Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, “Regensonate” (Rain Sonata).
Category Violin
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio [Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky]
Martha Argerich (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), and Mischa Maisky (cello) perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50. This performance was recorded in 1998 in Japan. Encore: Tango Pathetique by Peter Kiesewetter.
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Yehudi Menuhin]
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF (today the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France), legendary violinist of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. Menuhin also conducts the orchestra.…
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 [Yuja Wang, Leonidas Kavakos]
Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos perform Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 (“Thun” or “Meistersinger”).
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [Khachatryan, Eschenbach, SWR Symphonieorchester]
Accompanied by the SWR Symphonieorchester, the Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. This performance was recorded in April 2019 at the Liederhalle Stuttgart.
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, [Khachatryan, Kochanovsky, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic]
Accompanied by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47. Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky. This performance was recorded at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on March 16, 2019.
Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Alexandra Conunova, Orchestre International de Genève]
Accompanied by the Orchestre International de Genève, the Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni), a group of four violin concerti. This performance was recorded on August 2, 2015, at the Saint-Ursanne “Piano Festival”.…
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings [NDR Elbphilharmonie, Paavo Järvi]
Conducted by Paavo Järvi, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48. This performance was recorded on May 7, 2021, during the International Music Festival Hamburg, at the Elbphilharmonie.
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio [Kantorow, Petrova, Pascal]
Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Liya Petrova (violin), and Aurélien Pascal (cello) perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50. This performance was recorded during the Festiv’Elmire 2020.
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 [Bezuidenhout, Faust, Eberle]
Isabelle Faust (violin), Sol Gabetta (Cello), and Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) perform Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major for piano, violin, and cello, D. 929, one of the last compositions completed by the composer. This performance was recorded…
Debussy: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140 [Spruit, Cai]
Dutch musicians violinist Charlotte Spruit and pianist Yang Yang Cai perform Claude Debussy‘s Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140.
Dvořák: Violin Concerto [Hilary Hahn]
Accompanied by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the American violinist Hilary Hahn performs Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (B.108). Conductor: Jader Bignamini. This performance was recorded on April 12, 2021.