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BERG
Violin Concerto / Chamber Concerto for Violin and Piano / Three Orchestral Pieces Pinchas Zukerman (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Lorin Maazel Conducts Sibelius [5 CD set] Julian Rachlin (violin) / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Apr/2011 ] |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Complete Concertos Rachel Barton Pine (violin) Alexander Romanovsky (piano) Wen-Sinn Yang (cello) Marc Chisson (saxophone) / Russian National Orchestra, Jose Serebrier [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] "there's little doubt that both Serebrier and his soloists, supported by warmly idiomatic playing from the Russian National Orchestra and a beautifully clear recording, make a highly persuasive case for the reappraisal of these works." BBC Music |
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SAINT-SAENS / CHAUSSON / RAVEL
French Impressions: Works for violin and orchestra Rachel Kolly d'Alba (violin) / Orchestre Symphonique Bienne, Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] "Impressive playing from the extrovert and intelligent Kolly d'Alba. She gives her all in the hothouse Romanticism of Saint-Saens and is sensitive to the mesmerism of Chausson's Poème and Ravel's Tzigane." (BBC Music) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN
Tchaikovsky / Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Ray Chen (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "In his hands, the music is like a living thing; one senses that each performance will have its own individual character...All in all, a most impressive release." (Recording of the Month Gramophone June 2012) |
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SAINT-SAENS / BERLIOZ / MASSENET / MILHAUD / RAVEL
Le Boeuf sur le toit: French works for violin and orchestra Renaud Capucon (violin) / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Daniel Harding [ Virgin / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - February 2002 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / ERICH KORNGOLD
Beethoven/Korngold: Violin Concertos Renaud Capucon (violin) / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ Virgin Records / CD - released 16/Nov/2009 ] "Capucon's latest solo release is a beautiful and appropriate pairing of two concertos that, separated by 140 years, don't at first appear to have much in common. Altogether, an elegantly feel-good disc." (BBC Music Nov 2009) |
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BACH / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SCULTHORPE / GRAINGER / etc
Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra: Celebrating 20 Years Together Richard Tognetti (violin) / Australian Chamber Orchestra [ ABC Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2014 ] "…the playing is extremely stylish…one can't fail to be impressed by the air of buoyancy…captures the excitement the works first caused." Duncan Druce, Gramophone on the Bach |
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W. A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 / Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra Richard Tognetti (violin & leader) /Australian Chamber Orchestra, with Christopher Moore (viola) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] Experiencing the Australian Chamber Orchestra and their leader Richard Tognetti in concert has been described in The Times as 'like taking a swig of a vitamin drink'. |
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EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Holberg Suite / String Quartetin G minor / etc Richard Tognetti (violin & leader) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, with Christopher Moore (viola) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Tognetti's masterstroke is to have fully assimilated all the characteristics of Grieg's scoring...Transferring this procedure to the Quartet serves to enhance dramatic impact on its music narrative...The Australian Chamber Orchestra delivers playing... |
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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... |
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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 |
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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... |
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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... |
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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) |
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DANNY ELFMAN
Danny Elfman: Violin Concerto / Piano Quartet Sandy Cameron (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Mauceri [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/May/2019 ] "Mostly these accomplished and entertaining pieces owe a lot (as do so many movie scores) to Elfman's self-confessed passion not just for the Romantic classical repertoire as a whole but specifically for the 20th-century Russians." Gramophone |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Lynn Harrell (cello) Salvatore Accardo (violin) / I Solisti Delle Settimane Musicali Internazionali di Napoli, English Chamber Orchestra [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 16/Aug/2010 ] "Beautifully recorded...and warmly recommended." Gramophone |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 (with Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, directed from violin by Jaime Laredo [ IMP Records / CD - released 26/Nov/2003 ] "...consistently fresh and sweet tone, warmly expressive but never self-indulgent. Orchestral ensemble particularly impressive" - Penguin Guide 3 stars |
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ULJAS PULKKIS
Enchanted Garden Sharon Bezaly (flute) Jaakko Kuusisto (violin) / Stavanger Symphony Orchestra / Susanna Malkki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] In spite of his youth, Uljas Pulkkis (b. 1975) is firmly established in Finnish music. A number of his compositions have won prizes in competitions, such as the Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels (for 'Tears for Ludovico') and the Gustav Mahler... |
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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) |