The Art of Midori

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TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / PAGANINI / SIBELIUS / BACH / MENDELSSOHN / BARTOK / etc
The Art of Midori
Midori (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, with Robert McDonald (piano)

[ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 26 May 2017

"One of the most astonishingly gifted musicians of her generation" BBC Music

"A very grand performance, full of swaggering confidence and interpretative panache..Strongly recommended for anyone fancying this coupling." (Gramophone on the Tchaikosvky/Shostakovich)

"what a phenomenal technique she has - some of the voicing and chordal declamation in the Bach Fuga is staggering." BBC Music on the Bach/Bartok

Tracks:

Includes:
Bach, J S:
Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003

Bartók:
Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75
Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68
Robert McDonald (piano)

Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Robert McDonald (piano)

Bruch:
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35

Debussy:
Beau Soir (trans. J. Heifetz)
Violin Sonata in G minor
Robert McDonald (piano)

Elgar:
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2
Robert McDonald (piano)

Ernst, H W:
Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"
Robert McDonald (piano)

Fauré:
Berceuse, Op. 16
Robert McDonald (piano)

Gluck:
Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Robert McDonald (piano)

Kreisler:
Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)
Marche miniature viennoise
Syncopation
Robert McDonald (piano)

Mendelssohn:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons

Mozart:
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364
NDR Sinfonieorchester, Christoph Eschenbach
Concerto in D for Violin and Piano (reconstructed by P. Wilby)
NDR Sinfonieorchester, Christoph Eschenbach

Paganini:
Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24 (complete)
Cantabile for violin & piano/guitar in D major, Op. 17, MS 109
Robert McDonald (piano)

Poulenc:
Violin Sonata, FP 119
Robert McDonald (piano)

Prokofiev:
The Love for Three Oranges: Suite Op. 33a: March
Robert McDonald (piano)

Ravel:
Tzigane
Robert McDonald (piano)

Saint-Saëns:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Robert McDonald (piano)

Shostakovich:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 10 in C sharp minor
Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 15 in D flat major
Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 16 in B flat minor
Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 24 in D minor
Robert McDonald (piano)

Sibelius:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

Strauss, R:
Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
Robert McDonald (piano)

Szymanowski:
La Fontaine de Aréthuse, Op. 306
Robert McDonald (piano)

Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Mélodie in E flat major
Robert McDonald (piano)

Ysaÿe:
Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14
Robert McDonald (piano)

plus much more

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato