibility of both... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Violin Concerto / Canadian Carnival / Mont Juic Lorraine McAslan (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] “McAslan’s fiery reading of the Concerto is ideally partnered by Bedford bring out the depth of the orchestral writing, as well as the fun in the Overture and the collaborative dance suite Mont Juic.” Five Stars ***** BBC Music Mag (November 2005) |
GEORGE FREDERICK McKAY
Violin Concerto / Sinfonietta No. 4 / Song Over the Great Plains Ludmilla Kovaleva, piano / Brian Reagin, violin / Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra / John McLaughlin Williams, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2005 ] "Naxos's third McKay disc ... a worthy revival of music that could otherwise have been lost to posterity" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphony No. 18 / Violin Concerto / The Jolly Miller Marat Bisengaliev, violin / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Lionel Friend, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "The violin concerto is a great work and deserves the recognition that it has so long been denied. I can only hope that this present recording does much to remedy this oversight" (MuusicWeb July 2005) |
ELGAR
The Violin Music (includes Violin Concerto and much more) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Camilla Bisengalieva (oboe) / West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra / Bundit Ungrangsee [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] A comprehensive collection of Elgar's Violin Music on 3 CDs, featuring Marat Bisengaliev as soloist. |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod's 'Faust' Op.20 Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice) / Antoni Wit (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2003 ] "this can be recommended regardless of price....these are performances of bravura excitement, warm, flowing tone, and awesome ease of execution...This Wieniawski release is an incredible bargain" - Fanfare |
EDUARD LALO
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole (with works by Sarasate, Saint-Saens & Ravel) Marat Bisengaliev (Violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "the performance develops plenty of life and character" (Penguin Guide) |
SCHNITTKE
Cello Concerto / Stille Musik for violin & cello / Sonata for cello & piano Maria Kliegel (cello) Raimund Havenith (piano) Burkhard Godhoff (violin) / Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra / Gerhard Markson (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] The Russian composer Alfred Schnittke was born in 1934, the son of a journalist of Lithuanian-Jewish origin and a mother who taught German. |