Maxim Vengerov and Daughter perform “Adagio” from Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto

Classical violinist Maxim Vengerov and his daughter Lisa Vengerova perform the second movement, “Adagio” from the Baroque composer Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935. Recorded in April 2020 during the Covid19 lockdowns.

Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata [Polina Osetinskaya, Maxim Vengerov]

Russian classical pianist Polina Osetinskaya and Soviet-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 in A major, commonly known as the Kreutzer Sonata. Recorded at Sala Verdi, Milano, on November 15, 2022. It is an 1803 sonata for piano and violin notable for its technical difficulty. The piece …

Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21 [Janine Jansen, Sunwook Kim, Opus13]

Dutch violinist Janine Jansen, South Korean pianist Sunwook Kim, and the string quartet based in Oslo, Norway, Opus13 perform Ernest Chausson’s Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21. Recorded on December 30, 2022, during the final concert of the Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival Utrecht (International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht) in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.

Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Complete, Voices of Music]

Award-winning San Francisco-based early music ensemble Voices of Music performs Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni), a group of four violin concertos, each of which gives musical expression to a season of the year. Soloists (violin): Alana Youssefian (spring), Miller Freivogel (summer and winter), and Carla Moore (autumn). The ensemble performs on original …

Bach: Violin Concerto in D minor [Shunske Sato, Netherlands Bach Society]

Accompanied by the Netherlands Bach Society, classical and baroque violinist Shunske Sato performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1052R. Sato also conducts the orchestra. The piece, BWV 1052, is actually a concerto for harpsichord and Baroque string orchestra. But, many scholars suggested that the original melody instrument was the violin, because …

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 [Violin: Caroline Adomeit]

Accompanied by Nadiya Kholodkova on piano, young violinist Caroline Adomeit plays Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth., Lento con gran espressione, P 1, No. 16, KKIVa/16, WN 37, a solo piano piece composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830 and published in 1870.

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208 (Grosso Mogul) [Augusta McKay Lodge, Voices of Music]

In a special collaboration with Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) and the California-based period ensemble Voices of Music, Antonio Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208 (Grosso Mogul) is performed on original instruments. Baroque violin: Augusta McKay Lodge. Recorded on October 6, 2022, in New York City.