Best Violin 100

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1▶CD: Vivaldi and the Italian Baroque

2▶CD: Bach and Mozart

3▼CD: Beethoven and Brahms
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Violin Sonata no. 5 in F ‘Spring’, op. 24: I. Allegro (opening) piano: Pierre Barbizet (pianist) violin: Christian Ferras (violinist) partial recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”	Beethoven		4:26
2	Violin Sonata no. 5 in F ‘Spring’, op. 24: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto piano: Pierre Barbizet (pianist) (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) violin: Christian Ferras (violinist) (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”	Beethoven		1:12
3	Violin Sonata no. 5 in F ‘Spring’, op. 24: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo piano: Pierre Barbizet (pianist) (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) violin: Christian Ferras (violinist) (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (from 1958-09 until 1958-11) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”	Beethoven		6:32
4	Romance no. 1 in G, op. 40 (opening) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) conductor and performer: Sir John Pritchard (conductor) partial recording of: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40 composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1802) part of: Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 40) recording of: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40 composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1802) part of: Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 40)	Beethoven		4:29
5	Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace (opening) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1797 until 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2	Beethoven		3:16
6	Violin Sonata no. 3 in E‐flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt’ espressione recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molto espressione composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3	Beethoven		6:34
7	Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto (conclusion) piano: Pierre Barbizet (pianist) violin: Christian Ferras (violinist) partial recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23	Beethoven		2:10
8	String Quartet no. 1 in F, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato string quartet: Alban Berg Quartett (Alban Berg Quartet, string quartet) recording of: String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1798 until 1800) part of: String Quartet no. 1 in F major, op. 18 no. 1	Beethoven		3:54
9	Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C, op. 56: II. Largo cello: Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) piano: Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor) violin: Ulf Hoelscher (violinist) orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) conductor: Kurt Masur (conductor) recording of: Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op. 56 “Triple Concerto”: II. Largo composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1803) part of: Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C major, op. 56 “Triple Concerto”	Beethoven		5:01
10	Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace piano: Pierre Barbizet (pianist) violin: Christian Ferras (violinist) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3	Beethoven		3:35
11	Romance no. 2 in F, op. 50 (opening) violin: Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929-2011) orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields conductor: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) edit of: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 by Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929-2011), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) partial recording of: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)	Beethoven		2:43
12	Violin Sonata no. 9 in A ‘Kreutzer’, op. 47: III. Finale: Presto piano: Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) violin: Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer” composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1802 until 1803) dedicated to: Rodolphe Kreutzer premiered at: [concert] (1803-05-24) publisher: N. Simrock (in 1805) part of: Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 47) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale. Presto composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1802 until 1803) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”	Beethoven		6:50
13	Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (opening) violin: Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929-2011) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) conductor: Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) partial recording of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806) part of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61	Beethoven		4:07
14	Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: II. Larghetto (opening) violin: Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929-2011) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) conductor: Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) partial recording of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806) part of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61	Beethoven		3:29
15	Violin Concerto in D, op. 61: III. Rondo (conclusion) violin: Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929-2011) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) conductor: Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) partial recording of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806) part of: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61	Beethoven		5:04
16	Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo – Vivace piano: Peter Frankl (pianist) (in 1995-09) violin: Kyung-Wha Chung (violinist) (in 1995-09) recorded at: Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-09) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 100 "Thun": II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante - Vivace (in 1995-09) composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1886) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 100 "Thun"	Brahms		6:11
17	Violin Concerto in D, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace violin: Sarah Chang (violinist) orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Kurt Masur (conductor) recording of: Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace) composer: Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878) part of: Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)	Brahms		8:21

4▶CD: The 19th Century Violin

5▶CD: The 20th Century Violin

6▶CD: Encores and Showpieces

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2019)

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Barcode:: 0190295484651
Format:: 6×CD
Length:: 7:53:38

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Warner Classics
0190295484651

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2019

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