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Ultimate Violin Classics: The Essential MasterpiecesVarious Artists
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Ultimate Violin Classics: The Essential Masterpieces would be an appropriate title for this five-disc set of performances taken from EMI's archives, if it weren't for the word "The." These are certainly many of the greatest works for violin, but there are too many obvious omissions—solos by Bach, concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Brahms, to name just a few—for this to be considered a definitive collection of violin masterpieces. The collection is diverse: sonatas by Beethoven; concertos by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Bruch; and many small encore-type works for violin and piano. The performers include some of the greatest violinists of the mid- to late 20th century: David Oistrakh, Henryk Szeryng, Ruggiero Ricci, and Arthur Grumiaux. The recordings were made from the 1950s to the 1970s, so the sound is not up to 21st century standards, but it's very fine for its era. The collection should interest listeners looking for an assortment of violin music of many eras and styles, beautifully played. © Stephen Eddins, Rovi
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy ComposerViolin Concerto in E-, Op.64 Work |
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| 1 | 1.Allegro molto appassionato | 12:54 | $1.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Andante | 7:37 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Allegretto non troppo. Allegro molto vivace | 6:15 | $0.99 | |||
Max Bruch ComposerViolin Concerto No.1 in G-, Op.26 Work |
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| 4 | 1.Prelude: Allegro moderato | 7:48 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Adagio | 8:17 | $1.49 | |||
| 6 | 3.Finale. Allegro energico | 7:18 | $1.49 | |||
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| 7 | Havanaise in E, for violin and orchestra, Op.83 | 9:13 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, for violin and orchestra, Op.28 | 8:29 | $1.49 | |||
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ComposerViolin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 Work |
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| 1 | 1.Allegro | 9:59 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio | 8:16 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Rondo: Allegro | 6:26 | $0.99 | |||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ComposerViolin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218 Work |
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 9:29 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Andante cantabile | 6:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Rondeau: Andante grazioso | 7:22 | $1.49 | |||
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| 7 | 1.Allegro aperto | 9:44 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 2.Adagio | 9:24 | $1.49 | |||
| 9 | 3.Rondo: Tempo di minuetto | 8:50 | $1.49 | |||
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| 1 | 1.Adagio sostenuto. Presto | 11:43 | $1.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Andante con variazioni | 15:26 | $2.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Finale: Presto | 7:00 | $1.49 | |||
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 10:13 | $1.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Adagio molto espressivo | 6:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro molto | 1:19 | $0.49 | |||
| 7 | 4.Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo | 7:00 | $1.49 | |||
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Maria Theresia von Paradis ComposerSicilienne in Eb, for keyboard Work |
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| 1 | Sicilienne in Eb, for keyboard | 1:51 | $0.49 | |||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ComposerSerenade in D, K.250 ('Haffner') Work |
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| 2 | Serenade in D, K.250 ('Haffner') | 7:22 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | Dance of the Blessed Spirits (arr.orch.) | 2:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 5.Andaluza: Andantino quasi Allegretto | 3:52 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerSchön Rosmarin Work |
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| 5 | Schön Rosmarin | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerLiebesleid ('Love's Sorrow') Work |
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| 6 | Liebesleid ('Love's Sorrow') | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerLiebesfreud ('Love's Joy') Work |
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| 7 | Liebesfreud ('Love's Joy') | 3:21 | $0.99 | |||
Francesco Maria Veracini ComposerWork(s) Work |
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| 8 | Allegro | 2:13 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Largo e spiccato | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerTambourin (transcr. of Leclair's 'Tambourin') Work |
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| 10 | Tambourin (transcr. of Leclair's 'Tambourin') | 2:14 | $0.99 | |||
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| 11 | No.2 in G | 2:34 | $0.99 | |||
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| 12 | Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), D.839, Op.52, No.6 (arr. violin and piano) | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
Antonín (Leopold) Dvořák Composer8 Humoresques, Op.101 Work |
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| 13 | 7.Poco lento e grazioso in Gb | 3:19 | $0.99 | |||
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| 14 | Act 2; 7.Méditation | 4:18 | $0.99 | |||
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer6 Morceaux, Op.51 Work |
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| 15 | 6.Valse sentimentale | 2:04 | $0.99 | |||
Francesco Maria Veracini ComposerLargo for violin & piano in F# Work |
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| 16 | Largo for violin & piano in F# | 3:26 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerRondino on a Theme by Beethoven Work |
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| 17 | Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven | 2:50 | $0.99 | |||
Fritz Kreisler ComposerAndantino (in the style of Padre Martini) Work |
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| 18 | Andantino (in the style of Padre Martini) | 1:54 | $0.49 | |||
Sir Edward Elgar ComposerLa Capricieuse, Op.17 Work |
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| 19 | La Capricieuse, Op.17 | 3:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 1.Après un rêve | 2:50 | $0.99 | |||
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| 21 | 2.Tango (arr. violin and piano) | 2:32 | $0.99 | |||
Franz von Vecsey ComposerValse Triste, for violin and piano Work |
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| 22 | Valse Triste, for violin and piano | 2:29 | $0.99 | |||
Manuel Ponce ComposerEstrellita Work |
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| 23 | Estrellita (arr. violin and piano) | 3:03 | $0.99 | |||
Jean Sibelius ComposerBelshazzar's Feast, Op.51 Work |
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| 24 | 3.Nocturne | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi ComposerSe tu m’ami (aria; spurious) Work |
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| 1 | Se tu m’ami (aria; spurious) | 2:37 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 4.Ständchen | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Menuetto 1 | 4:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 7.Traümerei (arr. violin and piano) | 2:33 | $0.99 | |||
Antonín (Leopold) Dvořák ComposerViolin Sonatina in G, Op.100 Work |
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| 5 | 2.Larghetto | 3:19 | $0.99 | |||
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| 6 | Meditation on Prelude No.1 of Bach (arr. violin and piano) | 4:16 | $0.99 | |||
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| 7 | Sonata for for Violin and Guitar in E-, Op.3, No.6, MS27/6 (arr. violin and piano) | 4:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Songs My Mother Taught Me | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
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| 9 | Souvenir de Moscou, Op.6 (arr. violin and piano) | 7:45 | $1.49 | |||
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| 10 | Pièce en forme de Habanera, for violin and piano | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
Pablo de Sarasate ComposerZigeunerweisen ('Gypsy Airs'), Op.20 Work |
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| 11 | Zigeunerweisen ('Gypsy Airs'), Op.20 | 8:08 | $1.49 | |||
Pietro Antonio Fiocco ComposerAllegro in G, for orchestra Work |
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| 12 | Allegro in G, for orchestra | 2:55 | $0.99 | |||
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| 13 | 1.Les berceaux | 2:45 | $0.99 | |||
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| 14 | Tzigane: Rhapsodie de concert, for violin and piano | 10:16 | $1.99 | |||
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| 15 | 2.Nigun (Improvisation) | 5:56 | $0.99 | |||
Zoltán Kodály ComposerAdagio, for violin and piano Work |
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| 16 | Adagio, for violin and piano | 7:52 | $1.49 | |||









