Works on This Recording
1.
Thaïs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs.
2.
Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Itamar Golan (Piano),
Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 5 Minutes 5 Secs.
3.
Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Augustin Dumay (Violin)
Conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs.
4.
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in B flat major, K 269 (261a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Christian Tetzlaff (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bremen State Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1776; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 7 Minutes 43 Secs.
5.
Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin),
Sandra Rivers (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs.
6.
Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs.
7.
Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 2nd movement, Largo by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs.
8.
Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 3rd movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs.
9.
Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Sandra Rivers (Piano),
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; France
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs.
Notes: Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.
10.
Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 2nd movement, Andante by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:
Salvatore Accardo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Length: 8 Minutes 12 Secs.
11.
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Josef Suk (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: ?1798; Vienna, Austria
Length: 8 Minutes 25 Secs.
12.
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:
Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1873-1877; Bohemia
Length: 13 Minutes 0 Secs.
13.
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in C major, K 373 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Christian Tetzlaff (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bremen State Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1781
Length: 5 Minutes 34 Secs.
14.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin),
Sandra Rivers (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
15.
Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Ian Brown (Piano),
Maxim Vengerov (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.
16.
Concerto for Violin in D, Op. 35: 2nd movement, Canzonetta by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Conductor:
Constantin Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Russia
Length: 6 Minutes 40 Secs.
17.
Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 2nd movement, Adagio by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor:
Salvatore Accardo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1723; Cöthen, Germany
Length: 8 Minutes 19 Secs.
18.
Beau soir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Itamar Golan (Piano),
Kyung-Wha Chung (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs.
19.
Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Christian Tetzlaff (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bremen State Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1776
Length: 6 Minutes 13 Secs.
20.
Concerto for Violin, Op. 14: 2nd movement, Andante by Samuel Barber
Performer:
Elmar Oliveira (Violin)
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USA
Length: 9 Minutes 21 Secs.
21.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Maxim Vengerov (Violin)
Conductor:
Vag Papian
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Virtuosi
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 45 Secs.
22.
The lark ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:
Hugh Bean (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914/1920; England
Length: 17 Minutes 37 Secs.
Sound Samples
Air on a G String (from Orchestral Suite No. 3)
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B flat major K269/K261a
Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1 "Spring", RV 269 from "The Four Seasons": I - Allegro
Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1 "Spring", RV 269 from "The Four Seasons": II - Largo
Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1 "Spring", RV 269 from "The Four Seasons": III - Allegro
The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
Romances (1988 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in F, Op.50
Romance in F minor B39 (Op. 11)
Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C K373
Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35 (1993 Digital Remaster): II. Canzonetta (Andante)
Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E K261
Violin Concerto, Op.14: II. Andante
Customer Reviews
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( 5 Customer Reviews )
Great selections November 26, 2012
By Claudette L. (Hampstead, NH) See All My Reviews
"This is a beautiful compilation of some of the most enjoyable violin music I've ever heard. Some selections seem rather slow in tempo. Otherwise, great music with tenderness, excitement. Enjoy hearing on my Bose audio system. Every detail is beautifully done."
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A Fruit Salad of Sound. November 14, 2012
By John W. (Woori Yallock, Vic) See All My Reviews
"Some of the most famous and popular short compositions for the violin are presented here, on two discs.Most of the soloists have been among the world's most accomplished, so why have I given 3 stars? The recordings were made between 1962 and 2001, and given this is a big challenge for the sound engineers to remaster and make an even sound,sadly there appears to be no effort to meet this challenge. I found myself constantly turning the volume up, and then firmly down to stop being drowned out and then up etc. etc. There are numerous superior discs in this category. e.g.Joshua Bell playing Romance of the Violin on Sony."
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