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Ultimate Violin Classics: The Essential Masterpieces

Alexander Gibson · Piero Gamba · Philharmonia Orchestra · London Symphony Orchestra · Arthur Grumiaux · Henryk Szeryng · Ruggiero Ricci · David Oistrakh · Lev Oborin

Decca Classics2007Cat. 475 8371Known duration: 5h 41m (60 of 60 shown tracks)60 tracks

Ultimate Violin Classics: The Essential Masterpieces (2007), Format unverified, on Decca Classics. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler, Antonín Dvořák, performed by Alexander Gibson, Piero Gamba, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra; 60 tracks.

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Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 1. Allegro molto appassionato

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

12:55

02

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 2. Andante

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

7:37

03

Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: 3. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

6:19

04

Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: 1. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

7:48

05

Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: 2. Adagio

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

8:19

06

Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: 3. Finale: Allegro energico

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

7:29

07

Havanaise, in E major for violin & piano (or orchestra), op. 83

Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, op. 83

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

9:17

08

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28

Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28

Piero Gamba, London Symphony Orchestra, Ruggiero Ricci

8:28

Disc 2

01

Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216: 1. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

10:02

02

Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216: 2. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

8:17

03

Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216: 3. Rondeau: Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

6:34

04

Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major, K. 218: 1. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

9:34

05

Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major, K. 218: 2. Andante cantabile

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

6:48

06

Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major, K. 218: 3. Rondeau [Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 4 in D major, K. 218

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

7:31

07

Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 1. Allegro aperto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

9:49

08

Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 2. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

9:25

09

Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 3. Rondeau [Tempo di minuetto]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”

Alexander Gibson, Philharmonia Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng

8:51

Disc 3

01

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), op. 47: 1. Andante sostenuto - Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

11:43

02

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), op. 47: 2. Andante con variazioni

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

15:26

03

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 9 in A major ("Kreutzer"), op. 47: 3. Finale: Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

7:07

04

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 5 in F major ("Spring"), op. 24: 1. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

10:13

05

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 5 in F major ("Spring"), op. 24: 2. Adagio molto espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

6:06

06

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 5 in F major ("Spring"), op. 24: 3. Scherzo: Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

1:19

07

Sonata for Violin & Piano no. 5 in F major ("Spring"), op. 24: 4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”

David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

7:03

Disc 4

02

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Rondo, K250

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 7 for Orchestra in D major, K. 248b/250 "Haffner"

Arthur Grumiaux

7:28

03

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody), arrangement (from "Orfeo ed Euridice")

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits)

Arthur Grumiaux

2:49

04

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Andaluza (Playera), for guitar or other instrument (arrangement of No. 5 of 12 Spanish Dances)

Enrique Granados - 12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 5: Andaluza (Playera)

Arthur Grumiaux

4:01

05

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano

Fritz Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin

Arthur Grumiaux

2:10

06

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano

Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid

Arthur Grumiaux

3:31

07

Serenade no. 7 for orchestra in D major ("Haffner"), K. 250 (K. 248b): Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), for violin & piano

Fritz Kreisler - Liebesfreud

Arthur Grumiaux

3:26

08

Violin Sonata, Op. 1/7: Allegro

Francesco Maria Veracini - Violin Sonata in A-flat major, op. 1 no. 7

Arthur Grumiaux

2:20

09

Concerto for 2 Violins, Cello, Strings & Continuo in D minor ("L'estro armonico" no. 11), op. 3/11, RV 565: Siciliano

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Cello and Strings, op. 3 no. 11, RV 565

Arthur Grumiaux

2:55

10

Tambourin for Violin & Piano (transcription of work by Leclair)

Jean-Marie Leclair - Tambourin

Arthur Grumiaux

2:20

11

Minuet for Piano in G major, WoO 10/2

Ludwig van Beethoven - Minuet in G major, WoO 10 no. 2

Arthur Grumiaux

2:39

12

Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), Song for Voice & Piano, D. 839 (op. 52/6)

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria, D. 839

Arthur Grumiaux

4:21

13

Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7 (op. 101/7)

Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7

Arthur Grumiaux

3:26

14

Thaïs, opera in 3 acts: Meditation

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Arthur Grumiaux

4:25

15

Valse sentimentale, for piano (or violin & piano) in F minor, Op. 51/6

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 6 Pieces, op. 51 no. 6: Valse sentimentale

Arthur Grumiaux

2:08

17

Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven, for violin & piano

Fritz Kreisler - Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven

Arthur Grumiaux

2:57

18

Andantino in the Style of Padre Martini, for violin & piano

Fritz Kreisler - Andantino (in the Style of Martini)

Arthur Grumiaux

2:01

19

La capricieuse -- morceau de genre, for violin & piano, Op. 17

Edward Elgar - La Capricieuse, op. 17

Arthur Grumiaux

3:56

20

Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1

Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1

Arthur Grumiaux

2:56

21

España, album leaves (6) for piano, op. 165, B. 37: No. 2 Tango

Isaac Albéniz - España, seis hojas de álbum, op. 165

Arthur Grumiaux

2:38

23

Estrellita, for guitar

Manuel Ponce - Estrellita

Arthur Grumiaux

3:06

24

Belshazzar's Feast (Belsazars gästabud), Suite for Orchestra (or Piano), op. 51: No. 3. Nocturne

Jean Sibelius - Nocturne, op. 51 no. 3

Arthur Grumiaux

3:30

Disc 5

01

Se tu m'ami, for voice & piano (spurious; by A. Parisotti)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Andantino

Arthur Grumiaux

2:40

02

Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4

Franz Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957

Arthur Grumiaux

2:44

03

Divertimento No. 17 for 2 horns & strings in D major, K. 334 (K.320b): Menuetto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento no. 17 in D major, K. 320b/334

Arthur Grumiaux

4:29

04

Kinderszenen No. 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7

Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei

Arthur Grumiaux

2:39

05

Sonatina for violin & piano in G major ("Indian Lament"), B. 183 (Op. 100): Larghetto

Antonín Dvořák - Sonatina for Violin & Piano in G major, op. 100, B. 183

Arthur Grumiaux

3:25

06

Meditation on Prelude No. 1 of Bach, for violin or cello & piano with organ or cello ad lib. (or other instrumental arrangement)

Charles Gounod - Ave Maria

Arthur Grumiaux

4:22

07

Sonata for violin & guitar in E minor, Op. 3/6, MS 27/6

Niccolò Paganini - Sonata in E minor, op. 3 no. 6

Arthur Grumiaux

4:27

08

Songs my mother taught me (Als die alte Mutter), song for voice & piano (Gypsy Melodies), B. 104/4 (Op. 55/4)

Antonín Dvořák - Gypsy Melodies: Songs My Mother Taught Me

Arthur Grumiaux

2:10

09

Souvenir de Moscou, deux airs russes, for violin & orchestra, Op. 6

Henryk Wieniawski - Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6

Arthur Grumiaux

7:50

10

Pièce en forme de Habanera, arrangement(s) for solo instrument & keyboard

Maurice Ravel - Pièce en forme de habanera

Arthur Grumiaux

2:52

11

Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20

Pablo de Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Arthur Grumiaux

8:11

12

Allegro in G major, for orchestra

Joseph-Hector Fiocco - Pièces de clavecin, op. 1

Arthur Grumiaux

2:57

13

Les berceaux, song for voice & piano in B flat minor, Op. 23/1

Gabriel Fauré - Les Berceaux, op. 23 no. 1

Arthur Grumiaux

2:51

14

Tzigane, rhapsodie de concert, for violin & piano (or orchestra)

Maurice Ravel - Tzigane

Arthur Grumiaux

10:22

15

Baal Shem: 3 pictures of Hassidic life, for violin & piano (or orchestra): Nigun

Ernest Bloch - Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Chassidic Life

Arthur Grumiaux

6:01