GREAT VIOLIN CONCERTOS (10-CD Box Set) The essence of a concerto is the contrast and combination of a solo instrument with a larger instrumental ensemble. Having developed out of the Baroque concept of concerto grosso, the concerto genre was fully established in the eighteenth century, and many works dating from this period are still a key part of the repertoire today. The opportunity for virtuosic display from the soloist has resulted in the concerto becoming a vital musical force on the concert platform. The violin concerto owes a great deal of its development to the technical achievement of performers, and to this day many works are renowned for their fierce technical demands. Indeed, many composers who have written for the instrument were superlative players themselves—Wieniawski and Paganini among them. The fascinating history and capabilities of the instrument can be traced through the compositions contained herein; from the gossamer threads of Vivaldi to the exhilarating fireworks of Prokofiev, via the lilting swagger of Lalo and Saint-Saëns and nationalistic panache of Sibelius and Glazunov. Disc 1 Vivaldi, Antonio [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:03:29 2. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 00:02:36 3. III. Danza Pastorale (Allegro) 00:04:15 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Allegro non molto 00:05:20 5. II. Adagio - Presto 00:02:33 6. III. Presto 00:03:01 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 7. I. Allegro 00:04:44 8. II. Adagio molto 00:02:45 9. III. Allegro 00:03:13 [Hide Details] The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 10. I. Allegro non molto 00:03:25 11. II. Largo 00:02:20 12. III. Allegro 00:03:06 Bach, Johann Sebastian [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 13. I. Allegro 00:03:52 14. II. Andante 00:06:55 15. III. Allegro assai 00:03:45 [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor 16. I. Allegro 00:08:15 17. II. Adagio 00:07:23 18. III. Allegro assai 00:2:59 Disc 2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:10:09 2. II. Andante cantabile 00:07:51 3. III. Rondeau: Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo 00:07:52 [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Allegro aperto 00:10:36 5. II. Adagio 00:10:56 6. III. Tempo di menuetto 00:09:22 Spohr, Louis [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor, Op. 47, "in modo di scena cantante" Lamsma, Simone, violin Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla Gallois, Patrick, Conductor 7. I. Recitative: Allegro molto - 00:03:59 8. II. Adagio - Recitative: Andante - 00:07:08 9. III. Allegro moderato 00:08:09 Disc 3 Beethoven, Ludwig van [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Jean, Kenneth, Conductor 1. I. Allegro ma non troppo 00:25:11 2. II. Larghetto 00:10:13 3. III. Rondo: Allegro 00:11:21 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Capella Istropolitana Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Allegro 00:09:46 5. II. Adagio 00:08:27 6. III. Rondeau: Allegro 00:06:50 Disc 4 Mendelssohn, Felix [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Jean, Kenneth, Conductor 1. I. Allegro molto appassionato 00:13:41 2. II. Andante - Allegro non troppo 00:09:27 3. III. Allegro molto vivace 00:06:39 Bruch, Max [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Prelude: Allegro moderato 00:08:06 5. II. Adagio 00:8:09 6. III. Finale: Allegro energico 00:7:43 Vieuxtemps, Henry [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37, "Gretry" Keylin, Misha, violin Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Mogrelia, Andrew, Conductor 7. I. Allegro non troppo - Moderato 00:15:34 8. II. Adagio 00:04:08 9. III. Allegro con fuoco 00:01:20 Disc 5 Brahms, Johannes [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 1. I. Allegro non troppo 00:24:10 2. II. Adagio 00:08:54 3. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 00:08:30 Paganini, Nicolo [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21 Kaler, Ilya, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor 4. I. Allegro maestoso 00:22:34 5. II. Adagio espressivo 00:04:45 6. III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso 00:09:51 Disc 6 Saint-Saens, Camille [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Kang, Dong-Suk, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wit, Antoni, Conductor 1. I. Allegro non troppo 00:8:49 2. II. Andantino quasi allegretto 00:7:37 3. III. Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo 00:11:07 Lalo, Edouard [Hide Details] Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Bisengaliev, Marat, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wildner, Johannes, Conductor 4. I. Allegro non troppo 00:07:31 5. II. Scherzando: Allegro molto 00:04:17 6. III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo 00:06:31 7. IV. Andante 00:06:39 8. V. Rondo: Allegro 00:08:36 Disc 7 Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Jean, Kenneth, Conductor 1. I. Allegro moderato 00:19:24 2. II. Canzonetta: Andante 00:06:57 3. III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 00:11:25 Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich [Show Details] Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 4. Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 00:20:20 Disc 8 Elgar, Edward [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Kang, Dong-Suk, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Leaper, Adrian, Conductor 1. I. Allegro 00:16:36 2. II. Andante 00:11:07 3. III. Allegro molto 00:18:07 Wieniawski, Henryk [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 Bisengaliev, Marat, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wit, Antoni, Conductor 4. I. Allegro moderato 00:12:01 5. II. Romance: Andante non troppo 00:04:44 6. III. Allegro con fuoco: Allegro moderato 00:06:15 Disc 9 Sibelius, Jean [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Kraggerud, Henning, violin Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Engeset, Bjarte, Conductor 1. I. Allegro moderato 00:16:15 2. II. Adagio di molto 00:08:36 3. III. Allegro, ma non tanto 00:06:54 Dvorak, Antonin [Hide Details] Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 96 Kaler, Ilya, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Kolchinsky, Camilla, Conductor 4. I. Allegro ma non troppo 00:10:32 5. II. Adagio ma non troppo 00:10:11 6. III. Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo 00:09:16 Disc 10 Shostakovich, Dmitry [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Kaler, Ilya, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wit, Antoni, Conductor 1. I. Nocturne 00:12:39 2. II. Scherzo 00:06:48 3. III. Passacaglia 00:14:44 4. IV. Burlesque 00:05:10 Prokofiev, Sergey [Hide Details] Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Papavrami, Tedi, violin Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wit, Antoni, Conductor 5. I. Andantino: Andante assai 00:09:32 6. II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo 00:03:55 7. III. Moderato - Allegro moderato - Moderato - Piu tranquillo 00:08:58 Total Playing Time: 11:26:50