Composer: Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Spohr, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Brahms, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Lalo, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Elgar, Wieniawski.
Audio CD (3 April 2012)
Number of Discs: 10
Format: Box set
Label: Naxos

CD 1 Vivaldi Four Seasons / J. S. Bach Violin Concertos in A Minor & E Major
CD 2 Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 / Spohr Concerto No. 8
CD 3 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major / Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3
CD 4 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor / Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 / Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5
CD 5 Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major / Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1
CD 6 Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 / Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
CD 7 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major / Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Minor
CD 8 Elgar Violin Concerto in B Minor / Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2
CD 9 Dvoák Violin Concerto in A Minor / Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor
CD 10 Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 / Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1

CD: 1

Vivaldi, Antonio
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring)
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro 00:03:29
2. - II. Largo e pianissimo sempre 00:02:36
3. - III. Danza Pastorale (Allegro) 00:04:15

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro non molto 00:05:20
5. - II. Adagio - Presto 00:02:33
6. - III. Presto 00:03:01
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn)
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

7. - I. Allegro 00:04:44
8. - II. Adagio molto 00:02:45
9. - III. Allegro 00:03:13
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

10. - I. Allegro non molto 00:03:25
11. - II. Largo 00:02:20
12. - III. Allegro 00:03:06

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor

13. - I. Allegro 00:03:52
14. - II. Andante 00:06:55
15. - III. Allegro assai 00:03:45
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Dohnanyi, Oliver, Conductor

16. - I. Allegro 00:08:15
17. - II. Adagio 00:07:23
18. - III. Allegro assai 00:2:59


CD: 2

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro 00:10:09
2. - II. Andante cantabile 00:07:51
3. - III. Rondeau: Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo 00:07:52
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro aperto 00:10:36
5. - II. Adagio 00:10:56
6. - III. Tempo di menuetto 00:09:22

Spohr, Louis
Violin Concerto No. 8 in A minor, Op. 47, "in modo di scena cantante"
Lamsma, Simone, violin
Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla
Gallois, Patrick, Conductor

7. - I. Recitative: Allegro molto - 00:03:59
8. - II. Adagio - Recitative: Andante - 00:07:08
9. - III. Allegro moderato 00:08:09


CD: 3

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Jean, Kenneth, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro ma non troppo 00:25:11
2. - II. Larghetto 00:10:13
3. - III. Rondo: Allegro 00:11:21

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Capella Istropolitana
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro 00:09:46
5. - II. Adagio 00:08:27
6. - III. Rondeau: Allegro 00:06:50


CD: 4

Mendelssohn, Felix
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Jean, Kenneth, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro molto appassionato 00:13:41
2. - II. Andante - Allegro non troppo 00:09:27
3. - III. Allegro molto vivace 00:06:39

Bruch, Max
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

4. - I. Prelude: Allegro moderato 00:08:06
5. - II. Adagio 00:8:09
6. - III. Finale: Allegro energico 00:7:43

Vieuxtemps, Henry
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37, "Gretry"
Keylin, Misha, violin
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mogrelia, Andrew, Conductor

7. - I. Allegro non troppo - Moderato 00:15:34
8. - II. Adagio 00:04:08
9. - III. Allegro con fuoco 00:01:20


CD: 5

Brahms, Johannes
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro non troppo 00:24:10
2. - II. Adagio 00:08:54
3. - III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 00:08:30

Paganini, Nicolo
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21
Kaler, Ilya, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gunzenhauser, Stephen, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro maestoso 00:22:34
5. - II. Adagio espressivo 00:04:45
6. - III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso 00:09:51


CD: 6

Saint-Saens, Camille
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Kang, Dong-Suk, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro non troppo 00:8:49
2. - II. Andantino quasi allegretto 00:7:37
3. - III. Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo 00:11:07

Lalo, Edouard
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Bisengaliev, Marat, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wildner, Johannes, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro non troppo 00:07:31
5. - II. Scherzando: Allegro molto 00:04:17
6. - III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo 00:06:31
7. - IV. Andante 00:06:39
8. - V. Rondo: Allegro 00:08:36


CD: 7

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Nishizaki, Takako, violin
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Jean, Kenneth, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro moderato 00:19:24
2. - II. Canzonetta: Andante 00:06:57
3. - III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 00:11:25

Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich
[Show Details]   Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
4. - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 00:20:20


CD: 8

Elgar, Edward
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Kang, Dong-Suk, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leaper, Adrian, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro 00:16:36
2. - II. Andante 00:11:07
3. - III. Allegro molto 00:18:07

Wieniawski, Henryk
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
Bisengaliev, Marat, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro moderato 00:12:01
5. - II. Romance: Andante non troppo 00:04:44
6. - III. Allegro con fuoco: Allegro moderato 00:06:15


CD: 9

Sibelius, Jean
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Kraggerud, Henning, violin
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Engeset, Bjarte, Conductor

1. - I. Allegro moderato 00:16:15
2. - II. Adagio di molto 00:08:36
3. - III. Allegro, ma non tanto 00:06:54

Dvorak, Antonin
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 96
Kaler, Ilya, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kolchinsky, Camilla, Conductor

4. - I. Allegro ma non troppo 00:10:32
5. - II. Adagio ma non troppo 00:10:11
6. - III. Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo 00:09:16


CD: 10

Shostakovich, Dmitry
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
Kaler, Ilya, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor

1. - I. Nocturne 00:12:39
2. - II. Scherzo 00:06:48
3. - III. Passacaglia 00:14:44
4. - IV. Burlesque 00:05:10

Prokofiev, Sergey
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Papavrami, Tedi, violin
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wit, Antoni, Conductor

5. - I. Andantino: Andante assai 00:09:32
6. - II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo 00:03:55
7. - III. Moderato - Allegro moderato - Moderato - Piu tranquillo 00:08:58