100 Best Violin
Yehudi Menuhin · David Oistrakh · Herbert von Karajan · Adrian Boult · Josef Suk · Maxim Vengerov · Alberto Lysy · Christopher Warren-Green · Felix Slatkin · Gidon Kremer
100 Best Violin, CD, on EMI 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.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "La primavera" (op. 8 no. 1): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "La primavera" (op. 8 no. 1): II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 1 in E, RV 269 "La primavera" (op. 8 no. 1): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate" (op. 8 no. 2): I. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate" (op. 8 no. 2): II. Adagio
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 2 in G minor, RV 315 "L'estate" (op. 8 no. 2): III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 "Autumn" (op. 8 no. 3): I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 "Autumn" (op. 8 no. 3): II. Adagio molto
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 3 in F major, RV 293 "Autumn" (op. 8 no. 3): III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" (op. 8 no. 4): I. 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, Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" (op. 8 no. 4): II. 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, Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" (op. 8 no. 4): III. 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 no. 2 in A, op. 2 no. 2: I. Preludio a capriccio (Presto - Adagio - Presto)
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2 no. 2: II. Corrente (Allegro)
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2 no. 2: III. Adagio
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Giga (Allegro)
Violin Sonata in G minor "Il trillo del diavolo": III. Grave-Allegro assai: Cadenza - Adagio
Giuseppe Tartini - Violin Sonata in G minor, "The Devil's Trill"
Disc 2
Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050
Double Violin Cocnerto in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Strings in D minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne-Sophie Mutter
3 Sonatas & 3 Partitas, BWV 1001-1006: Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Sonata no. 3 in C, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Partita no. 3 in E, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006
Violin Sonata in B-flat, K. 378: III. Rondo - Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 317d/378
Violin Concerto no. 3 in G, K. 216: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”
Disc 3
Sonata in F major, op. 24 ''Le Printemps'': I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Sonata in F major, op. 24 ''Le Printemps'': III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Sonata in F major, op. 24 ''Le Printemps'': 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 (extract)
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C major, 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: 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, op. 47 "Kreutzer": 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 (cadenzas by Vasa Prihoda): I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 (cadenzas by Vasa Prihoda): II. Larghetto -
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 (cadenzas by Vasa Prihoda): III. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Disc 4
Concert Fantasy on Carmen, op. 25: Introduction:Allegro moderato
Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy, op. 25: Introduction. Allegro moderato
6 Lieder, op. 34: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Heine)
Symphonie espagnole, op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo)
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 6: III. Rondo (Allegro Spiritoso)
Niccolò Paganini - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Rabin
Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III: 20. Danse hongroise - Danse russe (supplementary number)
Violin Concerto in D, op. 35: III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: Second movement: Adagio
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
Disc 6
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1: No. 24 in A minor. Quasi presto
Niccolò Paganini - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (arr. Jascha Heifetz): The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
21 Hungarian Dances: G minor no. 5 (arr. Joseph Joachim)
Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp minor [trans. G minor]
Danzas españolas, opp. 21, 22, 23 and 26: Zapateado
Pablo de Sarasate - Spanish Dances, op. 23, no. 2: Zapateado
Burleska (no. 4, from 4 Pieces, op. 17)
Josef Suk - Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 17: No. 4. Burleska
Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Fritz Kreisler - Prélude et Allegro dans le style de Pugnani