Since you are interested in Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH
Violin Concertos Janine Jansen (violin) / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'If one had to evoke the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen in a word, it would be energy.' The Times |
J.S. BACH
Inventions and Partita Janine Jansen (violin) Maxim Rysanov (viola) Torleif Thedeen (cello) [ Decca / CD - released 15/Nov/2007 ] "At nearly 80 minutes there can be no grumbles about value, and with musicianship of the highest order this has to be a Bach collection for anyone with an interest in chamber music for strings and an alternative view on the Inventions." (Recording... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Free David Garrett (violin) [ Decca / CD - released 4/Apr/2007 ] Yehudi Menuin's star student, David Garrett, reached the pinnacle of the international classical world by the time he was a teenager. Violin studies continued in New York, this time with Itzhak Perlman while discovering his own creativity with... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Beethoven / Britten: Violin Concertos Janine Jansen (violin) / Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / London Symphony Orchestra, Paarvo Jarvi [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Jansen and Decca have surpassed themselves with their new recordings of the Beethoven and Britten concertos. They confirm that digital technology has the potential to rival the best analogue recordings of 50 years ago." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
BOULANGER / DEBUSSY / DUBUGNON / FAURE / MESSIAEN / RAVEL
Beau Soir Janine Jansen (violin) Itmar Golan (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "The last movements of both [sonatas] fizz and crackle, but these performances are about so much more than dazzling pyrotechnics" (BBC Music Chamber Choice Jan 2011) |