100 Best Violin

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Vivaldi and the Italian Baroque
2▶CD: Bach and Mozart
3▶CD: Beethoven and Brahms
4▶CD: The 19th Century Violin
5▼CD: The 20th Century Violin
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Violin Concerto no. 1 In D major, op. 19: II. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19: II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Sergei Prokofiev3:54
2Masques (from Romeo and Juliet)
piano:
Jérôme Ducros (pianist)
violin:
Renaud Capuçon (violinist)
recording of:
Masks from Romeo and Juliet (for violin and piano, Heifetz)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
arrangement of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 12. Masks
Sergei Prokofiev2:07
3Violin Concerto In B minor op. 61: III. Cadenza (Accompagnata Lento) - Allegro Molto
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1965-12-28 until 1965-12-30)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1965-12-28 until 1965-12-30)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1965-12-28 until 1965-12-30)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1966, in 1985)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-12-28 until 1965-12-30)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: III. Allegro molto — Cadenza (Accompagnata: Lento) - Allegro Molto (from 1965-12-28 until 1965-12-30)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1905 until 1910)
part of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61
Edward Elgar8:54
4Salut d’amour, op. 12
piano:
John Lenehan (classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
dedicated to:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 12)
Edward Elgar3:21
5Violin Concerto In D minor, op. 47 III. Allegro ma non tanto
violin:
Ida Haendel (violinist)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Paavo Berglund (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Jean Sibelius7:40
6Pièce en Forme d'Habanera
piano:
John Lenehan (classical pianist)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
recording of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (for violin and piano, unspecified or one-time arranger)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (original version for bass vocals and piano)
Maurice Ravel3:04
7Berceuse, op. 16
piano:
Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
violin:
Augustin Dumay (violinist)
recording of:
Berceuse for Violin (or Cello) and Piano in D major, op. 16
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1878 until 1879)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 16)
Gabriel Fauré3:26
8Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 99: IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Maxim Shostakovich (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99: IV. Burleske
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1947 until 1955)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
Dmitri Shostakovich5:04
9Romance (from The Gadfly)
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recording of:
Romance from The Gadfly Suite (for violin and piano) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
arrangement of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
recording of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
arranger:
Левон Атовмьян (Lev Atovmyan, Russian composer, arranger, editor, and administrator)
part of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a
Dmitri Shostakovich3:16
10Violin Concerto in D: I. Toccata
violin:
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violinist)
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Gianluigi Gelmetti (Italian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D major: I. Toccata
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1931)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D major
Igor Stravinsky5:49
11Notturno & Tarantella op. 28: Tarantella
piano:
Itamar Golan (pianist)
violin:
Kyung-Wha Chung (violinist)
recording of:
Nocturne and Tarantella, op. 28: II. Tarantella
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Nocturne and Tarantella, op. 28
Karol Szymanowski5:16
12Serenade (from Hassan)
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recording of:
Hassan, RT i/9: Serenade (for violin and piano, Tertis) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer)
arranger:
Lionel Tertis (violist)
arrangement of:
Hassan, RT i/9: Serenade
Frederick Delius / Lionel Tertis2:35
13Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana & Trio (Canzonetta)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
conductor:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana (revised 1943) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
premiered in:
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (from 1938 until 1939)
revised by:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1943)
part of:
Violin Concerto (revised 1943)
revision of:
Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana (original version, seldom performed)
Sir William Walton6:51
14Spiegel im Spiegel (extract)
piano:
Martin Roscoe (English classical pianist) (in 1994)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
partial recording of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for violin and piano)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 12)
recording of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for violin and piano)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1978)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 12)
Arvo Pärt4:05
15Serenade after Plato's Symposium: III. Eryximachus: Presto
violin:
Robert Duffie (violinist)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”: III. Eryximachus. Presto
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1954)
part of:
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
Leonard Bernstein1:32
16Schindler’s List Main Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (British conductor) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
part of:
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
John Williams5:06
17Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcato
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcato
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
Sergei Prokofiev6:21
6▶CD: Encores and Showpieces