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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Shostakovich / Glazunov: Violin Concertos Nicola Benedetti (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits [ Decca / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Good recorded sound and valuable notes, which sensibly include interesting comments from the soloist, mean that in every respect this is a highly desirable package." (recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 2016) |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi Francesco De Angelis (violin) / Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala, Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Records / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] "This performance of classic Respighi orchestral works is full of drama. Chailly pares back the orchestra to build tension before ramping it up in a way that feels utterly thrilling." BBC Music |
EDOUARD LALO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lalo: Cello Concerto / Symphonie espagnole Op 21 Paul Tortelier (cello) Yan Pascal Tortelier (violin) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Fremaux [ EMI Studio / CD - released 20/May/1988 ] "..a first class Lalo D minor, quite equal to Navarra's, and superior conducting of Louis Frémaux and his Birmingham forces." MusicWeb Amazon are currently asking nearly $50 US for this recording |
MORRICONE / BONFA / PREVIN / BERNSTEIN / LEGRAND / etc
Itzhak Perlman - Cinema Serenade Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Pittsburg Symphjony Orchestra, John Williams [ Sony Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "...This disc contains arrangements of film scores for violin and orchestra. Perlman's playing is lovely, as always; the arrangements are pleasant and well played..." American Record Guide |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata in D Major Tedi Papavrami (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "Tedi Papavrami is evidently someone to shout about, playing with flawless technique". - Classic CD |
MAX BRUCH / FLORENCE PRICE
Bruch / Price: Violin Concertos Randall Goosby (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Decca / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] "There's an honesty and modesty - about his playing that stands him apart...This playing isn't dressed to impress but to express." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2023 |
ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Fantasy Overture: Corteges Rebecca Hirsch (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Dec/2000 ] "The performances bring out the best in this intense and very engaging music" Fanfare |
JACK BODY
Poems of Love and War Robert Easting (narrator) David Greco (bar) Somara Ouk, Budi Putra (vocals) Martin Riseley (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "works of immense skill and real communication that in these fabulous performances will give him a worldwide audience. Even the splendid Meditations on Michelangelo for violin and strings really catches the ear. Don't pass on thjis." (John Button) |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia On A Theme, etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra, Andrew Manze, with James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "The success-level here is excellently high. Collectors will savour a genuine rarity: the composer's own orchestra-only arrangement of the Serenade to Music…the music sounds as rapturously beautiful as ever" Five Stars BBC Music |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertoss 1-3, 6 Jurgen Schuster (trumpet) Nadja Schubert (recorder) Christian Hommel/ (oboe) Winifred Rademacher (violin) /Cologne Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] Recorded: March and April 1999 Recording Venue: Studio of Deutschland Radio, Cologne |
MENDELSSOHN / BRITTEN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Mendelssohn / Britten: Violin Concertos Sebastian Bohren (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] |
CHEN GANG / HE ZHAN HAO
Butterfly Lovers: A Music and Dance Film Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd / Dou Dou / Ding Yue Hong (dancers) [ Marco Polo / DVD - released 9/Feb/2006 ] Butterfly Lovers is a music and dance film by director Marikki Hakola. A synthesis of the ever-popular Chinese violin concerto 'Butterfly Lovers' and choreography inspired by Chinese martial arts and modern dance, the film is an imaginative... |
JOHN ADAMS / ROY HARRIS
Adams & Harris: Violin Concertos Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ Signum / CD - released 23/Dec/2016 ] "Harris's Concerto is a major (re-)discovery, and Waley-Cohen outclasses Fulkerson's pioneering version in every respect. Andrew Litton and the BBC Symphony provide superb, supple support." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 - Concerto |
MAURICE RAVEL
Best Of Ravel Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Marat Bisengaliev (violin) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] Take a large spoonful of Bolero, add a small amount of Pavane, simmer in the heat of Feria, then mix with a little Blues and you have the perfect Ravel. Its the recipe for success in the 'Best of' market. |
KENNETH YOUNG
Shadows and Light Vesa-Matti Leppanen (violin) / The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Atoll / CD - released 16/Nov/2015 ] Contemporary works for orchestra that are modern but approachable. These dramatic performances are conducted by the composer himself. The program includes the hauntingly beautiful "Remembering" with violin soloist Vesa-Matti Leppänen. |
BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN / BRUSTAD / GRIEG
Europakonzert 2016 from Røros, Norway - Beethoven: Symph. No 3 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto BLU-RAY Vilde Frang (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2017 ] "[Frang] is predictably fine in the Mendelssohn, technically accomplished and emotionally engaged. And what a joy it must be to play this concerto with the Berliners, whose sensitivity to Mendelssohn's instrumental imaginings is second to none." |
HUW WATKINS
Watkins: Flute Concerto, Violin Concerto and Symphony Adam Walker (flute), Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Hallé, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth, Edward Gardner [ NMC / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] Watkins is one of today's leading composer-pianists and this album (his second for NMC Recordings) showcases his vibrant, lyrical and impeccably crafted orchestral writing. Both the Flute and Violin Concertos were composed for soloists with whom he... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SARASATE / LALO / WIENIAWSKI / etc
The Bel Canto Violin Vol 4 Alfredo Campoli (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. A series of six 2CD reissues from... |
EDWARD ELGAR / ARTHUR BLISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Violin Concerto / Bliss: Theme and Cadenza / Introduction & Allegro Alfredo Campoli (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adian Boult, Arthur Bliss [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Feb/2000 ] One of the most significant violinists in gramophone history, Alfredo Campoli enjoyed tremendous success in the 1930s as a purveyor of light music, both in concerts with his own salon orchestra and on Decca. Edward Elgar dedicated his Violin... |
GERALD FINZI
Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Amy Dickson (saxophones), Thomas Gould (violin), Tom Poster (piano) & Nicolas Fleury (French horn) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Decca / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of British composer Gerald Finzi's passing, Decca Classics and the Finzi Trust collaborate on a special album to bring some of Finzi's finest works to a whole new audience. |
