Best Violin 100
Yehudi Menuhin · David Oistrakh · Maxim Vengerov · Adrian Boult · Josef Suk · Renaud Capuçon · Alberto Lysy · Christopher Warren-Green · Kurt Masur · Salvatore Accardo
Best Violin 100, CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Kreisler, performed by Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, Maxim Vengerov, Adrian Boult; 93 tracks.
Composers
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
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
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"
Caprice no. 24 in A minor, op. 1 no. 24
Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
Andante and Variations for Violin and Piano
Gioachino Rossini - Andante con variazione for Violin and Harp in F major
Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp minor [trans. G minor]
Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Paganini
Fritz Kreisler - Prélude et Allegro dans le style de Pugnani