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J.S. BACH / VIVALDI
Violin Concertos BWV 1041/42/43 / Violin Concertos RV 522, 551 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Jaime Laredo, violin and director [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] "... sympathetic, traditional performances... well recorded... well-judged balance..." - Penguin Guide (Bach) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto / Hungarian Dances Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor/solo violin) [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "If you like top notch orchestral playing combined with excellent sound quality this new Brahms CD from Linn is definitely one for your collection. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is becoming well known for its innovative performances and this... |
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W. A. MOZART
Serenades & Divertimentos Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek (director & violin) [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] Director Alexander Janiczek proves the perfect choice to direct the music of his fellow Austrian as he delivers a superb performance in this, his second, recording with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Originally released in 2007, 'Mozart:... |
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BRITTEN / WALTON
Violin Concertos Sergei Azizian (violin) / Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra / Giordano Bellincampi [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] |
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CARLO GIORGIO GAROFALO
Violin Concerto / Romantic Symphony Sergei Stadler (violin) / New Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Joel Spiegelman [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Garofalo has a melodic gift and with a bit more experience might have given Respighi a run for his money." American Record Guide |
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CONUS / ARENSKY / WEINBERG
Russian Violin Concertos Sergey Ostrovsky (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Thomas Sanderling [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "This attractive release brings together three violin concertos by lesser-known Russian-based composers. They're in sparkling interpretations by yet another gifted Russian violinist and a fine conductor following in his late father Kurt's illustrious... |
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XIAOGANG YE
Ye: Winter Shenyang (bass-baritone), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Wei Lu (violin), Noriko Ogawa (piano) /Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orc [ BIS / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] "The orchestral playing in all five works is splendidly committed and the recording throughout is superb. An outstanding release." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2021 |
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EUGÈNE YSAŸE
Eugène Ysaÿe - Violin Discoveries Sherban Lupu (violin), Henri Bonamy (piano) / Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann (cond) [ Divine Art Records / CD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] Belgian violinist, conductor and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) has been recognized as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 19th and early 20th centuries; regarded as the "King of the Violin" by Nathan Milstein, his legacy has inspired... |
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BARTOK / STRAVINSKY / BERNSTEIN / SHOSTAKOVICH / MAHLER / R. STRAUSS / etc
Orchestral Music in the 20th Century Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with Felicity Palmer, Gidon Kremer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Willard White, etc [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 1/Jan/1999 ] "The series was one of the last intelligent contributions to classical music by British television and, even by 1996, one suspects that only a musician of Rattle's stature and determination could have got it made." Gramophone |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra, Cello & Orchestra SOLOISTS OF THE QUEEN ELISABETH MUSIC CHAPEL [ Zig Zag Territories / 3 CD - released 9/Nov/2013 ] This ambitious project consists of a recording of the complete music for violin and orchestra and cello and orchestra by Saint-Saëns. It marks the beginning of an intensive collaboration between Zig-Zag Territories and the Queen Elisabeth Music... |
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CLAUDIO SANTORO
Santoro: Fantasias Sul América, Sonata for Solo Violin Soloists of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] Claudio Santoro was one of Brazil's leading composers, having written a considerable amount of solo, chamber and orchestral music, including arguably the most important symphonic cycle ever written in that country. |
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CARSON COOMAN
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Violin Sonata Soloists / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Trevor Kirk [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] The young American composer Carson P. Cooman is one of the most active of his generation, having written over six hundred works in many forms. |
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STRAVINSKY
Histoire du Soldat Suite / Renard Rolf Schulte (violin) CharlesNeidich (clarinet) / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 7 / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet of oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, is one of Stravinsky's most popular... |
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James AIKMAN
Venice of the North Concerti St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande / Charles Wetherbee (violin) / Taimur Sullivan (saxophone) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Complete violin and oboe concertos Stefan Schilli (oboe) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "There is an abundance of enticing music, well performed by all the soloists. The orchestral sound is beautifully blended and well recorded." (MusicWeb) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Sir Colin Davis: Beethoven Odyssey Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 14 CD Box Set - released 11/Dec/2020 ] "..beautifully-judged textures-limpid, clean and with a wide range of sonority and very sensitive pedalling...both performances are worthy of the very highest comparisons, from the majority of which they will emerge unscathed." (Gramophone/Concertos) |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Kammermusik Stephen Waarts (violin) Timothy Ridout (viola) Ziyu Shen (viola d'amore) / Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Sep/2020 ] "Stephen Waarts plays the solo part with brilliant attack...Eschenbach has a special feeling for this music, and his project is well worth exploring." BBC Music Five Stars Concerto Choice Dec 2020 |
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ISANG YUN
Isang Yun - Three Late Works Sueye Park (violin) / Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] At the end of a career spent between his native Korea and Germany, during which he produced works that span the musical traditions of both countries, Isang Yun expressed a wish to limit himself 'to what is substantial, in order to transmit more... |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Violin Sonata No. 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Best of Mozart Volume 1 Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Jeno Jando (piano), Gewandhaus Chamber Choir, Leipzig Chamber Orchestra, Takako Nishizaki (violin) [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Mozart highlights drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |