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W. A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Rondo in C / Adagio in E Richard Tognetti (violin & leader) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, with Christopher Moore (viola) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2011 ] Completing the cycle of Mozart's violin concertos, begun on BISSACD1754, Richard Tognetti and his Australian Chamber Orchestra offer us the first, second and fourth concerto, along with two shorter works for violin and orchestra: the Adagio in E... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor / Legends Op 59 Richard Tognetti (violin) / Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Christian Lindberg [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Tognetti's tone is clean, rather than fruity with vibrato. His reading of the first movement...is marked by a clean attack to bring out the freshness of imagination so typical of Dvorak...The Slavonic dance of the finale is done with exceptional... |
LEHAR / KREISLER / STRAUSS
Viennese Violin: The Romantic Music of Robert McDuffie (violin) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 24/Mar/2006 ] "...scintillating virtuosity and tender warmth." - Ultimate Audio |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 'The American Four Seasons' Robert McDuffie (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 24/Feb/2011 ] "McDuffie responds to Glass's trademark arpeggios and harmonic cycles - embedded, methinks, with sly references to Vivaldi - with an energetic verve that suggests he really believes this is the most important music on the planet; likewise, Alsop's LP |
MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH
Violin Concertos Robert McDuffie (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Joseph Swensen [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "There are few concerto recordings in which the partnership between soloist and accompanying group is so complementary. The Telarc recording, full-blooded abd with a believable perspective, is well up to the high standards of the house." (Penguin... |
ALBAN BERG
Orchestral Works Robert Murray (tenor) Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Saga Danielsson (child soprano) Geraldine McGreevy (soprano); Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "Thanks to the lucid conducting of Mario Venzago, the magnificent and fearless playing of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and a Chandos recording which combines clarity and enormous weight, this set represents an outstanding addition to the... |
GERALD FINZI
Grand Fantasia & Toccata / Eclogue / Nocturne / etc. Rodney Friend (solo violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult (conductor, Peter Katin (piano) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vernon Handley (co [ Lyrita / CD - released 12/Apr/2007 ] "Superb sound and Diana McVeagh's astute notes cap a mandatory purchase for lovers of the English muse, and of course for Finzi lovers in particular." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Oct 2007) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Horn Concertos Roger Montgomery (horn) & Margaret Faultless (director/violin) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Signum / CD - released 31/Dec/2013 ] Under the direction of Margaret Faultless the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment shine on these new recordings of Mozart's Horn Concertos, featuring some astounding performances by Roger Montgomery on the natural horn. |
LEYENDECKER
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3 Roland Greutter (violin) / North German Radio Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Kalitzke, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "The artists give clean performances, with an extensive series of emotions brought through from the score. A immensely accurate rendering of the concerto is also provided by the soloist and dedicatee, Roland Greutter. The recorded sound is... |
SCHOENBERG
A Survivor from Warsaw / Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / etc Rolf Schulte (violin) David Wilson-Johnson (narrator) Jeremy Denk (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] This volume of Robert Craft's acclaimed Schoenberg series presents the composer's favourite of his own orchestral works, the Violin Concerto. |
HERMAN LOVENSKJOLD
La Sylphide (Ballet) Royal Danish Orchestra / David Garforth, with Kim Sjogren, violin [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1991 ] "Performance and recorded sound alike are excellent. The recording first appeared in conjunction with the ballet's 150th anniversary and its reissue at reduced price is to be warmly welcomed." (Gramophone) |
JON LORD
Durham Concerto Matthew Barley (cello), Jon Lord (hammond organ), Ruth Palmer (violin) & Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Avie / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play with passion and tenderness." (Gramophone) |
XIAOGANG YE
Symphony No. 3, 'Chu' The Last Paradise Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hila Plitmann (soprano), Cho-Liang Lin (violin) [ BIS / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Born in 1955, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of China's leading contemporary composers. For three decades his works have drawn attention both in the West and in the Far East, through performances by ensembles including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra... |
KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicolas Koeckert [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Unthreatening, but pleasant, and brilliantly played" (MusicWeb July 2009) |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Summerland / Violin Suite / Pastorela / American Suite Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Avlana Eisenberg, with Zina Schiff (violin) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] William Grant Still, the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," was part of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote nearly 200 works including nine operas and five symphonies. |
DVORAK
Complete Concertos Rudolf Firkušný (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2015 ] "The Violin and Cello Concertos, superbly played, have long been audience favourites, but the rarely-heard Piano Concerto in G minor - eloquently played by its foremost champion - is the USP." (BBC Music) |
FELIKSAS BAJORAS
Symphony-Diptych / Violin Concerto / Exodus I Rusne Mataityte (violin) / Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra / Gintaras Rinkevicius [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] A leading representative of 'New Folklorism', the Lithuanian composer Feliksas Bajoras conveys his interest in Lithuanian folk-music in a strikingly individual and personal voice. The Symphony-Diptych, which draws on themes from the composer's opera... |
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HANS PFITZNER
Pfitzner: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 / Duo for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43 / etc Sachko Gawriloff (violin) & Julius Berger (cello) / Bamberger Symphoniker, Werner Andreas Albert [ CPO / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] |
MAX BRUCH
The Complete Symphonies / Romance in A minor, etc Salvatore Accardo (violin) / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ Philips Duo / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] ""If you haven't encountered the work of Max Bruch, then this is a superb place to start. In addition to the three symphonies, this set also includes four pieces for violin and orchestra which are quite special." (Amazon.co.uk) |
NICOLAI PAGANINI
Paganini: The six (6) violin concertos (3 CD set) Salvatore Accardo (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2000 ] "Paganini's concertos can too often seem trivial and long-winded; it is a tribute to the virtuosity and artistry of Salvatore Accardo that they reveal sp much musical interest in his hands. Accardo's technique is formidable and his intonation... |
