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Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 – Featuring Augustin Hadelich
Samuel Barber’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, performed by Augustin Hadelich and the WDR Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Krzysztof Urbański. The concerto consists of three movements: I. Allegro moderato, II. Andante,…
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Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Minor, Featuring Julia Fischer
Julia Fischer performs Glazunov’s Violin Concerto in A minor with conductor Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony. The concerto consists of four movements: Moderato, Andante sostenuto, Più animato, and Allegro….
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Allegro from Mozart’s Concerto for Flute & Harp in C Major
Mozart’s Concerto for Harp, Flute, and Orchestra in C Major was commissioned by the flautist Duke of Guînes and his harpist daughter. Written during Mozart’s time in Paris, it is…
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Beethoven Violin Concerto, Performed by Vadim Repin & Chung Myung-Whun
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, performed by Vadim Repin and conducted by Chung Myung-Whun, is a beautiful piece of classical music. Written in 1806, the concerto was dedicated to Beethoven’s friend Stephan…
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Bach’s Concerto in D Major, BWV 972 – Played by Cory Hall
Listen to Vivaldi/Bach’s Concerto in D major performed by pianist-composer Cory Hall. The concerto consists of three movements: Allegro (0:08), Larghetto (2:16), and Allegro (5:28). Improve your piano skills, sight-reading,…
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Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 and Violin Concerto No. 2, 2nd Movement, Played by Monika Vrabcová
Monika Vrabcová, born in Prague in 1983, is a talented violinist. She began playing the violin at age 5 and participated in numerous competitions, winning several prizes for her interpretation…
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Ernest Rozsa Plays Massenet’s Meditation
…1975-1981, performing numerous concertos with conductors like Szalman Lorant and C. Mandeal. His repertoire included violin concertos by Brahms, Beethoven, Bartok, Sibelius, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky Trio, and Shostakovich. There were…
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Vivaldi Concerto Op. 3, No. 6 in A Minor – L’estro Armonico
Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico, Opus 3, features twelve concertos for 1, 2, and 4 violins. One of these concertos is Concerto #06 in A minor for solo violin, strings, and basso…
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Richard Strauss
…operas and tone poems remain cornerstones of the classical repertoire. Other well-known works by Strauss include the Violin Concerto in D minor, the Horn Concerto No. 1, Horn Concerto No….
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Mozart – Violin Concerto in D Major, No. 4, KV. 218 & Violin Sonata in B Flat Major, KV. 378
Monika Vrabcová, born in Prague in 1983, is a talented violinist. She began playing the violin at age 5 and participated in numerous competitions, winning multiple prizes for her performances….
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Arcangelo Corelli
…intricate contrapuntal interplay between the violin parts. Violin Sonatas (Op. 5) Published in 1700, Corelli’s Violin Sonatas marked a high point in Baroque violin music. The twelfth sonata in this…
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Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?
…21 – Violinist Jock Hume was from Dumfries, Scotland. He was a brilliant and well-known violinist who had already played on multiple voyages before the Titanic. He was engaged to…
