Maxim Vengerov - The Best of Maxim Vengerov - Maxim Vengerov with Various Accompanists, Conductors and Orchestras (1990's, 2000)

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CD 1: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonata N. 5 Op. 24 "Spring" / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Violin Sonata KV 378 / Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor Op. 4 - with Itamar Golan (Beethoven, Mozart) and Alexander Markovich (Mendelssohn)

CD 2: Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Sonata N. 9 Op. 47 "Kreutzer" / Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata N. 2 Op. 100 - with Alexander Markovich

CD 3: Henri Wieniawski: Polonaise N. 1 Op. 4 / Niccolo' Paganini: I Palpiti Op. 13 / Henri Wieniawski: Legende Op. 17 / Fritz Kreisler: Schoen Rosmarin / Ernest Bloch: Nigun (Baal Shem N. 2) / Petr Tchaikovskij: Scherzo (Souvenir d' un Lieu Cher Op. 42 N. 2), Melodie (Souvenir d' un Lieu Cher Op. 42 N. 3) / Fritz Kreisler:Tamburin Chinois Op. 3 / Olivier Messiaen: Theme et Variations for Violin and Piano / Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois Op. 2 / Pablo de Sarasate: Caprice Basque Op. 24 / Antonio Joseph Bazzini: La Ronde des Lutins Op. 25 - with Itamar Golan

CD 4: Niccolo' Paganini: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 6 / Camille Saint-Saens:Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Havanaise / Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy - with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 5: Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 / Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 - with Kurt Masur and the Gewndhausorchester Leipzig

CD 6: Sergey Prokofiev - Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 19 / Dmitrij Shostakovich: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 99 - with Mstislav Rostropovich and the London Symphony Orchestra

CD 7: Petr Tchaikovskij: Violin Concerto Op. 35 / Aleksandr Glazunov: Violin Concerto Op. 82 - with Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Philharmoniker

CD 8: Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto Op. 47 / Carl Nielsen: Violin Concerto Op. 33 - with Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CD 9: Sergey Prokofiev - Violin Concerto N. 2 Op. 63 / Dmitrij Shostakovich: Violin Concerto N. 2 Op. 129 - with Mstislav Rostropovich and the London Symphony Orchestra

CD 10: Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77, Violin Sonata N. 3 Op. 108 - with Daniel Barenboim (conductor and piano) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CD 11: Antonin Dvorak: Violin Concerto Op. 53 / Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata Op. 82 - with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic (Dvorak), and Revital Chachmanov (Elgar)


Maxim Vengerov (more information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Vengerov) currently plays a violin by Antonio Stradivari made in 1727, the "Ex-Kreutzer" (below). He previously used to play a violin by Carlo Landolfi made in 1760 (from 1988 to 1993), the "Reynier" Stradivari of 1727 (1993-1995) and the "Kiesewetter" Stradivari of 1723 (1995-1998).

Christian Ferras: Sonatas and Encores - Christian Ferras with Pierre Barbizet and Jean-Claude Ambrosini (1960's)

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CD 1: Cesar Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major M 8 / Guillaume Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G - with Pierre Barbizet

CD 2: Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonatas N. 1 Op. 78, N. 2 Op. 100, N. 3 Op. 108, Scherzo in C Minor WoO posth. 2 (third movement of the 'F-A-E Sonata') - with Pierre Barbizet

CD 3: Violin Sonatas N. 1 Op. 105, N. 2 Op. 121, Three Romances for Violin and Piano Op. 94 - with Pierre Barbizet

CD 4: Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud, Liebesleid / Robert Schumann: Traumerei (arr. Catherine) / Franz Schubert: Ave Maria / Fritz Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven / Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Woerter Op. 62 N. 1 (arr. Kreisler) / Grigoras Dinicu: Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz) / Antonin Dvorak: Humoresque Op. 101 N. 7 (arr. Kreisler) / Fritz Kreisler:Caprice Viennois / Jules Massenet: Thais Meditation(arr. Marsick) / Cecile Chaminade: Serenade Espagnole (arr. Kreisler) / Gabriel Faure: Berceuse Op. 16 / Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakov: Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest (arr. Kreisler) / Pablo de Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza Op. 22 N. 1 / Manuel De Falla: La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance (arr. Kreisler) / Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan / Igor Stravinskj: Mavra: Russian Song (arr. Stravinskij/Dushkin) - with Jean-Claude Ambrosini

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 - Midori Goto with Mariss Jansons and the Berliner Philharmoniker (2003, 2002)

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Midori Goto (more information at: http://www.gotomidori.com/) currently plays the 1731 "Ex-Gibson, Ex-Huberman" Guarneri del Gesu' on a permanent loan from the Hayashibara Foundation.

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.

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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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto op. 64 / Henri Wieniawski: Violin Concertos N. 1 Op. 14 - Viktor Pikaizen, Gennadij Rozhdestvenskij, All-Union State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra / Heino Heller: Violin Concerto in B Minor - Viktor Pikaizen, Peeter Lilje, Estonian State Symphony Orchestra (1969, 1970, 1985)

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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor Op. 4, Violin Sonata in F Major - Shlomo Mintz, Paul Ostrovsky (1987)

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Shlomo Mintz (more infromation at: http://www.shlomo-mintz.com/index.html) plays a violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri (filius Andrea) in 1716, known as the "Ex-Serdet".

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto op. 64 / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 / Alban Berg: Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel" - Josef Suk, Karel Ancerl, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra(1964, 1963, 1965)

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Nathan Milstein, Pinchas Zukerman: Great Violin Concertos - Nathan Milstein and Pinchas Zukerman with Various Accompanists, Conductors and Orchestras (1975, 1973, 1973, 1977)

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CD 1: Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 - Nathan Milstein, Eugen Jochum, Wiener Philarmoniker / Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 - Nathan Milstein, Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 2: Petr Tchaikovskij: Violin Concerto Op. 35 - Nathan Milstein, Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker / Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra



Concerning Nathan Milstein: see previous posts.
Pinchas Zukerman used to play the 1734 Guarneri del Gesu' "Stauffer" at the time of this recording (below).

Mischa Elman: The Best of Mischa Elman, Concertos & Virtuoso Works for Violin and Piano - Mischa Elman, Various (1950's)

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CD 1: Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole Op. 21 / Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso - Vladimir Golschmann, Vienna State Opera Orchestra

CD 2: Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor / Jules Massenet: Thais Meditation / Cesar Cui: Kaleydoskop Op. 50 N. 9 "Orientale" / Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op. 20 / Ludwig Van Beethoven: Minuet WoO 10 N. 2 in G major / Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes B. 54 Op. 9 N. 2 in E flat major (arr. Sarasate) /Francois Joseph Gossec: Gavotte in D major / Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody Op. 33 / Mischa Elman: Eili Eili - Vladimir Golschmann, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Khachaturian), Joseph Seiger (Violin and Piano pieces)


Mischa Elman (more information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischa_Elman) owned various precious Stradivari' s in his life: the 1727 "Madame Recamier", the 1722 "Ex-Joachim" and the 1735 "Ex-Hartmann, Ex-Samazeuilh".

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 / Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 - Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Furtwaengler, Philhamonia Orchestra (Op. 61), Berliner Philharmoniker (Op. 64) (1953, 1952)

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Yehudi Menuhin (more information at: http://www.menuhin.org/ and at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_Menuhin) played on a quantity of great violins. The two instruments which he owned for the longest time were, however, the 1742 "Lord Wilton" Guarneri del Gesu' (below) and the the 1714 "Soil" Stradivari (see posts with Itzhak Perlman).

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 / Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella / Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud - Cho-Liang Lin, Michael Tilson Thomas, Philharmonia Orchestra (Op. 64), Leonard Slatkin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Op. 26), Sandra Rivers (Sarasate and Kreisler) (1990)

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Cho-Liang Lin (more information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Cho-liang) currently plays the Guarneri del Gesu' "Duc de Camposelice" of 1734, which was he purchased in 1991. At the time of the recording, he used to play the 1707 "Dushkin-Bellarosa" Stradivari.

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 - Robert McDuffie, Joseph Swensen, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1998)

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Robert McDuffie plays a Guarneri del Gesu' made in 1735 named the "Ladenburg".