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Johann Strauss – Roses from the South
This is my favorite orchestral version of the waltz “Roses from the South” by Johann Strauss. It’s performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Stolz. Stolz is known…
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Johann Strauss II – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) was an Austrian composer known as “the king of the Waltz.” He came from a family of musicians, including his father and brothers. Despite his father’s…
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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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Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, 1st Movement, Played by Josep Suk, Violin
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806) was composed during his highly productive “second” period. It followed the creation of renowned works like Symphony No. 3, Op. 55…
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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?
…ragtime, waltzes, sacred music, classical works, and opera selections. Wallace Hartley, age 33 – Violinist Wallace Hartley, the bandleader, was from Lancashire, England. He had grown up in a home…
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Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor – 2nd Movement, Adagio
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor – II. Adagio (Zukerman / Mehta) – Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 – II….
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Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor – 1st Movement – Vorspiel: Allegro Moderato
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor – I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato (Zukerman / Mehta) – Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26…
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Telemann – Concerto for Flute & Violin, TWV 52
Telemann – Concerto a 6 for Flute & Violin TWV52:e3 – GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767). Concerto for flute, violin, strings, and basso continuo in E minor. Performed by Les Boreades…
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Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy, 2nd Movement – Allegro-Adagio
Max Bruch (1838-1920) composed the Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra. The second movement, Allegro-Adagio, is a notable section of this opus 46. Additionally, Bruch’s first violin concerto consists of…
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Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi, known by the moniker “The Red Priest,” owing to his fiery red hair, was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, and clergyman who left an indelible mark on the…
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Bruch – Scottish Fantasy, Andante Sostenuto
…His first violin concerto can be heard in two parts: mvt1+2 (begin) and mvt2 (end)+3. The second violin concerto has three movements: mvt1, mvt2, and mvt3. Similarly, the third violin…
