Best Violin 100
Yehudi Menuhin · David Oistrakh · Maxim Vengerov · Adrian Boult · Josef Suk · Renaud Capuçon · Alberto Lysy · Christopher Warren-Green · Kurt Masur · Salvatore Accardo
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 1 in E ‘La primavera’ (Spring): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 1 in E ‘La primavera’ (Spring): II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 2 in G minor ‘L’estate’ (Summer): II. Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 2 in G minor ‘L’estate’ (Summer): III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3 in F ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3 in F ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): II. Adagio molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 3 in F ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 4 in F minor ‘L’inverno’ (Winter): II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): Concerto no. 4 in F minor ‘L’inverno’ (Winter): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Violin Sonata in G minor ‘The Devil’s Trill’: III. Andante – Allegro assai
Giuseppe Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, "The Devil's Trill"
Disc 2
Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D, BWV1050: III. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041: I. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in D minor, BWV1060: II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042: III. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: V. Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Violin Sonata no. 3 in C, BWV1005: IV. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Violin Partita no. 3 in E, BWV1006: I. Preludio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006
Violin Sonata in B‐flat, K378: III. Rondo: Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 317d/378
Violin Concerto no. 3 in G, K216: I. Allegro (conclusion)
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 (opening)
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”
Romance no. 1 in G, op. 40 (opening)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40
Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto (conclusion)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
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
Romance no. 2 in F, op. 50 (opening)
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 (opening)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: II. Larghetto (opening)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: III. Rondo (conclusion)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Disc 4
Concert Fantasy on ‘Carmen’, op. 25
Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy, op. 25: Introduction. Allegro moderato
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso
Niccolò Paganini - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Introduction and Rondo capricioso in A minor, op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28
Violin Concerto in D, op. 35: III. Allegro vivacissimo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
Disc 5
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 19: II. 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: III. Cadenza (accompagnata: Lento) – Allegro molto
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro ma non tanto
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77: IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio
Dmitri Shostakovich - Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
Violin Concerto in D: 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)
Disc 6
La Ronde des lutins (Scherzo fantastique), op. 25
Antonio Bazzini - Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins"
Andante and Variations for Violin and Piano
Gioachino Rossini - Andante con variazione for Violin and Harp in F major