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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. |
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PETERIS VASKS
Violin Concerto 'Distant Light' (1996/97) / Musica dolorosa (1983) / Viatore (2001) Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Katarina Andreasson (solo violin and leader) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] "All three pieces superbly played ... well up to BIS's best standards" (MusicWeb Sept 2004) |
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JESPER NORDIN
Nordin: Voices From the Past Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor) Musica Vitae, Malin Broman (electric violin), Jesper Nordin (electronics) [ BIS / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Music in which Swedish folklore, rock and electronics meet. |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 / Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Sydney Harth (violin) / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 14/Feb/2001 ] Two classic works now reissued at a very special price |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
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VIVALDI
L'Estro Armonico (with bonus DVD 'The Four Seasons' Mosaic) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra / Jeanne Lamon (with Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin) [ Analekta / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Ten out of ten for eight out of twelve of Vivaldi's scintillating Estro armonico concertos. Tafelmusik Baroque and guest artist Elizabeth Wallfisch have all the energy one has come to expect in top-notch Vivaldi, but also real warmth to their... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Wind Concerti Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Capella Istropolitana / Failoni Chamber Orchestra (Budapest) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Vivaldi's immortal 'Four Seasons' in a performance by Takako Nishizaki |
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JOSEPH BOULOGNE SAINT-GEORGES
Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 15/May/2002 ] Athlete, swordsman, military commander, huntsman, violin virtuoso and conductor |
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JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Violin Concertos in G major, B flat major, and G major Takako Nishizaki (Violin) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] "I can't imagine VaĆhal being anything other than overjoyed by the superb playing of Takako Nishizaki on this captivating and invigorating disc." (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
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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... |
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JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Violin Concerto in C Major / Olympie: Incidental Music / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Takako Nishizaki plays the concerto with grace and expression. She is up to Kraus' challenges and is able to conquer them unobtrusively, letting the music sing. She receives warm support from the trimmed down New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Uwe... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Seasons Op. 37b Chanson Triste, Op. 40, No. 2 Mazurka, Op. 40, No. 4 and others Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Peter Breiner, conductor and arranger [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky must be regarded as the most popular of all Russian composers |
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BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto & Sextet Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (with Jeno & Janos Kevehazi, horns) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Those looking for a super-bargain, digital version will find that Nishizaki's spontaneous performance is a match for many by more famous names." Penguin Guide |
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JOACHIM
Violin Concerto No 3 / Overture 'Hamlet' / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra / Meir Minsky [ Naxos Violin Concertos / CD - released 15/May/2002 ] Joseph Joachim was regarded as one of the greatest violinists of his generation |
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CHEN GANG / XIAN XING-HI
Violin concerto No. 1 'Butterfly lovers' / Yellow River Piano Concerto [DVD with bonus CD] Takako Nishizaki (violin) Yin Chengzong (piano) / Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Marco Polo DVD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto was written in 1958 by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, and is here presented on a 24k gold CD. Musically the concerto is a synthesis of Eastern and Western traditions, although the melodies and overall style are... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Transcriptions [by Respighi & Elgar] Ilkka Talvi (violin) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] "This is a delightful hour of listening, and for those of you who are weary of "historically-informed" Bach, this could be your disc of the year!...This might not be "authentic" Bach, but it is magnificent Bach. Explore" MusicWweb |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending & Violin Concerto (with works by Elgar) Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis [ Signum / CD ] "Here is a fine performance indeed…forthright and exciting…Waley-Cohen's reading is deeply felt and has been thought through afresh…the results are sumptuous." (International Record Review) |