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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Visions / Requiem Kerson Leong (violin), The Temple Church Boys' Choir, The Cambridge Singers / Aurora Orchestra, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] John Rutter's latest major work Visions is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin, string orchestra, harp, and choir of treble voices, based on the theme of Jerusalem, the Holy City of prophetic imaginations. It was composed at the invitation of... |
JORG WIDMANN
Violin Concerto Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Ondine / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] The acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff, for whom the Violin Concerto was written, plays the solo part in these works and handles their challenges with incredible precision. |
PAUL FETLER
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman Thomas H. Blaske (narrator) Aaron Berofsky (violin) / Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra / Arie Lipsky, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and it's all quite agreeable, as is Naxos's sound." Classical Candor, December 2009 |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Gran Duo Concertante / Gran Concerto in F sharp minor / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Jose-Luis Garcia (violin) Emma Johnson (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 1 / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "At the heart of most of the music by Bottesini which I have heard, there is an essential simplicity, a kind of directness of feeling, a sense of social conversation, which while it may not make for music of great profundity certainly led Bottesini... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies / Overtures / Violin Concerto Thomas Zehetmair (violin) / Cleveland orchestra, Christoph Von Dohnanyi [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Apr/2007 ] Four CDs of classic performances at a very special price |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 1 "Spring" / Phantasy for Violin & Orchestra op. 131 Thomas Zehetmair (violin, conductor) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris [ ECM New Series / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] "Zehetmair is both soloist and conductor, and what's fascinating is how he tells one story with his violin - passionate and resolute - while letting the orchestra hint at darker things" The Guardian, 24th March 2016 **** |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Works for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello) / Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2017 ] "Delightful in every respect." MusicWeb Jan 2018 |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2015 ] "Best of all, she has a beautiful tone in cantabile phrases (check out the Romeo and Juliet fantasy) and a really seductive way with rubato that conveys emotion without distorting the rhythm." (10/10 ClassicsToday Jan 2011 on Vol 2) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 2 (Incls 'Carmen Fantasy') Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "All throughout, Yang seduces, teases, serenades, and sings with her unique sound. How to describe the Yang sound? It's more aggressive than most in attacking the violin's lowest notes, which have a full but slightly rough sound that can only be... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra Volume 4 Tianwa Yang (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jan/2014 ] This stunning programme includes the popular Introduction et Tarantelle and two delightful jotas. Sarasate's scintillating flying staccato technique is heard in the Fantaisie on Weber's 'Der Freischütz' while Le Rêve is a remarkable work in every way |
LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Hofmann: Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Northern Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Leopold Hofmann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most gifted and influential composers of his generation. Although a church musician by profession, Hofmann was also an important and prolific composer of instrumental music . |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Cello Concerto No 2 / Concerto Grosso No 2 for Violin, Cello & Orch. Torleif Thedaen (cello) Oleh Krysah (violin) / Malma Symphony Orchestra/ Lev Marki [ BIS / CD - released 8/Jan/2002 ] Torleif Thedéen is one of the most highly regarded musicians in Scandinavia. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Cello Concerto in E Min Op. 85 (with Brahms-Double Concerto for Violin & Cello & Debussy-Cello Sonata) [rec 1959-72] Paul Tortelier (cello) / BBC Symph Orchestra / Adrian Boult, John Pritchard [ BBC Legends / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The French Cellist's personality is stamped on every bar of these live performances." (Gramophone) |
SCHUBERT / FAURE / MASSENET / ELGAR / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Violin Favourites Yan Pascal Tortelier (violin) / Ulster Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Jan/2014 ] |
JOHN ADAMS
The Dharma at Big Sur / My Father Knew Charles Ives Tracy Silverman (electric violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 19/Nov/2006 ] A new concerto for 6-string electric violin and a new orchestral tribute to the legacy of another American maverick, Charles Ives. Easily two of Adams' strongest works: expressive, dramatic and ultimately very moving. |
JARNEFELT / KASKI / SIBELIUS / RAUTAVAARA / MADETOJA
Finnish Orchestral Favourites Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula. With Maarit Kirvessalo, violin [ Naxos / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Composers who have all achieved fame in their native Finland |
WOLF-FERRARI
Violin Concerto / Serenade for Strings Ulf Hoelscher (violin) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alaun Francis [ CPO / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Ulf Hoelscher; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alaun Francis |
LOUIS SPOHR
Complete Violin Concertos Ulf Hoelscher (violin) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christain Frohlich [ CPO / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Christian Fröhlich |
MAX BRUCH
Works for Violin and Orchestra Ulf Wallin (violin) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Okko Kamu [ BIS SACD / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] A highly versatile musician, Ulf Wallin has recorded a succession of discs for BIS, including music by Schoenberg, Schnittke, Janacek and Hindemith. Lately he has focussed on Romantic composers, resulting in an acclaimed recording of Schumann's... |
WILHELM PETERSON-BERGER
Symphony Nr. 5 / Violin Concerto Ulf Wallin (violin) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Michail Jurowski [ CPO / CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) war lange Jahre der musikalische Hauptkritiker der schwedischen Hauptstadt, mit scharfer Zunge begabt, ironisch und lakonisch geübt, alles niederzumachen, was ihm nicht in den ästhetischen Kram passte. |
