100 Best Violin
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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