Monday, August 31, 2009

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto N. 4 KV 218 / Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Suite N. 2 for Violin Solo, Concerto Funebre for Violin and Strings / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony N. 8 KV 48 - Suyoen Kim with Pietari Inkinen and the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie (2004)

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Suyoen Kim (more information at: http://www.suyoenkim.com/) plays a violin by Camillo Camilli, made in Mantova in 1742.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Oskar Rieding: Violin Concerto Op. 35 / Friedrich Seitz: Schueler Konzert N. 2 Op. 13 (orch. Bruce Adolphe) / Jean-Baptiste Accolay: Violin Concerto N. 1 / Charles-Auguste De Beriot: Scene de Ballet Op. 100 / Giovanni Battista Viotti: Violin Concerto N. 22 G 97 - Itzhak Perlman with Lawrence Foster and the Juilliard Orchestra (1998)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Georg Friedrich Haendel: Violin Sonatas Op. 1 N. 3, Op. 1 N. 10, Op. 1 N. 12, Op. 1 N. 13, Op. 1 N. 14, Op. 1 N. 15 / Johannes Sebastian Bach: Partita N. 4 for Violin Solo BVW 1004 - Chaconne - Alfredo Campoli with George Malcolm (Haendel only) (1952, 1948)

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At the time of this recording Alfredo Campoli (more information at: http://www.answers.com/topic/alfredo-campoli-classical-musician and at: http://www.divine-art.com/AS/campoli.htm) used to play the 1702 violin by Antonio Stradivari now known as the "Ex-Campoli" and the 1694 "Baillot-Pomerau" Stradivari previously belonging to Fritz Kreisler (see posts devoted to him)

Monday, August 24, 2009

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonatas N. 5 Op. 24 "Fruehling", N. 7 Op. 30-2 / Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita N. 2 for Violin Solo BVW 1004 - Adolf Busch with Rudolf Serkin (Beethoven only) (1933, 1932, 1929)



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Adolf Busch (more information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Busch) played a Stradivari from 1716 (now known as the 'Ex-Adolf Busch'), the 1732 "Wiener" Stradivari, and a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1783 (also known as the 'Ex-Busch').

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Petr Tchaikovskij: Violin Concerto Op. 35 / Julius Konius: Violin Concerto in E Minor - David Garrett with Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra (1997)

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David Garrett (more information at: http://www.david-garrett.com/) used to play, at the time of this recording, the 1718 "San Lorenzo" Stradivari. The violin was subsequently smashed to pieces when Garrett fell down a staircase. It is currently undergoing restoration and, according to one of the leading experts of violin restoration, will sing again one day.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Fritz Kreisler: The Charming Maverick Plays Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bruch, Tchaikovskij, Kreisler - Fritz Kreisler with Various Accompanists, Conductors and Orchestras (1900's-1930's)

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CD 1: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto N. 4 KV 218 - Landon Ronald, Unknown Orchestra / Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - with Leo Blech and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra

CD 2: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto N. 4 KV 218 - Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - with John Barbirolli and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 3: Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 - with Leo Blech and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra

CD 4: Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 - Landon Ronald, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 - with John Barbirolli and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 5: Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 - with Eugene Goossens and the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra / Fritz Kreisler: String Quartet in A Minor - Kreisler String Quartet

CD 6: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonatas N. 1 Op. 12-1, N. 2 Op. 12-2, N. 3 Op. 12-3, N. 4 Op. 23 - with Franz Rupp

CD 7:
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonatas N. 5 Op. 24, N. 6 Op. 30-1, N. 7 Op. 30-2 - with Franz Rupp


CD 8:
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonatas N. 8 Op. 30-3, N. 9 Op. 47, N. 10 Op. 96 - with Franz Rupp


CD 9: Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois Op. 2, Tamburin Chinois Op. 3, Schoen Rosmarin, La Gitana, Liebesleid, Liebesfreud / Johannes Sebastian Bach: Partita N. 3 for Violin Solo BVW 1006 - Gavotte (arr. Kreisler) - with Franz Rupp / Fritz Kreisler: La Precieuse (in the Style of Couperin), Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane
(in the Style of Couperin) - with Michael Raucheisen / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade N. 7 KV 250 "Haffner" - Rondo (arr. Kreisler), Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven - with Franz Rupp / Franz Schubert: Rosamunde D 797 - Ballet in G (arr. Kreisler) / Carl Maria Von Weber: Violin Sonata in F Op. 10 - Larghetto (arr. Kreisler) - with Michael Raucheisen / Johannes Sebastian Bach: Sonata N. 1 for Violin Solo BVW 1001 - Adagio / Robert Schumann: Romanze in A Op. 94 N. 2 (arr. Kreisler) - with Michael Raucheisen

CD 10: Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Woerter Op. 62 N. 1 - Andante Espressivo in G Major "May Breezes" - with Arpad Sandor / Frederic Chopin: Mazurka for Piano Op. 67 N. 4 - with Franz Rupp / Eduard Poldini: Poupee Valsante - with Franz Rupp / Antonin Dvorak: Waltzes for Piano Op. 54 N. 7 - with Franz Rupp / Petr Tchaikovskij: String Quartet N. 1 Op. 11 - Andante Cantabile - with Franz Rupp / Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel: Hymn to the Sun, Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest - with Franz Rupp / Aleksandr Glazunov: Serenade Espagnole - with Michael Raucheisen / Traditional: Londonderry Air - with Franz Rupp /Cyril Scott: Lotus Land - with Franz Rupp / Manuel De Falla: Canciones Populares Espanolas: N. 4 "Jota" - with Michael Raucheisen / Manuel De Falla: La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance N. 1 - with Franz Rupp/ Johann Evangelist Brandl: Old Refrain - with Michael Raucheisen / Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball - Im Chambre Separee "Midnight Bells" - with Michael Raucheisen / Fritz Kreisler: Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf - with Lauri Kennedy and Thomas Petre / Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra N. 3 BWV 1068 - Air - Unknown /Fritz Kreisler: Aubade Provencale in the Style of Couperin - Haddon Squire / Petr Tchaikovskij: Souvenir de Hapsal Op. 2 N. 3 - Chanson Sans Paroles - Unknown


Fritz Kreisler (more information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Kreisler and at: http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/violin/kreisler.html) played many great violins during his career. Among them the 1730 Guarneri del Gesu' now known as the "Ex-Kreisler"

...and the 1694 "Baillot-Pomerau" Stradivari.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Gyorgy Ligeti: Violin Concerto / Per Norgard: Violin Concerto "Light Night", Sonata for Violin Solo "The Secret Melody" - Christina Astrand, Thomas Dausgaard, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1999)

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Christina Astrand (more information at: http://www.copenhagenartists.dk/artists/c__strand/biography) plays a Stradivari from 1705.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonatas N. 3 Op. 12-3, N. 5 Op. 24 "Fruehling", N. 9 Op. 47 "Kreutzer" - Leonid Kogan, Emil Gilels (1964)

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Petr Tchaikovskij: Violin Concerto Op. 35, Serenade Melancholique Op. 26 - Mischa Elman, John Barbirolli (Op. 35), London Symphony Orchestra (Op. 35), Nathaniel Shilkret (Op. 26), Victor Symphony Orchestra (Op. 26)/ Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concerto N. 2 Op. 22 - Mischa Elman, Alexander Hilsberg, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia (1929, 1930, 1950)

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Alban Berg: Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel" / Igor Stravinskij: Violin Concerto in D Major - Itzhak Perlman with Seiji Ozawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1978)

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante KV 364, Violin Concertos nn. 1-5 - Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian (KV 364), Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wiener Philharmoniker (1983, 1987)

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CD 1: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante KV 364, Violin Concertos N. 1 KV 207, N. 2 KV 211
CD 2: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concertos N. 3 KV 216, N. 4 KV 218, N. 5 KV 219

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: Serenade for String Orchestra Op. 2, Violin Concerto Op. 8 - Kaja Danczowska, Antoni Wit, Polish Radio-Television Orchestra of Krakow (1992)

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The only information I could find about Kaja Danczowska is in Polish and can be found at: http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/artykuly/os_danczowska_kaja and at http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaja_Danczowska.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 / Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois Op. 2, Liebesleid, Liebesfreud - Shlomo Mintz with Cladio Abbado and the Chicago Symphony Orchetra, and with Clifford Benson (Kreisler) (1980's)

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