Since you are interested in Baroque Violin Sonatas, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Scottish Fantasy Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg [ Australian Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "For collectors, this Eloquence issue will prove a valuable, even endearing supplement" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BRUCH
Violin Concerto in D Op. 35 / Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Jan Krenz & Heinz Wallberg [ Penatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] "What is heard here is extraordinarily natural, the best seat in the house. Grumiaux's violin glistens in this environment, perfectly balanced with the orchestra. And the performances are outstanding in every way." --classicalcdreview |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D / Viotti: Violin Concerto No. 22 Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [ ABC Philips Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Among the finest ever committed to disc...imbued with a spirit of classical serenity." - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
TCHAIKOVSKY / STRAVINSKY / BERG
Tchaikovsky / Stravinsky / Berg: Violin Concertos Arthur Grumiaux (violin) / Royal Concertgebouw / Vienna Symphony / various conductors [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "[The Berg is] a performance that should be on every serious collector's shelves, and coupled as it is with an equally outstanding performance of the Stravinsky plus a respectable performance of the Tchaikovsky, all at an absurdly low price, this... |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Chamber Music with Flute (Complete) Fenwick Smith (flute) / Laura Blustein (cello) / John Gibbons (harpsichord) / Laura Jeppesen (viola da gamba) / Christophe Krueger (flute) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] The music of Jean-Marie Leclair exemplifies the values and aspirations of the Age of Enlightenment: clarity and rationality; balance, harmony and proportion; and avoidance of excess or exaggeration. |
VERACINI
Sonata Accademiche Op 2 The Locatelli Trio (with Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin) [ 3 CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] 'Fascinatingly inventive works, showing their little-known composer as a great deal more than a historical figure. The recording is vividly real and immediate' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3, HWV348-350 / Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink [ Australian Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] These are unashamedly old-fashioned, but beautifully clear performances of these timeless masterpieces. They were recorded in the famed 'old' Concertgebouw and the sound of the winds especially - horn (track 3) and oboe (track 2) - is beautifully... |