Accompanied by the English-Italian conductor and pianist Antonio Pappano on piano, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen performs Liebesleid (English: Love’s Sorrow), one of the three pieces of Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Old Viennese Melodies in German) composed by the Austrian-born American violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962).
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Hadelich, Dallas Symphony Orchestra]
Accompanied by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Italian-German-American Grammy-winning classical violinist Augustin Hadelich performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: Gemma New. Recorded live in Dallas on April 23, 2021.
Top 5 most expensive violins in the world
What is the most expensive violin in the world? And why the best violins are so expensive? First of all, Making a violin is a real art. The violin is an instrument that requires tremendous craftsmanship to produce the perfect sound that a classical piece needs. Furthermore, the best luthiers, including Guarneri del Gesù and …
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Brahms: Violin Concerto [Maxim Vengerov]
Accompanied by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra (Budapest), Maxim Vengerov performs Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77. Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy. Recorded at Kodály Centre in Pécs, Hungary on October 21, 2021. All cadenzas are written by Vengerov himself.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending [Hilary Hahn]
Accompanied by the Camerata Salzburg, an Austrian chamber orchestra based in Salzburg, Austria, American classical violinist Hilary Hahn performs the popular Ralph Vaughn Williams masterpiece “The Lark Ascending”. Conductor: Louis Langrée. Recorded at the 2013 George Enescu Festival.
Sibelius: Violin Concerto [Hilary Hahn, 2010 recording]
Accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), American classical violinist Hilary Hahn performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen. This performance was recorded live in 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Hilary Hahn, Mariss Jansons]
Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), the American classical violinist Hilary Hahn performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77. Conductor: Mariss Jansons. Encores: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77: IV. Burlesca by Dmitri Kogan and the 4th movement (presto) of Violin Sonata No. 1 in …
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Yehudi Menuhin performs Chaconne from Bach Partita for Violin No. 2
Widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Chaconne (Ciaccona) from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004). Recorded in 1972 in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 [Vilde Frang]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), Norwegian classical violinist Vilde Frang performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on December 3, 2021.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto [Isabelle Faust]
Accompanied by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, German classical violinist Isabelle Faust performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Mark Elder. Recorded at the Het Concertgebouw during The Sunday Morning Concert of Sunday the 25th of February 2018.