6x CD
100 Best Violin
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 30 October 2009
Tracklist
- CD 1: Vivaldi and the Italian Baroque
- 1The Four Seasons. Concerto no. 1 in E (Spring): I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:45
- 2The Four Seasons. Concerto no. 1 in E (Spring): II. LargoAntonio Vivaldi2:39
- 3The Four Seasons. Concerto no. 1 in E (Spring): III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi4:29
- 45:10
- 52:06
- 62:27
- 7The Four Seasons. Concerto no. 3 in F (Autumn): I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi5:36
- 82:12
- 9The Four Seasons. Concerto no. 3 in F (Autumn): III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:26
- 103:30
- 112:02
- 123:15
- 13Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2: I. Preludio a capriccio Presto - Adagio - PrestoAntonio Vivaldi / Ferdinand David1:04
- 14Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2: II. Corrente AllegroAntonio Vivaldi / Ferdinand David1:46
- 15Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2: III. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi / Ferdinand David1:14
- 16Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 2: IV. Giga AllegroAntonio Vivaldi / Ferdinand David2:17
- 17Violin Sonata in G minor, ’The Devil’s Trill’: III. Grave - IV. Allegro assaiGiuseppe Tartini / Fritz Kreisler7:45
- 18String Quintet in E, op. 13 no. 5: III. MinuettoLuigi Boccherini3:41
- 19Chaconne in G minorTomaso Antonio Vitali10:08
- 20Violin Sonata no. 12 in D minor: La folliaArcangelo Corelli / Hubert Léonard9:21
- CD 2: Bach and Mozart
- 1Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D, BWV 1050: III. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach5:10
- 2Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tantoJohann Sebastian Bach7:45
- 3Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach4:12
- 4Concerto for Violin and oboe in D minor, BWV 1060: II. AdagioJohann Sebastian Bach6:01
- 5Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assaiJohann Sebastian Bach3:01
- 6Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. ChaconneJohann Sebastian Bach12:55
- 7Solo Sonata no. 3 In C, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assaiJohann Sebastian Bach4:54
- 8Partita no. 3 in E, BWV 1006: I. PreludioJohann Sebastian Bach3:56
- 9Violin Sonata in B flat, K 378: III. Rondo: AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
- 10Violin Concerto no. 3 in G, K 216: I. Allegro (conclusion)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:59
- 11Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K 364: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart11:57
- 12Violin Concerto no. 5 In A, 'Turkish', K 219: 3. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto - AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:35
- CD 3: Beethoven and Brahms
- 1Violin Sonata no. 5 in F 'Spring', op. 24: I. Allegro (opening)Ludwig van Beethoven4:26
- 2Violin Sonata no. 5 in F 'Spring', op. 24: III. Scherzo: Allegro moltoLudwig van Beethoven1:11
- 3Violin Sonata no. 5 in F 'Spring', op. 24: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppoLudwig van Beethoven6:31
- 4Romance no. 1 in G, op. 40Ludwig van Beethoven4:29
- 5Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace (opening)Ludwig van Beethoven3:15
- 6Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt’ espressioneLudwig van Beethoven6:33
- 7Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto (conclusion)Ludwig van Beethoven2:10
- 8String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettoso ed appassionatoLudwig van Beethoven3:54
- 9Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C, op. 56: II.LargoLudwig van Beethoven5:36
- 10Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivaceLudwig van Beethoven3:34
- 11Romance no. 2 in F, op. 50 (opening)Ludwig van Beethoven2:43
- 12Violin Sonata no. 9 in A 'Kreutzer', op. 47: III. Finale: PrestoLudwig van Beethoven6:50
- 13Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (opening)Ludwig van Beethoven4:06
- 14Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: II. Larghetto (opening)Ludwig van Beethoven3:29
- 15Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: III. Rondo (conclusion)Ludwig van Beethoven5:03
- 166:11
- 178:33
- CD 4: The 19th Century Violin
- 1Concert Fantasy on 'Carmen', op. 25 (opening)Pablo de Sarasate3:00
- 2Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn7:59
- 3Auf Flügeln des GeangesFelix Mendelssohn2:25
- 45:48
- 5Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spiritosoNiccolò Paganini6:45
- 6Introduction and Rondo capricioso in A minor, op. 28Camille Saint‐Saëns8:58
- 7Meditation (from Thaïs)Jules Massenet5:29
- 8Russian Dance (from Swan Lake, Act III)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:30
- 9Violin Concerto in D, op. 35: III. Allegro vivacissimoPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:42
- 108:45
- 115:23
- 127:01
- CD 5: The 20th Century Violin
- 13:54
- 2Masques (from Romeo and Juliet)Sergei Prokofiev2:07
- 38:54
- 4Salut d’amour, op. 12Edward Elgar3:21
- 57:40
- 6Pièce en Forme d'HabaneraMaurice Ravel3:04
- 7Berceuse, op. 16Gabriel Fauré3:26
- 8Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 99: IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brioDmitri Shostakovich5:04
- 9Romance (from The Gadfly)Dmitri Shostakovich3:16
- 10Violin Concerto in D: I. ToccataIgor Stravinsky5:49
- 11Notturno & Tarantella op. 28: TarantellaKarol Szymanowski5:16
- 12Serenade (from Hassan)Frederick Delius / Lionel Tertis2:35
- 136:51
- 14Spiegel im Spiegel (extract)Arvo Pärt4:05
- 15Serenade after Plato's Symposium: III. Eryximachus: PrestoLeonard Bernstein1:32
- 16Schindler’s List Main ThemeJohn Williams5:06
- 17Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcatoSergei Prokofiev6:21
- CD 6: Encores and Showpieces
- 1La Ronde des lutins (Scherzo Fantastique)Antonio Bazzini5:30
- 2HumoreskeAntonín Dvořák / August Wilhelmj3:09
- 3Caprice no. 24 in A minor, op. 1Niccolò Paganini4:31
- 4Andante and Variations for Violin and PianoGioachino Rossini3:21
- 5La Gitana (Zigeunerlied)Fritz Kreisler3:04
- 6Sabre Dance (Gayaneh)Aram Khachaturian2:20
- 7Flight of the Bumble-BeeNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Jascha Heifetz1:20
- 8Polonaise Brillante, no. 1 in D, op. 4Henryk Wieniawski5:58
- 9LiebesfreudFritz Kreisler3:17
- 10Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minorJohannes Brahms / Joseph Joachim2:31
- 11Valse-Scherzo, op. 34Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:30
- 12ZapateadoPablo de Sarasate3:34
- 13Schön RosmarinFritz Kreisler1:59
- 14BurleskaJosef Suk2:56
- 15Danse Espagnole (La vida breve)Manuel de Falla3:27
- 16BalalaikaRodion Schedrin2:42
- 17Ave MariaFranz Schubert / August Wilhelmj & Jascha Heifetz5:09
- 18Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43Pablo de Sarasate5:22
- 19Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of PugnaniFritz Kreisler4:58
- 20CzárdásVittorio Monti / Tasmin Little, John Lenehan3:00
- 21Moto perpetuo, op. 11Niccolò Paganini / Fritz Kreisler3:16
- 22Hora StaccatoGrigoraș Dinicu / Jascha Heifetz1:54
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- string quartet [8]
- conductor [12]
- conductor [1-3]
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- conductor [8]
- violin [2.3, 2.5, 1.10-12]
- conductor [1]
- cello [18]
- piano [19]
- violin [7]
- performing orchestra [2, 4]
- performing orchestra [2.10-11, 3.9, 3.17, 4.1, 4.7]
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- violin [6.4, 3.17]
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- performing orchestra [4.2, 4.4-6, 4.9, 4.11, 5.3, 5.8, 5.17, 3.4, 3.13-15]
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