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CESAR FRANCK
Cesar Franck: Edition Khatia Buniatishvili, Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Philippe Collard, Marie-Claire Alain, Renaud Capucon, Nathalie Stutzmann, Augustin Dumay, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] A towering figure in French music of the later 19th century, César Franck created a distinctive fusion of German Romanticism and French Classicism, enriching the symphonic, chamber, instrumental, vocal and sacred repertoires. As a teacher and mentor... |
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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..." |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi;The Four Seasons Gidon Kremer (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Galleria / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] Classic recording of one of the greatest and most popular of classical compositions. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Seriously Sibelius (Incls Lemminkainen in Tuonela & Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op.96) Kristiina Makela (soprano) Matleena Vakkilainen (alto) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) Marko Ylanen (cello) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Vänskä and his bright-eyed Lahti band are on irreproachable form, and the BIS production crews have come up trumps once again with some resplendently natural sonics. A strong recommendation." (Gramophone Dec 2006) |
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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 |
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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. |
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WALTON
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 Kurt Nikkanen (violin) / New Haven Symphony Orchestra / William Boughton [ Nimbus / CD - released 19/Jul/2010 ] As founder and music director of the English Symphony Orchestra William Boughton built a significant discography of internationally acclaimed recordings of English music with Nimbus Records. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: The Essential [Incls Violin Concerto & Karelia Suite] (2 CDs with Photo Album) Pekka Kuusisto (violin) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] The year 2015 marks a special 150th anniversary of Sibelius' birth. Ondine takes an early step to celebrate this occasion by releasing a special anniversary edition 'Jean Sibelius: The Essential Orchestral Favourites'. |
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SIBELIUS
Orchestral Works (incls Violin concerto, Karelia & Andante festivo) Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi / Leonidas Kavakos / Dong-Suk Kang [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 1001 Classical recording you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "The recording is outstanding...depth and great detail, with everything emerging from a velvety black background that's perfect for this dark, spare music." (BBC Music Magazine on... |
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SIBELIUS
Finlandia / Swan of Tuonela / Pelleas et Melisande (excerpts) / Valse Triste / etc Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] An outstanding Sibelius anthology comprising popular orchestral works, encores and rarities |
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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) |
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COLIN MATTHEWS
Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 8/Jul/2016 ] To celebrate Colin Matthews' 70th birthday NMC release this new album featuring a star-studded line-up of artists, including conductors Riccardo Chailly, Oliver Knussen, Rumon Gamba, and soloists Leila Josefowicz (violin) and Anssi Karttunen... |
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JOHN ADAMS
John Adams: Scheherazade.2 Leila Josefowicz (violin) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 24/Dec/2016 ] "Josefowicz, who has been a champion of the composer's music for decades, gives a performance here that explains why Adams has such faith in her: suave and sensual, yet assertive and full of longing...beautifully balanced." (Gramophone) |
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ROSSINI / SCHUMANN / SIBELIUS
Europakonzert 2015 from Athens [Recorded live in 2015] BLU-RAY Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2016 ] The founding of the Berliner Philharmoniker on May 1st, 1882, is celebrated annually in an European city of cultural significance. In 2015 the EUROPAKONZERT took place in Athens' great concert hall, the Megaron, with Leonidas Kavakos joining the... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony no. 9 / Violin Concerto No 1 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Mariinsky orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] "They capture not only the joyful irreverence of the movement but the sense of danger lurking beneath the surface…the solo wind playing is excellent throughout…brilliantly played and vividly recorded." (CDReview). |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra Linda Hedlund, La Tempesta Orchestra, Józef Hárs [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] This recording explores the emotional depth, colour and inventiveness of Finnish concertante works for violin and orchestra. The pieces range across the transitional landscape of the country's national music during the 20th century, where mysticism,... |