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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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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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ANTONIN DVORAK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romance (with Bartok-Rhapsodies 1 & 2) Kyung-Wha Chung (violin) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccado Muti [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] In a career that has already spanned more than twenty-five years, Kyung-Wha Chung has been one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage. |
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UUNO KLAMI
Pyorteita (Whirls), Act 1 / Violin Concerto Op 82 / etc Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska. [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Praised for his intense, dynamic performances, his compelling, innovative interpretations of the standard, contemporary and Nordic repertoires and the close rapport he establishes with the orchestral musicians he leads, Osmo Vänskä is the Minnesota... |
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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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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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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, etc (with Bartok - Rhapsodies for violin & orchestra) Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly / with Peter Nagy (piano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 11/Oct/2013 ] Leonidas Kavakos tackles a pillar of the violin repertoire in a disc that establishes him as a concerto soloist for Decca Classics His first concerto disc for Decca features the Brahms Violin Concerto, for which he is joined by one of the world's... |
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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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SIBELIUS
The Legend of Jean Sibelius (Incls Violin Concerto in D minor & Karelia Suite) Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Raimo Laukka (baritone) / Lahti Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vanska (conductor) [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "Long term collectors will have most of this set already, but it is a boon for everyone else (the vast majority), because it brings together earlier and less well known material. The notes are relatively simple, and seem aimed at listeners coming to... |
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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. |
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FRANCK / SZYMANOWSKI / CHAUSSON / DEBUSSY
Lisa Batiashvili - Secret Love Letters Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] "Batiashvili favours an interpretative line that is easier to experience than to describe, not self-effacing so much as intimate, flexible, unhurried.." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2022) |