Violin CD recordings
Here is Violin Wizard's extensive list of selected violin CD recordings of the famous and obscure violin concertos, violin sonatas, string quartets and violin solos by most of the famous violinists who have ever been recorded. This includes violin CD recordings of master violinists including Jascha Heifetz, David Oistrach, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Rabin, Nathan Milstein, Fritz Kreisler and many of the contemporary violinists like Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Gil Shaham, Maxim Vengerov and more.
A violin concerto is a three part work for solo violin and (sometimes two or more violins) accompanied by an orchestra. A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, which is accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument. A string quartet is usually a musical group of four string instruments -a cello two violins and a viola -.
A violin concerto is a three part work for solo violin and (sometimes two or more violins) accompanied by an orchestra. A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, which is accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument. A string quartet is usually a musical group of four string instruments -a cello two violins and a viola -.
Violin CD recordingsJascha Heifetz Lithuanian born violinist who became an American Citizen. He was a former student of the famous russian violin teacher Leopold Auer. Heifetz' technique and tonal beauty is still considered as unequalled. Jascha Heifetz - The Supreme is a violin CD set and contains 2 CDs which gives a sampling of Heifetz's major recordings. This includes Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto, Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, Alexander Glazunov's A minor Concerto, and George Gershwin's Three Preludes. Jascha Heifetz- The Supreme violin audio CD Mendelssohn’s violin Concerto in E minor CD by Jascha Heifetz. Bruch Concerto for violin in G minor and Scottish Fantasy CD by Jascha heifetz David Oistrakh Ukrainian born violinist who remained as a citizen of Russia when most of his colleagues immigrated to the United States. The violin concerto of Aram Khachaturian and the two violin concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich are dedicated to him. David Oistrakh - The Complete EMI Recordings- 17 CD boxed set featuring most of the violin compositions. Brahms’ Concerto for violin in D major audio CD Nathan Milstein Another famous jewish violinist born in Russia. He was famous for his works on Bach's solo violin compositions. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin audio CD Bach's Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin CD Yehudi Menuhin Another great jewish American born violinist of the twentieth century. He was different from other twentieth century violinists for his works with Indian classical music's Pandit Ravi Shankar and Carnatic violinist L. Subramaniam. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major violin audio CD Bela Bartok violin concertos and other works -2 CD set Itzhak Perlman Israeli-American violinist , conductor, and teacher. Vivaldi Four seasons by Itzhak Perlman audioCD Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor by Itzhak Perlman CD Zigeunerweisen and Carmen Fantasy audioCD Michael Rabin A child violin prodigy who passed away prematurly due to a head injury occured from a fall. Paganini Caprices audio CD Michael rabin Box set violin audio CD Salvatore Acardo An italian violinist who is noted for his interpretations of Paganini and Bach Complete paganini works boxed CD Paganini Concertos audio CD Recordings of contemporary violinists.Gil Shaham Israel based contemporary violinist. Shaham has replaced so many famous violinists on occassions when they were unavailable or had some injuries. Wieniawski Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 2 by Gil Shaham audio CD Violin Concertos 1 & 2 and Sonata for Solo Violin by Sergey Prokofiev audio CD Mozart Violin Sonatas by Gil Shaham audio CD Joshua Bell American born contemporary violinist. The first recording made with his stradivarius violin called Gibson ex Huberman was titled Romance of the Violin in 2003. It sold more than 5,000,000 copies and was at the top of classical music sales for 54 weeks. Romance of the Violin by Joshua Bell audioCD Gershwin Fantasy by Joshua Bell CD Hilary Hahn American violinist who was selected by Time Magazine in 2001 as "America's Best" young classical musician . Hahn said that she plays Bach the most and she has played solo Bach pieces every day since she was eight years old. Hilary Hahn Plays Bach CD Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 301, 304, 376 & 526 audio CD Maxim Vengerov Another famous contemporary violinist who was born in the Soviet Union. His recordings of Shostakovich and Prokofiev had won him the Gramophone award for ‘Best Record of the Year’ and ‘Best Concerto Recordings’, two Grammy nominations, and an Edison award. He has reduced his concerts inorder to spent more time in teaching violin. Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Violin Concertos, No 1 by Maxim Vengerov audio CD Prokofiev & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos, No.2 by Maxim Vengerov audio CD |
