Best Violin 100
Yehudi Menuhin · David Oistrakh · Herbert von Karajan · Adrian Boult · Josef Suk · Maxim Vengerov · Alberto Lysy · Christopher Warren-Green · Felix Slatkin · Gidon Kremer
Best Violin 100 (2010), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Kreisler, performed by Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, Herbert von Karajan, Adrian Boult; 99 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
’The Four Seasons (Spring)’: 1. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
’The Four Seasons (Spring)’: 2. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
’The Four Seasons (Spring)’: 3. Danza pastorale
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
’The Four Seasons (Summer)’: 1. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
’The Four Seasons (Summer)’: 2. Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
’The Four Seasons (Summer)’: 3. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
’The Four Seasons (Autumn)’: 1. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
’The Four Seasons (Autumn)’: 2. Adagio molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
’The Four Seasons (Autumn)’: 3. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
’The Four Seasons (Winter)’: 1. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter
’The Four Seasons (Winter)’: 2. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter
’The Four Seasons (Winter)’: 3. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Violin Sonata in G minor, ’The Devil’s Trill’ 3
Giuseppe Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, "The Devil's Trill"
Disc 2
Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050: 3. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050
Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043, ’Double’: 2. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: 1. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Concerto in C minor for Oboe & Violin, BWV 1060R: 2. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: 3. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Violin Partita #2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 5. Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Sonata #3 In C for Solo Violin, BWV 1005: 4. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Violin Partita #3 in E, BWV 1006: Preludio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006
Violin Sonata in B-flat, K 378: 3. Rondo. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 317d/378
Violin Concerto #3 in G, K 216: 1. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”
Disc 3
Violin Sonata no. 5 in F “Spring”, op. 24: I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Violin Sonata no. 5 in F “Spring”, op. 24: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Violin Sonata no. 5 in F “Spring”, op. 24: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2
Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt’ espressione
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3
Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1
Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C, op. 56: II.Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op. 56 “Triple Concerto”
Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Josef Suk, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Violin Sonata no. 9 in A “Kreutzer”, op. 47: III. Finale. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: II. Larghetto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: III. Rondo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Disc 4
Concert fantasy Carmen (Sara Chang)
Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy, op. 25: Introduction. Allegro moderato
Symphonie espagnale op. 21: 3. Allegro (L.Kagan)
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D: 3. Rondo (Michael Rabin)
Niccolò Paganini - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Rabin
Introduction and Rondo capricioso in A (U. Hoelsher)
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28
Violin Cocnerto in D: 3. Allegro (V. Spivakov)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Disc 5
Violin Concerto no. 1 In D major, op. 19 Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
David Oistrakh, Lovro von Matačić, London Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto In B minor op. 61: Cadenza (Accompagnata Lento). Allegro Molto
Violin Concerto In D minor, op. 47 III. Allegro ma non tanto
Concerto For Violin & Orchestra no. 1 in A minor, op. 99: Burlesque. Allegro con brio
Dmitri Shostakovich - Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur: I. Toccata
Igor Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D major
Gianluigi Gelmetti, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frank Peter Zimmermann
Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana trio (Canzonetta) Tem
Disc 6
Scherzo Fantastique (Maxim Vengerov)
Antonio Bazzini - Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins"
Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
Andante and Variations (G. Kramer)
Gioachino Rossini - Andante con variazione for Violin and Harp in F major
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (T. Little)
Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp minor [trans. G minor]
Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43 (M. Vengerov)
Preludium and Allegro in Style of Paganini (N. Milstein)
Fritz Kreisler - Prélude et Allegro dans le style de Pugnani