Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, American classical violinist Hilary Hahn performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47. Conductor: Mikko Franck. This performance was recorded live on May 2, 2019, at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris.
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 [Jonian Ilias Kadesha]
Accompanied by the CHAARTS Chamber Artists, the Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy. Recorded during the Boswiler Sommer Festival 2018. Concertmaster: Max Baillie.
Chausson: Poème, Op. 25 [Anna Tifu]
Accompanied by The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Italian classical violinist Anna Tifu performs Ernest Chausson’s “Poème” for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25. Live concert recorded on 14 September 2018 at the Radio France Auditorium. Conductor: Mikko Frank. Published by the France Musique channel.
Bruch: Violin concerto No. 1 (Hilary Hahn)
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), American violinist Hilary Hahn performs Max Bruch’s (6 January 1838 – 2 October 1920) Violin concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, one of the most popular violin concertos in the classical repertoire. Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 [Leschenko, Jansen, Brovtsyn, Rachlin, and Maisky]
A stunning live performance of Antonín Dvořák’s chef-d’œuvre Piano Quintet No. 2 by an all-star ensemble of musicians: Polina Leschenko (piano), Janine Jansen (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Julian Rachlin (viola), and Mischa Maisky (cello). Recorded during the Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival (International Chamber Music Festival, Janine Jansen was the artistic leader of the festival) on December …
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Tartini: Devil’s Trill Sonata – Ray Chen and Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Accompanied by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Taiwanese-Australian violinist Ray Chen performs the Italian Baroque-era composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini’s Violin Sonata in G minor, B.g5, more familiarly known as the Devil’s Trill Sonata (Italian: Il trillo del Diavolo), actually a piece for solo violin (with figured bass accompaniment). Here the piece is arranged for solo violin …
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Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 [Gould, Menuhin]
One of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century, Glenn Gould and widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10 in G major, op. 96. Originally broadcast on May 18, 1966.
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 (Janine Jansen and Friends)
Violinists Janine Jansen and Boris Brovtsyn, pianist Lars Vogt, viola player Amihai Grosz and cellist Jens Peter Maintz perform Antonin Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 during the openings concert of the International Chamber Music Festival 2019 in Utrecht.
Brahms: Violin Concerto [Kavakos]
Accompanied by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DRSO), Greek violinist and conductor Leonidas Kavakos performs Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, a piece composed in 1878 and dedicated to the composer’s friend, the Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim (8 June 1831 – 15 August 1907). Conductor: Fabio Luisi. Recorded in 2017.
The Lark Ascending (Ralph Vaughan Williams): Janine Jansen, violin
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.