CD1 [79:30] Salvatore Accardo: Paganini 24 Caprices for solo violin
1. No. 1 in E major 01:39
2. No. 2 in B minor 02:29
3. No. 3 in E minor 03:16
4. No. 4 in C minor 06:17
5. No. 5 in A minor 02:42
6. No. 6 in G minor 04:24
7. No. 7 in A minor 03:47
8. No. 8 in Eb major 02:55
9. No. 9 in E major 03:39
10. No. 10 in G minor 02:14
11. No. 11 in C major 04:45
12. No. 12 in Ab major 02:44
13. No. 13 in Bb major 02:32
14. No. 14 in Eb major 01:50
15. No. 15 in E minor 02:41
16. No. 16 in G minor 01:21
17. No. 17 in Eb major 03:46
18. No. 18 in C major 02:21
19. No. 19 in Eb major 03:05
20. No. 20 in D major 04:03
21. No. 21 in A major 03:38
22. No. 22 in F major 03:39
23. No. 23 in Eb major 05:10
24. No. 24 in A minor 04:19
CD2 [79:35]: Adolf Busch [newly compiled]Bach: Sonata No.3 in C for solo violin, BWV 1005
1. Adagio 5:05
2. Fuga 9:39
3. Largo 3:53
4. Allegro assai 3:20
Beethoven: Sonata in Eb, Op.12 No.3 with Rudolf Serkin (piano);
5. Allegro con spirito 5:20
6. Adagio con molta espressione 6:49
7. Rondo: Allegro molto 3:42
Beethoven: Sonata in F, Op.24 “Spring” with Rudolf Serkin (piano);
8. Allegro 6:36
9. Adagio molto espressivo 5:58
10. Scherzo: Allegro molto 1:09
11. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 6:11
Busoni: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35a with Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bruno Walter
12. Allegro moderato 6:49
13. Quasi andante 8:40
14. Allegro impetuoso 6:01
CD3 [72:27]: Zino Francescatti plays Encores [Biddulph 80224-2]1. Chaconne (Tomaso Antonio Vitali) 9:07
2. Preludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani (Kreisler) 4:52
3. Grave in the Style of W F Bach (Kreisler) 4:20
4. Minuet in the Style of Porpora (Kreisler) 2:51
5. Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini (Kreisler) 2:18
6. Thais – Meditation (Massenet) 4:51
7. March Joyeuse (Chabrier) 3:59
8. Presto (Poulenc) 1:38
9. O canto do cysne negro (Villa-Lobos)
10. Ao pé da fogueira (Preludio XV) (Vallès)
11. Londonderry Air (Trad. arr. Kreisler)
12. Variations on Carnival of Venice (Paganini) rec 1954 12:08
13. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Saint-Saëns)* rec1950 8:51
14. Tzigane (Ravel) rec.1947 8:23
CD4 [78:21]: Bronislaw Huberman: [from LAB077/8, 081/2]Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in A major ‘Kreutzer’ (with Ignacy Friedman)
1. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto 10:42
2. II. Andante con variazioni 12:41
3. III. Finale. Presto 8:07
4. Bach: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland 4:47
5. Bach: Air on the G String 4:13
6. Schubert: Moment Musical No.3 1:54
7. Schubert: Ave Maria 4:20
8. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor 2:56
9. Tchaikovsky: Mélodie in E flat major 3:15
10. Bruch: Kol Nidrei 4:56
11. Elgar: La Capricieuse 4:17
12. Sarasate: Romanza andalusa 4:37
13. Zarzycki: Mazurka in G 4:22
14. Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy 7:08
CD5 [77:24]: Ginette Neveu: HMV treasures
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
1. Allegro moderato 15:47
2. Adagio di molto 8:08
3. Allegro ma non tanto 7:59
Suk: Four Pieces, Op.17
4. Quasi ballata 4:40
5. Appassionata 4:22
6. Un poco triste 4:00
7. Burleska 3:01
8. Ravel: Tzigane 10:11
9. Ravel: Pièce en forme de habañera 03:09
10. Dinicu arr Heifetz: Hora Staccato 02:23
11. Gluck: Mélodie/Danse (Orfeo ed Euridice) 02:56
12. Scarlatescu: Bagatelle 03:28
13. Paradies arr Dushkin: Sicilienne 03:09
14. de Falla arr Kreisler: Danse Espagnole 03:26
CD6 [78:52]: Ruggiero Ricci: 1938 Electrola [LAB044]+ 1955 Decca
1. Bach – Prelude from Partita No.3 in E 3:35
2. Mattheson – Air* 2:24
3. Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy* 4:43
4. Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella* 4:24
5. Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle** 4:44
6. Sarasate – Habañera** 3:46
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen*
7. I. Moderato 0:47
8. II. Lento 3:18
9. III. Un poco più lento 1:48
10. IV. Allegro molto vivace 1:42
11. Ysaÿe – Rêve d’Enfant* 4:19
12. Rachmaninov-Press – Vocalise** 4:04
13. Suk – Burleska* 2:35
14. Sarasate – Zapateado, Op 23 No 2** 3:21
15. Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle*** 2:58
16. Paganini Le Streghe – Witches’ Dance, Op 8** 7:04
17. Paganini Moto perpetuo (Allegro di conciert) in C, Op 11** 3:52
18. Paganini Variations on ‘God Save the Queen’, Op 9** 5:26
19. Paganini Sonata No 12 in E minor, Op 3 No 6** 3:48
20. Paganini arr. Kreisler – I Palpiti – Introduction & Variations
on ‘Di tanti palpiti’ from Rossini’s ‘Tancredi’, Op 13** 9:36
CD7 [77:00]: Aaron Rosand plays Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26*
1. I. Allegro moderato 8:19
2. II. Adagio 8:45
3. III. Finale – Allegro energico 7:31
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44
4. I. Adagio ma non troppo 11:49
5. II. Allegro moderato 3:32
6. III. Finale – Allegro molto 9:01
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46*
7. I. Grave 3:32
8. II. Adagio Cantabile 4:22
9. III. Scherzo – Allegro 6:07
10. IV. Andante Sostenuto 6:06
11. V. Finale – Allegro guerriero 7:34
CD8 [62:25]: Wolfgang Schneiderhan (and David Oistrakh)
Beethoven Concerto for Violin in D major, Op.61[1] Allegro ma non troppo (D major) 24:32 [2] Larghetto (G major) 10:45[3] Rondo. Allegro (D major) 10:51
Romances for Violin & Orchestra Opp.40 & 50[4] Romance No.1 in G major, Op. 40 7:19[5] Romance No.2 in F major, Op. 50 8:46
CD9 [73:31]: Toscha Seidel: Victor & Brunswick highlights [LAB138][1] Mozart (arr. Auer) Gavotte in G (Idomeneo) 2:27[2] Mozart (arr. Burmester) Minuet in D from K334 3:03[3] Wagner (arr.Wilhelmj) Albumblatt* 4:21[4] Brahms (arr. Joachim) Hungarian Dance No.l in G minor 3:26[5] Bakaleinikoff: Brahmsiana* 4:32[6] Provost: (Escape to Happiness) Intermezzo 3:30
Korngold “Much Ado About Nothing” Violin & Piano Suite [7] Bridal Morning 3:20 [8] Dogberry & Verges (March of the Sentinel) 2:30[9] Intermezzo (Garden Scene) 3:05 [10] Masquerade (Hornpipe) 2:48[11] J.Strauss/Tiomkin (The Great Waltz) One Day When We Were Young 3:24[12] J.Strauss/Tiomkin (from The Great Waltz) There’ll Come a Time 3:16[13] J.Strauss/Tiomkin: Voices of Spring /Frühlinstimmen 6:28
FRANCK Violin Sonata in A (recorded early 1950’s, Impressario Records 101)[14] I. Allegretto ben moderato 5:46 [15] II. Allegro 8:12[16] III. Recitativo-Fantasia: ben moderato 7:02[17] IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6:12
CD10 [75:15]: Oscar Shumsky The Art of …Vol.I [LAB136]Ottorio Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor[1] I. Moderato 9:32[2] II. Andante espressivo 9:04[3] III. Passagaglia: Allegro moderato e energico 6:57
Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello with Bernard Greenhouse (cello)[4] I. Allegro 4:40[5] II. Tres vif 3:00[6] III. Lent 5:31[7] IV. Vif, avec entrain 5:09
Giovanni Battista Viotti: Violin Concerto No.22 in A minor[8] I. Moderato 10:27[9] II. Adagio 4:48[10] III. Agitato assai 7:10 with Vladimir Sokolov (piano)[11] Chopin (arr. Sarasate): Nocturne in E flat Op.9/2 3:28
with the American Radio Orchestra conducted by D’Artega[12] Wieniawski: Polonaise in D 4:57