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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos, Salzburg Divertimenti and Haffner Serenade Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, Kristóf Baráti / Amati Chamber Orchestra, Gil Sharon / Kammerorchestra 'C.P.E. Bach', Hartmut Haenchen [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "..Baráti is out of the top drawer. With intensity of sound, unbridled athleticism and searing leaps into the stratosphere which send a tingle down the spine" (Gramophone) |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: String Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 6 / Variations for violin and small orchestra in C Hungarian Virtuosi / Tamas Benedek (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Feb/2002 ] Beautifully recorded in Festetich Castle, Budapest |
ANTON REICHA
Sinfonia concertante G major / Symphony Eflat major Op. 41 / etc Ida Bieler (violin) Jean-Claude Garard (flute) / Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra / Peter Galke [ MDG / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] The Reichas of Bohemia were very much a part of the busy music world of the late-eighteenth century. Antonín took in all that this world had to offer as a flautist under his uncle Josef in the Electorate of Cologne Orchestra in Bonn and as a friend... |
SIBELIUS / ELGAR
Violin Concertos (recorded 1984 & 1993) Ida Haendel (violin) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ Testament / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "..it is Haendel's thoroughly personal input of humanity, expressive power, and her dynamic fusion of immediacy and profound insight that puts this performance in a class of its own. It is simply mind-blowing." The Telegraph, 28th July 2009 ***** |
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Fire and Blood / MotorCity Triptych / Raise the Roof Ida Kafavian (violin) / Brian Jones / Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "Michael Daugherty is a wonderful composer, and these three pieces make splendid listening. Fire and Blood is a violin concerto, and a damn fine one....Great sonics too." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 4 Ilya Gringolts (violin) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk [ Warner Classics Warsaw Philharmonic / CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "I was struck by the direct approach from soloist Ilya Gringolts notably his wonderfully lyrical playing with attractive tone and spotless intonation" (MusicWeb) |
HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST
Music for Violin and Orchestra Ilya Grubert (violin) / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "Grubert’s sound palette is impressive and his virtuosity remarkable. Ernst deserves a wider audience, especially in performances as excellent as these." (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
Violin Concertos Ilya Kaler (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "Kaler's performance is successful and offers collectors a distinct choice. The balance favours the violin in both concertos, but there is air enough around the soloist, and the warm Lighthouse Concert Hall acoustic gives the orchestral sound a... |
SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Suite de Concert / Cantata 'Ioann Damaskin' (John of Damascus) Ilya Kaler (violin) / Gnesin Academy Chorus / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Inspired by a poem by Aleksey Tolstoy, Taneyev's cantata John of Damascus was the first work that the self-critical Russian composer deemed worthy of an opus number, its sublime music drawing on an ancient sacred chant woven into rich passages of... |
BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
Double Concerto / Cello Concerto in A Minor Ilya Kaler (violin) Maria Kliegel (cello) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Constantine (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Dec/2005 ] "There are not many versions of the Brahms more warmly appealing than this" - Gramophone |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Nocturne and Tarantella Ilya Kaler (violin) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] "Magic on a budget: Szymanowski's fantasy world is beautifully caught" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2007 |
ANTONIN DVOARK / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Dvorak/Glazunov: Violin Concertos Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky [ Naxos / CD ] "Kaler's playing of these Romantic sweetly-tuned works is excellent" BBC Music Magazine "Ilya Kaler has great romantic warmth and natural Slavonic feeling....In short this is first class in every way" Penguin Guide |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] "An important recording of landmarks of this century's violin literature. Highest commendation" Fanfare |
ANDRE PARFENOV / PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Parfenov/Tchaikovsky: Aachener Walzer - Orchestral Works Ioana Cristina Goicea (violin) André Parfenov (piano) / Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Tchaikovsky stayed in Aachen for six weeks in 1887, during which time he orchestrated his Mozartiana. He also left behind 16 bars of music from his diary, and the Aachener Walzer is André Parfenov's completion of this otherwise unknown mini-waltz. |
XENAKIS / FORNES / BERIO
Works for Violin and Orchestra Irvine Arditti (violin) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "Three works for violin and orchestra by Mediterranean composers, the first two written in the early 90s for the spectacular skills of Irvine Arditti...Corale is glorious stuff, really - a benchmark of 20th Century concertante music - and it should... |
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Violin concerto / Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night] Isabelle Faust (violin) / Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, A. Tamestit & J-G. Queyras [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "Faust brings a fabulous range of colour and expressive nuance to this music, and Daniel Harding matches her understanding in the way he teases out the wiry orchestral textures around her violin lines." The Guardian Five Stars |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 Concerto Finalist / GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
MORTON FELDMAN
Violin and Orchestra (1979) / Coptic Light (1985) Isabelle Faust (violin) / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Peter Rundel (conductor) [ Col Legno / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] How does a solo violin relate to an orchestra? Feldman supplies a compelling answer in Violin and Orchestra, and operates the "orchestral pedal" in Coptic Light. |
ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Aditus / Exodus Isabelle Van Keulen (violin) / CBSO / Paavo Jarvi [ ECM / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] "The recording captures the full range of Tüür's orchestral colours, and the booklet includes an illuminating interview with the composer as well as helpful descriptive notes." David Fanning, Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 121 / Phantasie for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 131 Iskandar Widjaja (violin), Christoph Eschenbach (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berli [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] When one thinks of Schumann, his piano works and Lieder come to mind, as well as the Piano and Cello Concertos and his symphonies. His chamber music has received rather less attention, although he showed himself particularly interested in... |
