Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending [Janine Jansen]
Accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Janine Jansen plays the popular Ralph Vaughn Williams masterpiece “The Lark Ascending”. From the BBC Proms 2003, Royal Albert Hall.
Category Violin
Vivaldi: Summer from the Four Seasons [Cynthia Freivogel and Voices of Music]
Accompanied by the award-winning San Francisco-based early music ensemble Voices of Music, the American violinist Cynthia Miller Freivogel, who specialized in both baroque and modern violin, performs Antonio Vivaldi’s “Summer” (L’Estate, RV 315) from the Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni).…
Delphine Galou sings Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott [Matthäus-Passion]
Accompanied by the period ensemble Les Siècles, French contralto Delphine Galou sings “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” (English: Have mercy, my God), an aria for contralto, solo violin, strings (originally 2 violins and 1 viola) and basso continuo, from the sacred…
Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons [Lisa Jacobs and The String Soloists]
Dutch violin virtuosa Lisa Jacobs and Amsterdam-based ensemble The String Soloists perform “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” (Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter”, L’inverno). Recorded during The Sunday Morning Concert on Sunday the 7th…
Beethoven: Violin Concerto (Itzhak Perlman)
Accompanied by the Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Recorded live in 1992 in Berlin.
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto and Romeo and Juliet [Alena Baeva, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker]
Accompanied by the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra), the Russian violinist Alena Baeva performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch. Written in 1878, it is one of the best-known and most performed violin…
Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 – Harriet Krijgh & Friends
Dutch cellist Harriet Krijgh and friends perform Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81. B. 155, a quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello. The piece was composed between August 18 and October 8 of…
Telemann: Concerto for Four Violins in G major [Croatian Baroque Ensemble]
Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs Georg Philipp Telemann’s Concerto for Four Violins in G major, TWV 40:201. Violins: Laura Vadjon, Dunja Bontek, Tanja Tortić, and Ivan Jekšeković.
Marin Marais – Pieces for flutes, violin and Pardessus de viole – Croatian Baroque ensemble
Croatian Baroque Ensemble performs pieces for flutes, violin and Pardessus de viole by Marin Marais (31 May 1656, Paris – 15 August 1728, Paris), the French composer and viol player.
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Nicola Benedetti]
Accompanied by the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra), Scottish classical violinist Nicola Benedetti performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård. Recorded in Gothenburg in April 2017.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto [Liza Ferschtman]
Accompanied by the Kammerakademie Potsdam (Chamber Academy of Potsdam), Dutch classical violinist Liza Ferschtman performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda. Recording: The Sunday Morning Concert of April 23, 2017, in The Concertgebouw…
Bach: Sonata No. 1 [Paulo Martelli, 11-string guitar]
Described as “one of the best guitarists of his generation”, the Brazilian classical guitarist Paulo Martelli plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 for violin solo. The guitar arrangement of the piece also made by…