Since you are interested in Violin Concertos (recorded 1936 & 1938), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
STEFAN WOLPE
String Quartet / Second Piece for Violin Alone / Trio in 2 Parts / Oboe Quartet Toby Appel / Theodore Arm / Aleck Karis / Daniel Kennedy [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] The surface of Wolpe's late music is deceptive. Herbert Brün observed that if you listen from the outside, it all sounds the same, but inside "everything is exploding. You are full of stuff". Wolpe limited himself to a relatively simple palette of... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / CONUS / SARASATE / KORNGOLD
Violin Concertos [rec 1950-1953] Jascha Heifetz (Violin) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Reissue Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn |
JARNEFELT / KASKI / SIBELIUS / RAUTAVAARA / MADETOJA
Finnish Orchestral Favourites Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorma Panula. With Maarit Kirvessalo, violin [ Naxos / CD - released 14/May/2002 ] Composers who have all achieved fame in their native Finland |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Trios Valeri Grohavski (piano) / Eduard Wulfson (violin) / Dmitry Yablonsky (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] "This disc is full of beautiful music, beautifully played and recorded. If you do not know these pieces, here is your introduction." (MusicWeb April 2007) |
Beethoven
The Best of Beethoven Volume 1 Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Jeno Jando (piano) / Kodaly Quartet / Takako Nishizaki (violin) Inga Nielsen (soprano) [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Beethoven highlights drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
RAVEL
The Best of Ravel Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Francois-Joel Thiolier (piano), Slovak Philharmonic Choir, etc [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Ravel drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Best of Tchaikovsky Volume 1 Bernd Glemser (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Maria Kliegel (cello), National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Takako Nishizaki (vio) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The best of Tchaikovsky collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
GRAINGER / GRIEG / KREISLER / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DELIUS / etc
Classical Chill: The Ultimate Collection [2 CDs] Various Artists from the vast Naxos catalogue [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] Relax and unwind with these easy listening classical masterpieces. Includes 'The Lark Ascending', 'Solveig's Song' & 'Summer Evening'. |
FRANZ WAXMAN
Rebecca (Film Score) Viktor Simcisko (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] "At budget price interested parties could hardly refuse such a textually intelligent, well-played and con amore production." (MusicWeb Oct 2005) |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1 Yang Tianwa (Violin) Markus Hadulla (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] "Across these demands Tianwa Yang proves an appropriately exciting advocate. In 2004, the year of this recording, she was awarded the prize as the 'Best Young Violinist in China' by a panel chaired by Seiji Ozawa; and she now announces herself on the... |
PABLO de SARASATE
Sarasate: Music for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Zigeunerweisen') Yang Tianwa (Violin) / Orquesta Sinfonica de Navarra / Ernest Martinez Izquierdo [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "(Tianwa Yang) has bold tone, a bright sound and immaculate clarity in her left hand pizzicato; her conductor and orchestral accompanists accurately follow her weaving rubato." (MusicWeb Dec 2010) |
PAVLOVA
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Yaroslav Krasnikov (violin) / Georgy Khachikyan (organ) / Moscow Radio Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Oct/2005 ] "This work was done with very special inspiration. As a general comment, I can say that the concept of Symphony No. 4, to me, is very close to the idea of the painting by Nicholas Roerich Path to Shambala. I see this symphony as my personal 'path to... |