Berlioz, Paganini – Works for Viola and Orchestra – David Aaron Carpenter

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict, op.27
Harold en Italie (Symphony with Viola obbligato), op.16 [viola plays the version written for Paganini]
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Sonata per la Gran Viola e Orchestra, op.35

David Aaron Carpenter - viola
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor

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Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition – Domingos António

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Gretchen am Spinnrade
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
32 Variations in C minor WoO 80
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Widmung
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
La Campanella
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Etude, op 8, n 12
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) / Vladimir Horowitz (103-1989):
Hungarian Rhapsody no.2

Domingos António - piano

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Mendelssohn – Violin Concertos version for Flute – János Bálint

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in E minor, op.64 (Flute transcription by János Bálint)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in D minor (Flute transcription by János Bálint)
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Rondo from Concerto for Violin No.2 in B minor, op.7 (Flute transcription by János Bálint)

János Bálint - flute
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Piergiorgio Morandi - conductor

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Koussevitzky, Dragonetti, Paganini – Works for Double-bass and Orchestra – Gary Karr

Sergei Koussevitzky (1874-1951):
Concerto for Double bass and Orchestra, op.3
Domenico Dragonetti (1763-1846):
Concerto in A major for Double bass and Orchestra
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Fantasia on "Moses" of Rossini for Double bass and Orchestra

Gary Karr - double bass
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Uros Lajovic - conductor

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Paganini – Caprices with Piano accompaniment by Robert Schumann – David Garrett

Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840) / Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Caprices for Violin with Piano accompaniment

David Garrett - violin
Bruno Canino - piano

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Bizet, Sarasate, Falla, Tchaikovsky, Paganini – Trumpet and Piano – Sergei Nakariakov

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) / Franz Waxman (1906-1967):
Carmen Fantasy
Willi Brandt (late 19th century):
Concert Piece No.2
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889):
Variations on a Tyrolean Song
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Spanish Dance - from the opera "La vida breve"
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Le Cygne
Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889):
Variations on a Theme of Bellini's "Norma"
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Caprice op.1, no.17
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Valse-scherzo, op.34
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Le Réveil
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908):
Zigeunerweisen, op.20 no.1
Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Moto perpetuo, op.11

Sergei Nakariakov - trumpet
Alexander Markovich - piano

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Various Composers – Contrabasso com bravura – Jorma Katrama

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957):
Rondino, op.81
Romance, op.78 no.2
Tanz-Idylle, op.79 no.5
Valse triste, op.44
Aulis Sallinen (b.1935):
Metamorfora
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889):
Elegia in D major
Gavotta
Fantasia "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951):
Valse miniature
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
The Swan
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
Flight of the Bumble-bee
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922):
Czardas
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Fantasy on a Theme of the Opera "Moses in Egypt" by Rossini
David Popper (1843-1913):
Hungarian Rhapsody, op.68

Jorma Katrama - double bass
Margit Rahkonen - piano

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Paganini – Violin Concertos No.1 & No.2 – Ilya Kaler

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, op.7

Ilya Kaler - violin
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser - conductor

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Bottesini, Boismortier, Paganini – Double-Bass and Orchestra – VA

Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889):
Grande Concerto for two Double-Basses and Orchestra (arr.: Roither) *
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1691-1755):
Sonata in B flat major for Double-Bass and Cello, op.40 no.2 +
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889):
Concerto in B minor for Double-Bass and Orchestra #
Melody in E minor for Double-Bass and Orchestra #
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840):
Introduzione e variazioni sulla preghiera "Dal tuo stellato soglio" dal "Moise" di Rossini (arr.: Gary Karr) §

Wolfgang Güttler - double-bass *
Klaus Stoll - double-bass * +
Wolfgang Harrer - double-bass #
Gary Karr - double-bass §
Jörg Baumann - cello +
Neue-Wiener Solisten #
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin * §
Gert Meditz - conductor #
Matthias Bamert - conductor *
Uros Lajovic - conductor §

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Paganini, Goldmark - Violin Concertos - Bálint, Kocsis

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Concerto No.1 in D major for Violin and Orchestra, op.6 *
Karl Goldmark (1830-1915):
Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.28 +

Mária Bálint - violin *
Albert Kocsis - violin +
Budapest Symphony Orchestra *
Savaria Symphony Orchestra +
György Lehel - conductor *
János Petró - conductor +

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Virtuoso Music For Cello - Janos Starker

Virtuoso Music For Cello - works by:

Haendel / László Weiner (1916-1944)
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
David Popper (1843-1913)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Rossini / Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Janos Starker - cello
Shigeo Neriki - piano

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Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 4; Bottesini - Grand Duo Concertant

Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in D major, op.6 *
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.4 in D minor +
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889):
Grand Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass and Orchestra #

Zino Francescati - violin *
Ruggiero Ricci - violin + #
Francesco Petrarcchi - double bass #
Philadelphia Orchestra *
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + #
Eugene Ormandy - conductor *
Piero Beluggi - conductor + #

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Paganini - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Shmuel Ashkenazi

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Violin Concerto No.2 in B minor, op.7 "La campanella"

Shmuel Ashkenasi - violin
Wiener Philharmoniker
Heribert Esser - conductor

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Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 1; Mendelssohn - Concerto for Violin, Piano & Strings - van Zweden

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D minor +

Jaap van Zweden - violin
Ronald Brautigam - piano +
Radio Symphony Orchestra *
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra +
Kenneth Montgomery - conductor *
Jaap van Zweden - conductor +

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Paganini - Concerto No.6 - Accardo

Paganini Violin Concertos by Accardo   

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.posth. (No.6)
Sonata con Variazioni on a theme by Joseph Weigl
"Non più mesta accanto al fuoco" - Variations on a theme of "La Cenerentola" by Rossini
"Le streghe" op.8 - Variations on a theme by Süssmayr

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Paganini: Violin Concerto No.5 & other works - Accardo, Dutoit

Paganini Violin Concertos by Accardo  

Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.5 in A minor
"La Primavera" Sonata for Violin and Orchestra in A major
Maestosa Sonata sentimentale

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Paganini - Violin Concertos 3 & 4 - Accardo

Paganini Violin Concertos by Accardo 

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.3 in E major
Violin Concerto No.4 in D minor

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Paganini - Violin Concertos No.1, No.2 - Accardo

Paganini Violin Concertos by Accardo

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.6
Violin Concerto No2 in B minor, op.7 "La Campanella"

Salvatore Accardo - violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Paganini - Serenata, Quartetto n14, Quartetto n15 - Accardo

Nicolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Serenata in C major for viola, cello and guitar
Quartetto No.14 for violin, viola, cello and guitar
Quartetto No.15 for viola, violin, cello and guitar

Salvatore Accardo - violin and viola
Sylvie Gazeau - violin
Alfonso Ghedi - viola
Rocco Filippini - cello
Carlos Bonell - guitar

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Paganini - 24 Capricci, Op. 1 - Zimmermann

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840); Capricci, op.1

Franz Peter Zimmermann - violin

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