Dvořák – Violin Concerto; Elgar – Violin Sonata – Maxim Vengerov

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, op.82

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Revital Chachamov - piano
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur - conductor

(read more)

Tchaikovsky, Glazunov – Violin Concertos – Vengerov

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

(read more)

Khrennikov – Violin Concertos, Piano Concertos – Vladimir Fedoseyev

Tikhon Khrennikov (1913-2007):
Violin Concerto No.1, op.14 *
Piano Concerto No.2, op.21 +
Violin Concerto No.2, op.23 #
Piano Concerto No.3, op.28 §

Vadim Repin - violin *
Evgeny Kissin - piano +
Maxim Vengerov - violin #
Tikhon Khrennikov - piano §
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio
Vladimir Fedoseyev - conductor

(read more)

Various Composers – Works for Violin and Piano – Maxim Vengerov

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Fantasy in C major D.934
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Valse-Scherzo
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814-1865):
Concert Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931):
Sonata in D minor "Ballade"
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937):
Tzigane
Claude Debussy (1862–1918):
Extracts of "Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun" (arr.Heifetz)
Franz Waxman (1906-1967):
Fantasy on themes from Bizet's "Carmen"

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Irina Vinogradova - piano

(read more)

Brahms – Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata No.3 – Maxim Vengerov

tribute to Maxim Vengerov on his birthday

(born August 20, 1974)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, op.108

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - conductor & piano

(read more)

Shostakovich – Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Maxim Vengerov

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77
Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, op.129

Maxim Vengerov - violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor

(read more)

Prokofiev, Shostakovich – Violin Concertos – Vengerov, Rostropovich

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, op.19
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77

Maxim Vengerov - violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich - conductor

(read more)

Bruch, Mendelssohn – Violin Concertos – Vengerov, Masur

Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur - conductor

(read more)

Martha Argerich Edition - Chamber Music (cd 7 of 8) - Shostakovich, Janáček

"Collaboration: a term that has perhaps been a little forgotten in today's world, where people are allways on the go, playing everything everywhere, thinking about their careers before else, as if an artist developped at the same breakneck speed as an athlete, as if his time in the limelight was as limited as that of a tennis player. Sharing is something that takes a little longer: this is the basic truth that Martha Argerich has made indisputably her own since setting up her Lugano Project in 2002. (...)"

[Jean-Claude Hoffelé - in the booklet]

(disc 7 of 8)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):

Piano Quintet in G minor, op.57 *

Piano trio No.2 in E minor, op.67 +

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):

Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon #

Renaud Capuçon - violin *

Allissa Margulis - violin * #

Lida Chen - viola *

Mischa Maisky - cello * 

Maxim Vengerov - violin +

Gautier Capuçon - cello +

Lucy Hall - violin #

Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #

Corrado Giuffredi - clarinet #

Zora Slokar - horn #

Vincent Godel - bassoon #

Martha Argerich - piano

(read more)