RUGGIERO RICCI
DISCOGRAPHY OF RECORDINGS
PART ONE – RECORDINGS RELEASED ON CD
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LONDON/DECCA
Paganini – 24 Caprices
Recorded July 1950
POCL-4721 (Japan release)
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Strauss – Violin Sonata in E flat major, op. 18
Recorded June 1953
Weber – 6 Sonatas for Violin and piano, op. 10
Recorded February 1954
Carlo Busotti, piano
POCL-4722 (Japan release)
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Paganini – 24 Caprices
Recorded April 1959
UCCD-7075 (Japan release)
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Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”
London Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Collins, conductor
POCL-3916 (Japan release)
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Beethoven – Violin sonata No. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2
Beethoven – Violin sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96
Friedrich Gulda, piano
POCL-4399 (Japan release)
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Beethoven – Concerto in D major
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
Recorded January 1952
POCL-4615 (Japan release)
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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded January 1957
POCL-4616 (Japan release)
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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35
Dvorak – Concerto in A minor, op. 53
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded January 1961
POCL-4617 (Japan release)
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Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole
Ravel – Tzigane
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded March 1959
POCL-4618 (Japan release)
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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded May 1958
POCL-4619 (Japan release)
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Sibelius – Concerto in D minor
London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor
Recorded February 1958
Khachaturian – Concerto in D minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
Recorded July 1956
POCL-4620 (Japan release)
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Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy, op. 25
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded September 1959
Tchaikovsky – Sérénade Mélancholique, op. 26
Tchaikovsky – Scherzo
London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor
Recorded February 1958
POCL-4621 (Japan release)
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Paganini Recital
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Paganini – Le Streghe*
Paganini – Fantasia on the G string, op. 24, after Rossini’s Mosè*
Paganini – Moto perpetuo, op. 11*
Paganini – Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento”
Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King”*
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*
Paganini – Sonata No. 12 in E minor, op. 3, no. 6*
Paganini-Kreisler – I palpiti*
*Louis Persinger, piano
Recorded February 1954
POCL-4622 (Japan release)
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Sarasate Recital
Sarasate – Malagueña, op. 21, no. 1
Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2
Sarasate – Romanza andaluza, op. 22, no. 1
Sarasate – Jota navarra, op. 22, no. 2
Sarasate – Playera, op. 23, no. 1
Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 23, no. 2
Sarasate – Dance in A minor, op. 26, no. 1
Sarasate – Dance in C major, op. 26, no. 2
Sarasate – Caprice Basque, op. 24
Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, op. 43
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Louis Persinger, piano
Recorded February 1954
POCL-4623 (Japan release)
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Virtuoso Showpieces
Wieniawski – Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16
Elgar – La Capricieuse, op. 17
Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”
Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle
Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor
Smetana – From the Homeland
Suk – Burleska, op. 17, no. 4
Achron – Hebrew Melody
Sarasate – Jota aragonesa, op. 27
Hubay – The Zephyr, op. 30, no. 5
Moszkowski-Sarasate – Guitarre, op. 45, no. 2
Bazzini – La ronde des lutins, op. 25
Ernest Lush, piano
Recorded May 1958
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POCL-4624 (Japan release)
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Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Recorded January 1957
POCL-4625 (Japan release)
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Solo Violin Recital
Bartók – Sonata for solo violin, sz. 117
Stravinsky – Elégie
Prokofiev – Sonata for solo violin in D major, op. 115
Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 1
Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 2
Recorded April 1960
POCL-4626 (Japan release)
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Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, op. 61 “Mozartiana”
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded 1966
UCCD-3032 (Japan release)
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Tchaikovsky – Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, op. 55
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded February 1967
UCCD-3048 (Japan release)
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Virtuoso Showpieces
UCCD-7143 (Japan release – a reissue of POCL-4624)
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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
UCCD-7059 (Japan release)
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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded 1961
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Sibelius – Concerto in D minor, op. 47
London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor
Recorded February 1958
UCCD-7136 (Japan release)
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Mendelssohn –Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; Jean Fournet, conductor
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierino Gamba, conductor
KICC 8480 (Japan release)
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Original Masters: Ruggiero Ricci Decca Recordings 1950-1960
Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1
Recorded 1950
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”
London Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Collins, conductor
Recorded February 1955, Kingsway Hall, London
Ravel – Tzigane
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded March 1959, Victoria Hall, Geneva
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E flat major, op. 18
Carlo Busotti, piano
Recorded June 1953
Weber – 6 Sonates Progressives, J99-104
Carlo Busotti, piano
Recorded February 1954
Sarasate – “Carmen” Fantaisie de Concert, op. 25
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded September 1959, Kingsway Hall, London
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
Recorded March 1959, Victoria Hall, Geneva
Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 1
Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 2
Prokofiev – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 115
Recorded April 1960, Kingsway Hall, London
Khachaturian – Violin Concerto
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
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Recorded July 1956, Kingsway Hall, London
475 105-2 (5 CD box set)
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The Classic Sound
Sarasate – Carmen Fantaisie
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
452 309-2
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Virtuoso Violin: The Art of Ruggiero Ricci
Paganini – Le Streghe*
Paganini – Fantasia on the G string, op. 24, after Rossini’s Mosè*
Paganini – Moto perpetuo, op. 11*
Paganini – Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento”
Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King”*
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*
Paganini – Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 6*
Paganini-Kreisler – I palpiti*
Wieniawski – Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16**
Elgar – La Capricieuse, op. 17**
Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”**
Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle**
Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor**
Smetana – From the Homeland**
Sarasate – Malagueña, op. 21, no. 1*
Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2*
Sarasate – Romanza andaluza, op. 22, no. 1*
Sarasate – Jota navarra, op. 22, no. 2*
Sarasate – Playera, op. 23, no. 1*
Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 23, no. 2*
Sarasate – Dance in A minor, op. 26, no. 1*
Sarasate – Dance in C major, op. 26, no. 2*
Sarasate – Caprice Basque, op. 24*
Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, op. 43*
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20*
Sarasate – Jota aragonesa, op. 27**
Suk – Burleska, op. 17, no. 4**
Achron – Hebrew Melody**
Hubay – The Zephyr, op. 30, no. 5**
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Moszkowski-Sarasate – Guitarre, op. 45, no. 2**
Bazzini – La ronde des lutins, op. 25**
*Louis Persinger, piano
**Ernest Lush, piano
458191-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD set)
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Paganini – 24 Caprices (1960)
440 034-2 (Serenata)
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Tchaikovsky –Concerto in D major, op. 35
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jean Fournet, conductor
467 404-2 (Eloquence)
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Khachaturian – Violin Concerto
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
Recorded 1956
448 252-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)
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Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded January 1961, Kingsway Hall, London
455 957-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)
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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35
Mendelssohn –Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jean Fournet, conductor
417 687-2 (Weekend Classics)
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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor
289 466 996-2 (Legends/Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)
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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
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461 3692 (Belart)
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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
461 369-2 (Eloquence – Australian reissue of 461 3692)
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The 20th Century Solo Violin
Bartók – Sonata for solo violin, sz. 117
Stravinsky – Elégie
Prokofiev – Sonata for solo violin in D major, op. 115
Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 1
Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 2
Recorded April 1960
UCCD-9262 (Japan release – reissue of POCL-4626)
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Famous Violin Pieces
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Sarasate – “Carmen” Fantaisie de Concert, op. 25
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded September 1959, Kingsway Hall, London
Tchaikovsky – Sérénade mélancolique, op. 26
Tchaikovsky – Scherzo from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42
London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor
Recorded February 1958
UCCD-9261 (Japan release – reissue of POCL-4621)
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VOX
American Concertos
Lees – Violin Concerto
American Symphony Orchestra; Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
CDX 5158 (2 CD compilation)
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Saint-Saëns – Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra, Cello & Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 20
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Caprice Andalous for violin and orchestra, op. 122
Philharmonia Hungarica; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 58
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Morceau de concert for violin and orchestra, op. 62
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Romance for violin and orchestra, op. 48
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
Recorded 1972, Hamburg
CDX 5084 (2 CD compilation)
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Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 28
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Recorded 1977
ACD 8173
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Paganini Variations
Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1
Paganini – Caprice D’Adieu
Recorded 1975
CD3X 3020 (3 CD compilation)
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Saint-Saëns – The Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra, Chamber and
Orchestral Pieces for Various Instruments
Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, op. 124
Susanna Mildonian, harp
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
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Saint-Saëns – “La Muse et Le Poete” for violin, cello and orchestra, op. 132
Georges Mallach, cello
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
CD3X 3028 (3 CD compilation)
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Music for Harp: Middle Ages to the 20th Century
Spohr – Concertante in G major for Harp, Violin, and Orchestra
Susanna Mildonian, harp
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
CD3X 3019 (3 CD compilation)
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Schumann – Complete Works for Solo Instrument & Orchestra
Schumann – Fantasy in C major for violin & orchestra, op. 131
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
CDX 5027 (2 CD compilation)
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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
PVT 7141
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The Art of Ruggiero Ricci
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 28
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Brahms – Double Concerto in A, op. 102
Giorgio Ricci, cello
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor
Wieniawski – Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, op. 20
Sarasate – Fantaisie de concert on themes from Bizet’s “Carmen,” op. 25
Ernst – Fantaisie brillante on themes from Rossini’s “Otello,” op. 11
Paganini – I palpiti (Variations on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini’s “Tancredi”
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Lalo – Violin Concerto in F major, op. 20
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Lalo – Fantasie Norvegienne
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Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Sinding – Suite for Violin and Orchestra, “Suite in the Old Style,” op. 10
Novácek – Perpetuum mobile
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 27, no. 1 (dedicated to Joseph Szigeti)
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, op. 27, no. 2 (dedicated to Jacques
Thibaud)
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor, op. 27, no. 3 (dedicated to Georges
Enesco)
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in E minor, op. 27, no. 4 (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in G major, op. 27, no. 5 (dedicated to Mathieu
Crickboom)
Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in E major, op. 27, no. 6 (dedicated to Manuel
Quiroga)
Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, BWV 1003
Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 2
Hindemith – Violin Sonata in E*
Paganini – La Campanella*
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 13*
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 20*
Paganini – Le Streghe (Variations on a Theme from Süssmayr’s “Il Noce del
Benevento”*
Paganini – Moto perpetuo*
Paganini – Sonata a preghièra (Fantasia on Dal tuo stellato soglio from Rossini’s
“Mosé”)*
Tartini-Kreisler – Variations on a Theme of Corelli*
Wieniawski – Stacatto Study*
Hubay – Zephyr*
Veracini – Menuetto and Gavotte*
Beethoven-Auer – Chorus of Dervishes*
Chopin-Ricci – Etude in Sixths*
Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”*
*Louis Persinger, piano
CD5X 3611 (5 CD box set)
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BIDDULPH
“The 1938 Electrola Recordings”
Bach – Prelude from Partita No. 3 in E
Mattheson – Air in B minor*
Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy*
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*
Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle**
Sarasate – Habanera**
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen*
Ysaÿe – Rêve D’Enfant*
Rachmaninov-Press – Vocalise**
Suk – Burleska*
Suk – Burleska (alternate take)*
Sarasate – Allegro Molto Vivace from Zigeunerweisen*
*Carl Fürstner, piano
**Louis Persinger, piano
Recorded November 1938
Beethoven – String Trio in C Minor, op. 9, no. 3
Giorgio Ricci, cello
Joseph DePasquali, viola
Recorded September 28, 1948
LAB 044
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Ruggiero Ricci Plays Beethoven Violin Concerto
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Orchestra del Chianti; Piero Bellugi, conductor
Cadenzas by Beethoven, David, Vieuxtemps, Joachim (first version), Joachim
(second version), Laub, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Auer, Ysaÿe, Busoni,
Kreisler, Milstein, and Schnittke
Recorded September 19-20, 1994, San Angiolo Vico l’Abate Cantine Grevepesa,
Florence, Italy
LAW 017
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Ruggiero Ricci Plays Brahms Violin Concerto
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
Sinfonia of London; Norman del Mar, conductor
Cadenzas by Busoni, Joachim, Singer, Heermann, Auer, Ysaÿe, Ondricek, Kneisel,
Marteau, Kreisler, Tovey, Kubelik, Busch, Heifetz, Milstein, and Ricci
Recorded February 25 and May 21, 1999, Walthamstow Town Hall, London
LAW 002
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Paganini – 24 Caprices, op. 1 (on Paganini’s “Cannon” Guarneri del Gesù)
Recorded April 16-20, 1988, Sala Rossa-Palazzo, Genova
LAW 016
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DYNAMIC
Ruggiero Ricci: A Life for the Violin
Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, BWV 1003
Recorded 1940s
Bach – Prelude from Partita No. 3 in E
Mattheson – Air in B minor*
Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy*
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*
Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle**
Sarasate – Habanera**
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen*
Ysaÿe – Rêve D’Enfant*
*Carl Fürstner, piano
**Louis Persinger, piano
Recorded 1938
Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major
New Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded 1950
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 in E minor (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)
Wieniawski-Kreisler – Caprice in A minor
Recorded live November 21, 1946, Town Hall, New York City
Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne in C sharp minor
Wieniawski – Stacatto Etude
Recorded live October 5, 1947, Carnegie Hall, New York City
Paganini – Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1
Recorded c. 1949
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”
Debussy –Sonata for violin and piano
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Eugenio Bagnoli, piano
Tartini – L’Arte dell’Arco, 60 Variations on a theme by Corelli
Recorded October 3-5, 1995, Salzburg, Austria
Paganini – 60 Variations sur l’Air Barucabà
Recorded November 11-12, 1996, Salzburg, Austria
Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano***
Prokofiev – Sonata in D major for violin and piano, op. 94a***
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 3 in D minor for solo violin, op. 27, no. 3 “Ballade”
Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King,” op. 9
Bach – Gavotte en rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
*** Martha Argerich, piano
Recorded live October 20, 1979 at Carnegie Hall
Ernst – Six Polyphonic Studies for Solo Violin
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Study No. 1 dedicated to Laub – Rondino Scherzo – Con spirito
Study No. 2 dedicated to Sainton – Allegretto con grazia
Study No. 3 dedicated to Joachim – Terzett – Allegro moderato e tranquillo
Study No. 4 dedicated to Vieuxtemps – Allegro risoluto
Study No. 5 dedicated to Hellmsberger – Air de Ballet – Allegretto con gusto
Study No. 6 dedicated to Bazzini – Die letze rose – Moderato, Andante non
troppo Variations 1-2-3-4-Finale
Recorded July 1983
Wieniawski – L’Ecole Moderne, op. 10, Study-Caprices for Solo Violin
Le Sautillé – presto
La velocité – Allegro vivace
L’Etude – Moderato
Le Staccato – Allegro gioioso
Alla Saltarella – Scherzando
Prelude – Allegro moderato
La Cadenza – Largo
Le Chant du Bivouac – Allegro marziale
Le Arpeges (Variation sur l’Hymne Autrichien) – Andante – Variation 1-2-3
Recorded July 1983
Paganini – Cantabile in D major
Paganini – Tarantella in A minor
Paganini – Nel cor più non mi sento
Paganini – Cantabile and Waltz
Paganini – Sonata No. 1 from Centone di Sonata
Paganini – Sonata, op. 2, no. 1
Paganini – Sonata, op. 2, no. 4
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 1
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 2
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 3
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 6
Paganini – Variazioni sul Mosè
Paganini – Variazioni di bravura
Paganini – Sonata in A major, op. posth.
Stefano Cardi, guitar
Sarasate – Pateneras, op. 35
Sarasate – Rumanian Melody
Sarasate – Jota de S. Fermin
Sarasate – Miramar (Zortzico), op. 42
Sarasate – Serenata Andalusa, op. 28
Sarasate – Chansons Russes, op. 49
Sarasate – Jota Aragonesa, op. 27
Sarasate – Adios montanas mias, op. 37
Sarasate – Jota de Pablo, op. 52
Sarasate – Zortzico d’Iparaguirre, op. 39
Sarasate – The Song of the Nightingale, op. 29
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Sarasate – Faust Fantasie (on themes by Charles Gounod)
Graeme McNaught, piano
Recorded May, 1992
Vieuxtemps – Ballade et Polonaise
Vieuxtemps – Chant d’amour
Vieuxtemps – Désespoir
Vieuxtemps – Souvenir
Vieuxtemps – Rondino
Vieuxtemps – Tarantella
Vieuxtemps – Réverie
Vieuxtemps – Romance
Vieuxtemps – Hommage a Paganini
Vieuxtemps – Innocence
Vieuxtemps – Yankee Doodle
Marco Vincenzi, piano
Recorded May, 1995
393/1-10 (10 CD box set)
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80th Birthday Concert
Paganini – 24 Caprices, version for violin and orchestra based on the piano
accompaniment of Robert Schumann
Weiner Chamber Orchestra; Richard Weninger, conductor
Recorded live May 17, 1988, Szeged Synagogue, Hungary
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The Legacy of Cremona
Nardini – Larghetto from Sonata in D
Dvorak – Romantic Pieces, op. 75, no. 1
Schubert-Prihoda – Litany for All Souls’ Day
Sibelius – Romance, op. 78, no. 2
Liszt-Milstein – Consolation
Schubert-Ricci – The Miller and the brook
Chopin-Ricci – Nocturne in C minor
Achron – Hebrew Melody, op. 33
Granados-Kreisler – Spanish Dance, op. 37, no. 5
Sarasate – Malagueña
Rimsky-Korsakov/Kreisler – Song of India
Dohnanyi – Andante rubato alla zingaresca
Paganini – Cantabile in D major
Wagner-Wilhelmj – Albumblatt
Scott-Kreisler – Lotus Land
Sarasate – Faust Fantasy (fragment)
Wieniawski – Garden Scene from Faust Fantasy
Tchaikovsky-Grunes – Valse Sentimentale, op. 51, no. 6
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Noriko Shiozaki, piano
18 Comparison Excerpts from Hubert Leonard’s Cadenza for the 2nd Movement of
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Recorded February 12 and 16, 2001, Genoa, Italy
CDS 373
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Vieuxtemps – A Homage by Ruggiero Ricci
Vieuxtemps – Fantasia appassionata
Vieuxtemps – Ballade et Polonaise
Vieuxtemps – Chant d’amour
Vieuxtemps – Désespoir
Vieuxtemps – Souvenir
Vieuxtemps – Rondino
Vieuxtemps – Tarantella
Vieuxtemps – Réverie
Vieuxtemps – Romance
Vieuxtemps – Hommage a Paganini
Vieuxtemps – Innocence
Vieuxtemps – Yankee Doodle
Marco Vincenzi, piano
Recorded May 3-5, 1995, Genoa, Italy
CDS 112
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Sarasate – A Homage by Ruggiero Ricci
Sarasate – Pateneras, op. 35
Sarasate – Rumanian Melody
Sarasate – Jota de S. Fermin
Sarasate – Miramar (Zortzico), op. 42
Sarasate – Serenata Andalusa, op. 28
Sarasate – Chansons Russes, op. 49
Sarasate – Jota Aragonesa, op. 27
Sarasate – Adios montanas mias, op. 37
Sarasate – Jota de Pablo, op. 52
Sarasate – Zortzico d’Iparaguirre, op. 39
Sarasate – The Song of the Nightingale, op. 29
Sarasate – Faust Fantasie (on themes by Charles Gounod)
Graeme McNaught, piano
Recorded May, 1992, Genoa, Italy
CDS 94
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Ernst – Six Polyphonic Studies for Solo Violin
Study No. 1 dedicated to Laub – Rondino Scherzo – Con spirito
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Study No. 2 dedicated to Sainton – Allegretto con grazia
Study No. 3 dedicated to Joachim – Terzett – Allegro moderato e tranquillo
Study No. 4 dedicated to Vieuxtemps – Allegro risoluto
Study No. 5 dedicated to Hellmsberger – Air de Ballet – Allegretto con gusto
Study No. 6 dedicated to Bazzini – Die letze rose – Moderato, Andante non
troppo Variations 1-2-3-4-Finale
Wieniawski – L’Ecole Moderne, op. 10, Study-Caprices for Solo Violin
Le Sautillé – presto
La velocité – Allegro vivace
L’Etude – Moderato
Le Staccato – Allegro gioioso
Alla Saltarella – Scherzando
Prelude – Allegro moderato
La Cadenza – Largo
Le Chant du Bivouac – Allegro marziale
Le Arpeges (Variation sur l’Hymne Autrichien) – Andante – Variation 1-2-3
Recorded July 1983, Genoa, Italy
CDS 28
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70 Years of Performing
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Paganini – Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
Recorded June 6-7, 1997, Katowice, Poland
CDS 203
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Hidden Treasures
Bach-Brahms-Ricci – Presto from Sonata BWV 1001 for two violins
Carsten Neumann, violin
Viotti – Duet for solo violin
Rossini-Ricci – Andante with variations from Tancredi
Walton – Canzonetta e Scherzetto
Pergolesi-Tononi – “Tre giorni son che Nina…”
Strauss-Prihoda – Waltz from the Rosenkavalier
Suk – Love Song
Paganini-Thibaud – La Chasse (Capriccio)
Chopin-Ricci – Souvenir de Paganini
Villa Lobos – O canto do cysne negro
Chopin-Burmeister – Studio No. 2, op. 25
Chopin-Spalding – Waltz No. 1, op. 70
Müllenbach – Capriccio for solo violin
Bartók-Urai – Burlesque
Poulenc-Urai – Pastorale
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Albeniz-Perediaz – Rumores de la caleta
Vecsey – Motus Barbarus
Noriko Shiozaki, piano
CDS 298
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ONE-ELEVEN
Paganini – 24 Caprices, op. 1
Paganini – Moto Perpetuo*
*Carl Fürstner, piano
EPR-94010
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Town Hall ‘46, Carnegie Hall ‘47
Town Hall Program:
Bach – Prelude from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 in E minor (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)
Hindemith – Sonata for Violin, op. 31, no. 2
Kreisler – Recitative & Scherzo Caprice
Wieniawski-Kreisler – Caprice in A minor
Paganini – Caprices, op. 1, nos. 5, 7, 22, and 24
Bach – Andante & Allegro from Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Recorded live November 21, 1946, Town Hall, New York City
Carnegie Hall Program:
Giannini – Violin Sonata (dedicated to Ruggiero Ricci)
Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Hubeau – Violin Concerto in C
Kabalevsky – Improvisation
Kreisler – La Chasse “in the style of Cartier”
Thomson-Ricci – Etude “Spinning Song”
Milhaud – Le Printemps
Chasins-Ricci – Etude in C sharp minor
Milhaud – Farandoleurs
Vecsey – Le Vent
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella
Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne in C sharp minor
Wieniawski – Stacatto Etude
Bernard Frank, piano
Recorded October 5, 1947, Carnegie Hall, New York City
URS-50193 (2 CD set)
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For the Love of the Violin: Celebrating Six Decades on Stage
Bach – Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Bartók – Sonata for Solo Violin
Hindemith – Sonata for violin solo, op. 31, no. 2
Prokofiev – Sonata for violin solo, op. 115
Paganini – Nel cor più non mi sento
Bach – Adagio from Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
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Recorded December 30, 1991, Hong Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall
Kreisler – Recitative & Scherzo
Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Paganini – Caprices, op. 1, nos. 13-24
Tarrega-Ricci – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Recorded June 11, 1998, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
URS-92033 (2 CD set)
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Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 58
Goldmark – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 28
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 20
Polish National Orchestra; Tomas Koetsier, conductor
EPR-96040
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Virtuoso Recital by Ricci
Liszt-Milstein – Mephisto Valse No. 1
Wieniawski – La Cadenza
Bach-Brahms-Ricci – Two Counterpoints on the Presto from the G minor solo violin
sonata
Locatelli – The Harmonic Labyrinth, op. 3, no. 12
Paganini – Introduction & Variations on the theme “Nel cor più non mi sento” by
Giovanni Paisello
Kreisler – Recitative and Scherzo
Ernst – Concert variations on the Irish air “The Last Rose of Summer”
Tarrega-Ricci – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Zito – La Cumparsita
Spanish Ballad (ed. Ricci)
Saint-Lubin – Fantasy on sextet from Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Flury – Three Caprices (Allegro, Allegro, Vivace)
Wieniawski – Variations on the Austrian Anthem
Ysaÿe – Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Robin McCabe, piano
Dinicu-Heifetz – Hora Stacatto
Robin McCabe, piano
URS-91010
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Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 14
Vieuxtemps – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, op. 37
Ernst – Violin Concerto in F sharp minor
Sarasate – Carmen “Fantasie pour violin,” op. 25
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor
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Recorded March 24-27, Katowice, Poland
CD.10004.ric
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Tartini & Paganini Variations
Tartini – L’Arte dell’Arco, 50 Variations on a theme by Corelli
Paganini – 60 Variations sur l’Air Barucaba
Recorded October 3-5, 1995 and November 11-13, 1996, Salzburg, Austria
CD.10003.ric
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Kubik – Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma; Gail Kubik, conductor
Britten –Concerto No. 1 in D major for violin & orchestra, op. 15
Lees –Concerto for violin & orchestra
SWF-Sinfonie Orchester; G. Brott, conductor
EPR-96020
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Ginastera – Violin Concerto
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Orquesta de las Americas; Luis Herrera de la Fuente, conductor
Reminiscences with Michael Oliver and Michael Bannister
Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 23, no. 2
Orquesta Pablo Sarasate de Pamplona; Tomasz Bugai, conductor
played on the Vuillaume of Sarasate in concert on September 19, 1993
EPR-94020
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The Salzburg Series: Schubert
Schubert – Sonatina No. 1 in D major, op. 137
Schubert – Sonatina No. 2 in A minor, op. 137
Schubert – Sonatina No. 3 in G minor, op. 137
Schubert-Kreisler – Moment Musical in F minor, op. 94, no. 3
Schubert-Spalding – Hark! Hark! The Lark
Schubert-Friedberg – Rondo in D, op. 53
Schubert-Liszt-Ricci – Ständchen
Gianfranco Ricci, piano
Recorded September 26-28, 1997, Leopold Mozart Saal, Mozarteum Akademie,
Salzburg, Austria
CD.10002.ric
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The Salzburg Series: Brahms
Brahms – Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78
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Brahms – Sonata No. 2 in A major, op. 100
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, op. 108
Cordelia Höfer, piano
Recorded June 3, 1996, Grosses Saal, Mozarteum Akademie, Salzburg, Austria
CD.10001.ric
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Ricci in Concert Volume 1
Bartók – Violin Concerto No. 2
The New Hungarian Philharmonia; Tomas Hlasek, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor
Virtuosi D’Assisi; Piero Mordini, conductor
URS-91030
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Ricci in Concert Volume 2
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, KV218
Zagreb Youth Orchestra; Ivan Davidovac, conductor
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Bulgarian State Philharmonic Orchestra; Stefan Vassilov, conductor
Ysaÿe – Sonata in D minor, op. 27, no. 3
URS-91050
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Ricci in Concert Volume 3
Beethoven – Sonata No. 3 in E flat, op. 12, no. 3
Rebecca Pennies, piano
Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Robin McCabe, piano
Arnold – Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 43
Bull – Polacca variana
Arnold – Five Pieces, op. 84
read and performed at sight with composer in audience
Liszt-Joachim – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp
Robin McCabe, piano
URS-91060
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Ricci in Concert Volume 4
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Orchestre d’Harmonie de Paris; Jacques Seurre, conductor
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Festival Orchestra of Helsinki; Jan Mikael, conductor
Paganini – Nel cor più non mi sento
Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, op. 43
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Russian Radio Orchestra; Yuri Markevitch, conductor
URS-91070
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Ricci – The Making of a Legend Volume 1
Bach – Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Paganini-Wilhelmj – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61
Ravel – Tzigane
Lamoureux Orchestra; Eugene Bigot, conductor
URS-50050
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Ricci – The Making of a Legend Volume 2
Bach – Preludio from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Bach – Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Hindemith – Sonata for violin solo, op. 31, no. 2
Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy on the G-string*
Paganini – Le Streghe*
*Louis Persinger, piano
URS-50060
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Ricci – The Making of a Legend Volume 3
Veracini – Minuet and Gavotte
Mozart – Sonata for violin and piano in B flat, K378
Glauco d’Attili, piano
Hindemith – Sonata No. 3 in E for violin and piano*
Kreisler – Variations on a Theme of Corelli*
Beethoven-Auer – Chorus of Dervishes*
Chopin-Ricci – Etude in Sixths*
Hubay – Zephyr*
Vecsey – Caprice “Le Vent”*
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 13*
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 20*
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*
Paganini – Moto perpetuo*
*Louis Persinger, piano
Sarasate – Habanera
Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra
Brahms-Joachim – Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A
US Army/Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Kreisler – Caprice Viennois
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Anonymous – Minuet
De Falla-Kreisler – Spanish Dance
US Army/Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Paganini – Moto perpetuo
US Army/Air Force Symphony Orchestra
URS-50080
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Ricci – The Making of a Legend Volume 4
Mozart – Sonata for violin and piano in G major, K301
Beethoven – Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano in A minor, op. 23
Gabriella Mendoza, piano
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61
ABC Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Stopak, conductor
Anonymous – violin solo
Bach – Chaconne
Paganini – Caprice No. 13
Paganini – Moto Perpetuo
Dont – Etude in Thirds
Wieniawski – Souvenir de Moscow (broadcast fragment)
Paganini – I Palpiti (broadcast fragment)
URS-50110
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 1
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV216
Budapest Chamber Ensemble; Felix Stassevitch, conductor
Respighi – Concerto Gregoriano for violin and orchestra
Academy Festival Orchestra; Gary Levinson, conductor
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63
Das Sudfunk-Sinfonieorchester; Othmar M. F. Maga, conductor
URS-93010
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 2
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major KV219 “Turkish”
Orchestra Regionale Toscana; Piero Bellugi, conductor
Wieniawski – Concerto No. 2 in D minor, op. 22
Das Sudfunk-Sinfonieorchester; Hans Muller-Kray, conductor
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen
Royal Festival Opera Symphony Orchestra; James Hoffman, conductor
Paganini – Caprice No. 5, op. 1
Ricci in Conversation with H. Elton: Paganini’s 4th Concerto
Paganini – Adagio from 6th Concerto, op. posth., original version with guitar, cadenza
by Ruggiero Ricci
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Roberto Porroni, guitar
Bach – Preludio from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
URS-93020
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 3
Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53
Goldmark – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 28
Symphonie-Orchester des Suddeutschen Rundfunks; Hans Muller-Kray,
conductor
Paganini – Le Streghe
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Piero Bellugi, conductor
URS-93030
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 4
Vivaldi – Sonata in A major, op. 2, no. 2
Helmut Barth, piano
Geminiani – Sonata for Unaccompanied violin in B flat major
Dohnanyi – Sonata for violin and piano, op. 21
Helmut Barth, piano
Sarasate – Roumanian Melodie
Rebecca Penneys, piano
Bach – Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
University of Michigan Chamber Orchestra; Ruggiero Ricci, soloist and
conductor
Arnold – Five Pieces for Violin and Piano
Rebecca Penneys, piano
Ricci in Conversation with Donald Mowat
Locatelli – Harmonic Labyrinth
URS-93040
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 5
Tartini – Devil’s Trill Sonata
Beethoven – Sonata No. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Jeffrey Gilliam, piano
Strauss – Violin Sonata in E flat, op. 18
Ferenc Rados, piano
Ysaÿe – Sonata in D minor, op. 27, no. 3 “Ballade”
URS-93050
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Ricci: Portrait of an Artist Volume 6
Flury – Sonata for Violin Solo
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Bach – Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 4 in E minor (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)
Wieniawski – Etudes-Caprices for violin with a second violin, op. 18, no. 2
Sydney Humphreys, violin
Sarasate – Navarra
Andrew Dawes, violin
Ian Brown, piano
Bartók – Teasing Song from 44 Duets for Two Violins
Andrew Dawes, violin
Ricci: A Glimpse of the Man and His Art with Philip Bacon and Michael Hall
Chopin-Sarasate – Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9, no. 2
James Wilhelmsen, piano
URS-93060
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Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, KV216
Budapest Chamber Ensemble; Felix Stassevitch, conductor
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole
RFO Symphony Orchestra; James Hoffman, conductor
URS-91040
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Sibelius – Complete Works for Violin and Piano/Solo Works by Bach, Hindemith,
Ysaÿe, Paganini
Sibelius – Two pieces, op. 2 (Romance, Epilogue)
Sibelius – Four Pieces, op. 78 (Impromptu, Romance, Religioso, Rigaudon)
Sibelius – Six Pieces, op. 79 (Souvenir, Tempo di minuetto, Danse caractéristique,
Sérénade, Danse-Idylle, Berceuse)
Sibelius – Sonatina in E, op. 80
Sibelius – Five Pieces, op. 81 (Mazurka, Rondino, Valse, Aubade, Minuetto)
Sibelius – Novellette, op. 102
Sibelius – Five Danses Champêtres, op. 106 (Largamente assai, Alla polacca, Tempo
moderato, Tempo di minuetto, Poco moderato)
Sibelius – Four Pieces, op. 115 (Moods of the moor (On the heath), Ballade (Tale),
Humoresque, The bells (Capriccietto))
Sibelius – Three Pieces, op. 116 (Scène de danse, Danse caractéristique, Rondeau
romantique)
Sylvia Rabinoff, piano
Bach – Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Hindemith – Sonata for violin solo, op. 31, no. 2
Ysaÿe – Sonata in D minor, op. 27, no. 3 “Ballade”
Paganini – Duo merveille
Paganini – “God Save the Queen” Variations
URS-90033 (2 CD set)
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A Tribute to Ruggiero Ricci – A Diamond Jubilee Release
Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Paganini – Caprices, op. 1, nos. 13-24
Kreisler – Recitative & Scherzo Caprice
Wieniawski – Le Staccato, L’Ecole Moderne, op. 10
Paganini – “God Save the Queen” Variations
Tarrega-Ricci – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Recorded June 11, 1988 at the City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong
URS-89013 (2 CD set)
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Ricci Plays Corelli & Bach
Corelli – Sonatas 8-12
Dennis Nesbitt, viola da gamba
Ivor Keyes, harpsichord
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
URS-92030
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Kreisler by Ricci: New Millennium Edition
Kreisler – Tempo di menuetto
Kreisler – Allegretto
Kreisler – Rondino
Kreisler La Chasse
Kreisler – Praeludium & Allegro
Kreisler – Chanson Louis XIII
Kreisler – Menuett
Kreisler – Sicilienne & Rigaudon
Kreisler – The Old Refrain
Kreisler – Liebesfreud
Kreisler – Liebesleid
Kreisler – Schön Rosmarin
Kreisler – Caprice Viennois
Kreisler – Polichinelle
Kreisler – Tambourin Chinois
Kreisler – Gypsy Caprice
Kreisler – Syncopation
Kreisler – La Gitane
Kreisler – Recitative and Scherzo Caprice
Noriko Shiozaki, piano
Recorded September 8-10, 1999, Kitzbuhel, Austria
CD.10005.ric
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Chopin Nocturnes
Chopin-Sarasate – op. 9, no. 2 in E flat major
Chopin-Prihoda – op. 9, no. 1 in B minor
Chopin-Ricci – op. 27, no. 1 in C sharp minor
Chopin-Wilhelmj – op. 27, no. 2 in D major
Chopin-Wilhelmj – op. 32, no. 1 in G major
Chopin-Wilhelmj – op. 32, no. 2 in E major
Chopin-Ricci – op. 37, no. 1 in G minor
Chopin-Huber – op. 55, no. 1 in F minor
Chopin-Heifetz – op. 55, no. 2 in E flat major
Chopin-Ricci – op. 62, no. 1 in B major
Chopin-Auer – op. 72, no. 1 in E minor
Chopin-Milstein – op. posth. in C sharp minor
Chopin-Ricci – op. post. in C minor
James Wilhelmsen, piano
URS-90010
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Gypsy Melodies
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen
Dohnanyi – Andante Rubato, alla Zingaresca (from Ruralia Hungarica)
Rachmaninoff – Hungarian Dance
Kreisler – Gypsy Caprice
Ravel – Tzigane
Ernst – Hungarian Airs
Hubay – Hejre Kati
Schubert-Ricci – Hungarian Melody
Brahms-Joachim – Hungarian Dance No. 20 in D minor
Dvorak-Kreisler – Songs My Mother Taught Me
Hubay – Violin Sole (from the opera “The Violin Maker of Cremona”)
Kodaly-Szigeti – Intermezzo (from “Hary Janos”)
Dinicu-Heifetz – Hora Stacatto
James Wilhelmsen, piano
URS-90020
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A Homage to Paganini: Ricci Plays His Selection of Paganini’s Best Works for Violin
& Guitar
Paganini – Cantabile in D major
Paganini – Tarantella
Paganini – Nel cor più non mi sento
Paganini – Cantabile and Waltz
Paganini – Centone Sonata No. 1
Paganini – Sonata, op. 2, no. 1
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Paganini – Sonata, op. 2, no. 4
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 1
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 2
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 3
Paganini – Sonata, op. 3, no. 6
Paganini – Moses Fantasie
Paganini – Variazioni di bravura
Paganini – Sonata in A major, op. posth.
Stefano Cardi, guitar
URS-93070
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Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”
Debussy –Sonata for violin and piano
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Eugenis Bagnoli, piano
EPR-96010
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Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra; Dean Dixon, conductor
Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 99
Symphony Orchestra of USSR; Y. Mravinsky, conductor
Respighi – Poema Autunnale
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra; Dean Dixon, conductor
EPR-95030
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Violin Recital by Ricci
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D, op. 12, no. 1
Romola Constantino, piano
Bartók – Sonata for Solo Violin
Paganini – Caprices, op. 1, nos. 13-24
Paganini – Caprice Adieu in E major
URS-92020
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Fantaisies Fantastiques!
Sinding – Suite in A minor, op. 10
SWF-Sinfonie Orchester; G. Brott, conductor
Bruch – Scottish Fantasy
Orchestra Regionale Toscana; Piero Bellugi, conductor
Wieniawski – “Faust” Fantasy on Themes by Gounod, op. 20
Ernst – “Otello” Fantasy on Themes by Rossini, op. 11
Novacek – Perpetuum Mobile
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SWF-Sinfonie Orchester; G. Brott, conductor
EPR-96050
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Ricci & Colleagues in Concert
Shostakovich – “Fiddler on the Roof” Trio for piano, violin and cello in E minor, op.
67
Santiago Rodriguez, piano
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
Schubert – “Trout” Quintet for piano and strings in A major, op. 114, D. 667
Elyakim Taussig, piano
Eberhard Klemmstein, viola
Mihaly Virizly, cello
Gary Karr, bass
Spohr – Duo for Two Violins in F, op. 3, no. 2
Sydney Humphreys, violin
Wieniawski – Etudes-Caprices for violin with a second violin, op. 18, no. 4, Tempo di
Saltarella, ma non troppo vivo
Sydney Humphreys, violin
URS-92010
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Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Berlin Municipal Orchestra; Kurt Woss, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor
I Virtuosi d’Assisi; Piero Mordini, conductor
Paganini – Moto Perpetuo
U.S. Army Airforce Symphony Orchestra
Paganini – Rondo from Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
I Virtuosi d’Assisi; Piero Mordini, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”
American Symphony Orchestra; Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 6 in E minor, op. posth.
Paganini – Variations on Rossini’s “Di Tanti Palpiti”
Academic Symphony Orchestra; Heinz Zimmermann, conductor
Paganini – Le Streghe
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Piero Bellugi, conductor
EPR-95013 (2 CD set)
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Ricci at Wigmore – A 75th Birthday Celebration
Bach – Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Beethoven – Sonata No. 10 in G, op. 96
Brahms-Kreisler – Hungarian Dance No. 17
Schubert-Liszt-Oistrakh – Valse Caprice
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Liszt Milstein – Consolation No. 3 in D flat
Tarrega-Ricci – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Chopin-Heifetz – Nocturne in E flat, op. 55, no. 2
Saint-Saëns-Ysaÿe – Etude en forme de valse
Smetana – “Aus der Heimat” No. 2
Tartini-Kreisler – Variations on a Theme by Corelli
Wieniawski – Stacatto Etude
Paganini – Caprice, op. 1, no. 13
Graeme McNaught, piano
Recorded October 5, 1993, Wigmore Hall, London
EPR-97013 (2 CD set)
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Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Orchestre Nationale de Paris; Tibor Paul, conductor
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Sofia State Philharmonic Orchestra; V. Stefanov, conductor
Paganini – “God Save the Queen” Variations
EPR-95020
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Barber –Concerto for violin and orchestra, op. 14
Contemporary-Music Festival Orchestra; Lukas Frantz, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Georg Thiele, conductor
EPR-96030
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The Salzburg Series: Tchaikovsky (complete violin short pieces)
Tchaikovsky – Valse Scherzo, op. 34 (complete original version)
Tchaikovsky – 2nd movement solo from piano concerto no. 2, op. 44
Tchaikovsky – Russian Dance (Swan Lake)
Tchaikovsky-Ricci – Autumn Song (Les Saisons, op. 34b, no. 10)
Tchaikovsky – Solo from Suite No. 4, op. 61 “Mozartiana”
Tchaikovsky-Nicholls – Nocturne, op. 19, no. 4
Tchaikovsky-Burmeister – The Organgrinder’s Song
Tchaikovsky-Kreisler – Humoresque
Tchaikovsky-Press – Valse Sentimentale, op. 51, no. 6
Tchaikovsky – The White Swan (Swan Lake)
Tchaikovsky – Sérénade Mélancolique, op. 26
Tchaikovsky – Aurora’s Variation (Sleeping Beauty)
Tchaikovsky – Entracte (Sleeping Beauty)
Tchaikovsky-Burmeister – Neapolitan Song
Tchaikovsky-Orszagh – Romance
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Tchaikovsky – Meditation, Scherzo, Melodie, op. 42, nos. 1, 2, and 3, Souvenir d’un
lieu cher
Tchaikovsky-Burmeister – Spook’s Tale, op. 39, no. 19
Tchaikovsky-Palaschko – Chanson Triste, op. 40, no. 2
Tchaikovsky-Milstein – Lullaby
Tchaikovsky – Solo from Suite No. 3, op. 55
Tchaikovsky-Kreisler – Chant sans Paroles
Tchaikovsky – The Black Swan (Swan Lake)
Tchaikovsky – Andante from Quartet, op. 30, no. 3 (arr. for violin and piano by
Tchaikovsky)
Cordelia Höfer, piano
Recorded February 5-7 and October 10-12, 1997, Leopold Mozart Saal, Mozarteum
Akademie, Salzburg, Austria
CD.20001.ric (2 CD set)
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Veerhoff – Violin Concerto, op. 40
The Contemporary Music Group; Dietrich Speer, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 6 in E minor, op. posth.
Academic Symphony Orchestra; Heinz Zimmermann, conductor
URS-91080
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Lalo – Fantasy Norvegienne in A major
Lalo – Concerto Russe in G minor, op. 29
Lalo – Concerto in F major, op. 20
Orquesta de las Americas; Jacques Singer, conductor
Lalo – Guitare in B minor, op. 28
Zagreb Philharmonia; T. Woytowicz, conductor
EPR-95040
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ISTITUTO DISCOGRAFICO ITALIANO
Paganini – First Complete Recordings of the 24 Caprices Op. 1
IDIS 309
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Ruggiero Ricci Plays Paganini
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
Berlin Municipal Orchestra; Kurt Woss, conductor
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor
I Virtuosi d’Assisi; Piero Mordini, conductor
Paganini – Moto Perpetuo
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U.S. Army Airforce Symphony Orchestra
Paganini – Rondo from Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
I Virtuosi d’Assisi; Piero Mordini, conductor
Paganini – Variazioni sul Barucaba
Paganini – Cantabile in D major*
Paganini – Tarantella*
Paganini – Nel cor più non mi sento*
Paganini – Cantabile and Waltz*
Paganini – Centone Sonata No. 1*
Paganini – Moses Fantasie
*Stefano Cardi, guitar
IDIS 6439/40 (2 CD set)
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UNICORN-KANCHANA
Wieniawski – Virtuoso Showpieces
Wieniawski – Polonaise in D
Wieniawski – Obertass Mazurka
Wieniawski – Scherzo Tarantelle
Wieniawski – Kuyawiak
Wieniawski – Capriccio Valse
Wieniawski – Légende
Wieniawski – Poloniase in A
Wieniawski – Souvenir de Moscow
Wieniawski – Variations on an Original Theme
Joanna Gruenberg, piano
Recorded June 14, 1980 Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London
UKCD2048
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Bach – Violin Concertos
Bach – Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Bach – Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Bach – Concerto in D minor, after BWV 1052
The City of London Ensemble; Ruggiero Ricci, soloist and conductor
Recorded September 23, 1969, Barking Assembly Hall, London
UKCD2067
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J.S. Bach – The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006
Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor, WV 1001
Bach – Partita No. 1 in B minor, WV 1002
Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, WV 1003
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Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Bach – Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Bach – Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Recorded February 27-28 and March 1-3, 1981, St. George the Martyr, London
UKCD 2053/4 (2 CD set)
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CONCERTO ROYALE
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, op. 28
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, op. 20
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Caprice Andalous
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Morceau de concert
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
206 239-360 (2 CD set)
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CARLTON CLASSICS
Ysaÿe – Six Sonatas for Violin Solo, op. 27
Ysaÿe – Sonata I in G minor (dedicated to Joseph Szigeti)
Ysaÿe – Sonata II in A minor (dedicated to Jacques Thibaud)
Ysaÿe – Sonata III in D minor (dedicated to Georges Enesco)
Ysaÿe – Sonata IV in E minor (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)
Ysaÿe – Sonata V in G major (dedicated to Mathieu Crickboom)
Ysaÿe – Sonata VI in E major (dedicated to Manuel Quiroga)
30371 00242
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Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
Bruch – Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 26
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Glazunov – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor
30371 00132
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CLASSICAL GOLD
Sibelius – Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 47
Bochum Symphonie; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Philharmonia Slavonica; Alberto Lizzio, conductor
CLG 086
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REGIS
Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
Orchestre de Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
RRC1017
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Paganini – Complete Caprices for Violin
Paganini – 24 Caprices, op. 1
Paganini – Caprice D’Adieu
RRC 1033
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BRILLIANT CLASSICS
Dvorak Concertos (complete)
Dvorak – Romance for violin & orchestra in F minor, op. 11
Dvorak – Mazurek for violin & orchestra in E minor, op. 49
Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Walter Susskind, conductor
99763 (2 CD compilation)
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Schumann Concertos (complete)
Schumann – Fantasie for violin & orchestra in C major, op. 131
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kurt Masur, conductor
92277 (2 CD compilation)
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ORION
Beethoven – Three Duos for Violin and Cello
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duo No. 1 in C major
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Duo No. 2 in F major
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duo No. 3 in B flat major
Mihaly Virizlay, cello
Recorded 1972 in Beverly Hills, California
7819-2
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VAI
The Rosalyn Tureck Collection III: Premiere Performances
Dallapiccola – Two Studies for Violin and piano
Rosalyn Tureck, piano
Recorded live May 2, 1952, New York
VAIA 1124
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PRICE-LESS
Paganini – Caprices for Solo Violin (complete)
Paganini – 24 Caprices, op. 1
Paganini – “Farewell Caprice” in E major
Paganini – Duo merveille
Recorded direct-to-disc in 1979 at Soundstage Recording Studio, Toronto Canada
D12179
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WATER LILY ACOUSTICS
Paganiniana: The Genoan’s Legacy
Paganini-Liszt-Kochanski – La Campanella
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 20
Rachmaninoff-Kreisler – Variation No. 18 from “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
Paganini-Milstein – Paganiniana Variations 1-7
Szymanowski – Trois Caprices de Paganini (Nos. 20, 21, and 24)
Lehar – Violin solos from Acts I and II of “Paganini”
Brooks Smith, piano
Recorded May 24-27, 1998, Christ the King Chapel, Saint Anthony’s Seminary,
Santa Barbara, California
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JOHN MARKS RECORDS
Paganini’s Dreams
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Rachmaninoff-Kreisler – Variation No. 18 from “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini”
Chopin-Ricci – Souvenir de Paganini
Paganini-Milstein – Paganiniana Variations 1-7
Lehar – Violin solos from Acts I and II of “Paganini”
Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 20
Szymanowski – Trois Caprices de Paganini (Nos. 20, 21, and 24)
Paganini-Liszt-Kochanski – La Campanella
Brooks Smith, piano
Recorded May 24-27, 1998, Christ the King Chapel, Saint Anthony’s Seminary,
Santa Barbara, California
JMR 11 (re-release of Water Lily Acoustics Paganiniana: The Genoan’s Legacy)
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GALLO
Urs Joseph Flury
Flury – Sonata für Violine solo
Recorded March 4, 1977
CD-802
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SYMPOSIUM
The Great Violinist Volume XV
Rachmaninov-Press – Vocalise, op. 34, no. 14*
Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle, op. 43*
Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2*
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20, no. 1**
Ysaÿe – Rêve D’Enfant, op. 14**
Suk – Four pieces, op. 17, no. 14 “Burlesque”**
Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy**
Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella**
*Louis Persinger, piano
** Carl Fürstner, piano
1301 (contains Electrola recordings from Biddulph LAB 044)
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SONY
Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Piero Bellugi, conductor
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass & Orchestra
Francesco Petracchi, double bass
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Piero Bellugi, conductor
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Recorded September 15, 1970, Barking Assembly Hall, London
SBK 47661 (Essential Classics)
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MCA/UNIVERSAL
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons, op. 8, nos. 1-4
Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra; Ruggiero Ricci, soloist and conductor
UMD 80400 (Canada release)
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Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Bach – Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Bach – Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
MCAD 80117 (Canada release)
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Paganini – Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Max Rudolf, conductor
Saint-Saëns – Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Max Rudolf, conductor
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
MCAD 80122 (Canada release)
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J.S. Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin
Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Bach – Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Bach – Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Bach – Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Bach – Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
MCAD2-9841 (2 CD set)
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TOSHIBA
Maestro of the Century Live Recording in Japan
Saint-Saëns – Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; Kasei Yamada, conductor
Paganini – Caprice No. 17
Paganini – Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6
The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; Kasei Yamada, conductor
Recorded live April 25, 1960
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TOCE-8857 (Japan release)
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TAHRA
Sergiu Celibidache: Berlin 1949, Hamburg 1951
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
Orchestre de la NWDR; Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Recorded September 17, 1951
TAH 493-494 (French release)
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ETCETERA
50th Anniversary Concert
Franck – Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Prokofiev – Sonata in D major for violin and piano, op. 94a
Martha Argerich, piano
Ysaÿe – Sonata No. 3 in D minor for solo violin, op. 27, no. 3 “Ballade”
Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King,” op. 9
Bach – Gavotte en rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006
Recorded live October 20, 1979 at Carnegie Hall, New York City
KTC 1038
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STRAD MAGAZINE
Ruggiero Ricci Plays Lalo
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21
Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Lalo – Fantasie Norvegienne
Lalo – Concerto in F major, op. 20
Lalo – Concerto Russe, op. 29
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor
Recorded in June and July of 1977
The Strad 11 (2 CD set)
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The Glory of Cremona
Desplanes – Intrada
Nardini – Larghetto
Vivaldi – Praeludium
Paganini – Cantabile and Waltz
Mozart-Friedburg – Adagio
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Kabalevsky – Improvisation, op. 21, no. 1
Tchaikovsky – Melodie, op. 42, no. 3
Veracini – Largo
Paradis-Dushkin – Sicilienne
Hubay – The Violin Maker of Cremona
Handel – Larghetto
Schumann-Kreisler – Romance in A major
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 20
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 17
Mendelssohn-Kreisler – May Breeze (Song Without Words, op. 62, no. 1)
15 Comparison Excerpts from Violin Concerto in G minor by Bruch
Leon Pommers, piano
The Strad 6
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Nederlandse Klassieke Vakhandel/MCA Records
The Glory of Cremona
Leon Pommers, piano
0502-309352 (Holland release – same track listing as The Strad 6)
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EMI
Sarasate – Obras para violin y piano
Sarasate – Jota aragonesa
Sarasate – El canto del ruiseñor
Sarasate – Jota de Pablo
Sarasate – Canciones rusas
Sarasate – Zortzico (de lparraguirre)
Sarasate – Peteneras
Sarasate – Adiós montañas mías
Miguel Zanetti, piano
CDM 7 64559 2
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REFERENCE RECORDINGS
Menotti – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 1952
Barber – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 14
Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Keith Clark, conductor
Recorded October 16, 1983, Santa Ana CA High School Auditorium
RR-45CD
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Respighi –Poema Autunnale
Pacific Symphony Orchestra; Keith Clark, conductor
Recorded October 16, 1983, Santa Ana CA High School Auditorium
RR-15CD
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HUNGAROTON CLASSIC
Dohnanyi – Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 21
Strauss – Sonata in E flat major, op. 18
De Falla-Kochansky – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Ferenc Rados, piano
Recorded September, 1963, Hungaroton Studio
HCD 31786
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BONGIOVANNI
Paganini – Quartetto No. 7 for violin, viola, cello, and guitar
Augusto Vismara, viola
Luca Signorini, cello
Stefano Cardi, guitar
Paganini – Terzetto for violin, cello, and guitar
Luca Signorini, cello
Stefano Cardi, guitar
Paganini – Sonata Concertata for violin and guitar
Stefano Cardi, guitar
GB 5507-2
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PEARL
Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major
New Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded 1950
Paganini – Caprices 1-12
Recorded 1950
GEM 0136
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JVC
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Sarasate – “Carmen” Fantaisie de Concert, op. 25
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded September 1959, Kingsway Hall, London
JVCXR-0227-2 (XRCD24 24 Bit Super Analog)
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PART TWO – RECORDINGS NOT YET RELEASED
ON CD
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LONDON/DECCA
A Tribute to Kreisler
Kreisler – Praeludium and Allegro
Kreisler – Sicilienne and Rigaudon
Kreisler – Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane
Kreisler – Rondino on a theme of Beethoven
Tartini-Kreisler – Variations on a theme by Corelli
Kreisler – Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice
Kreisler – Caprice Viennois
Kreisler – Tambourin Chinois
Kreisler – Liebesfreud
Kreisler – Liebesleid
Kreisler – Schön Rosmarin
Kreisler – La Gitana
Kreisler – The Old Refrain
Kreisler – La Chasse
Brooks Smith, piano
Released on LP as DL 710052
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Ricci Plays Sarasate
Sarasate – Malagueña, op. 21, no. 1
Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2
Sarasate – Romanza Andaluza, op. 22, no. 1
Sarasate – Jota Novarra, op. 22, no. 2
Sarasate – Playera, op. 23, no. 1
Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 2
Sarasate – Spanish Dance, op. 26, no. 1
Sarasate – Spanish Dance, op. 26, no. 2
Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43
Sarasate – Caprice Basque, op. 24
Sarasate – Serenade Andalouse, op. 28
Brooks Smith, piano
Released on LP as DL 710044
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Strauss –Sonata in E flat major for violin and piano, op. 18
Prokofiev –Sonata No. 2 in D major for violin and piano, op. 94
Carlo Busotti, piano
Released on LP as LXT 2818 (Strauss has been released on CD—Prokofiev has not)
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Brahms Violin Sonatas
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Sonata No. 2 in A major for violin & piano, op. 100
Sonata No. 3 in D minor for violin & piano, op. 108
Julius Katchen, piano
Released on LP as LL 1569
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Ruggiero Ricci: Violin Plus One
Vivaldi – Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord, op. 2, no. 2
Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Saint-Saëns – Fantasy for violin and harp, op. 124
Gloria Agostini, harp
Paganini – Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 6
Rolando Valdes-Blain, guitar
Villa-Lobos – Suite for Voice and Violin
Lee Venora, soprano
Prokofieff – Sonata for two violins, op. 56
David Nadien, violin
Released on LP as DL 710177
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Bravura!
Locatelli – The Harmonic Labyrinth
Paganini – Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento”
Ernst – Hungarian Airs, op. 22
Vecsey – The Wind
Wieniawski – Variations on the Austrian National Anthem
Paganini – Variations on a Theme of Joseph Weigl
Ernst – Variations on “The Last Rose of Summer”
Leon Pommers, piano
Released on LP as DL 710172
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The Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky – The Complete Swan Lake Ballet in 4 acts, op. 20
Ruggiero Ricci, solo violin
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari
Released on LP as 2SPC 21101/2/3
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TURNABOUT/VOX
Glazounov – Violin Concerto
Glazounov – Meditation for Violin and Orchestra
Philharmonia Hungarica, Reinhard Peters
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Released on LP as QTV-S-34621
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Paganini: Works for Violin & Guitar
Paganini – Sonata Concertata in A major
Paganini – Cantabile and Waltz in E major
Paganini – Sonata in A major, op. 2, no. 1
Paganini – Romanza
Paganini – Sonata in A major, op. posth.
Paganini – Cantabile in D major
Paganini – Sonata in A major, op. 3, no. 1
Paganini – Sonata in G major, op. 3, no. 2
Paganini – Sonata in D major, op. 3, no. 3
Paganini – Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 6
Ernesto Bitetti, guitar
Released on LP as TVC 37006
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Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto #2
Lamoureux Orchestra; Eugene Bigot, conductor
Released on LP as PLP 6630
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ETCETERA
Vivaldi – 12 Sonatas for Violin & Basso Continuo, op. 2
Dennis Nesbitt, harpsichord
Michael Bassett, cello
Released on LP as ETC 2007
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PYE
Corelli – Sonatas Nos. 1-12, op. 5
Dennis Nesbitt, viola da gamba
Ivor Keyes, harpsichord
Recorded Wigmore Hall, London
Released on LP as TPLS 13058
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FONO GESELLSCHAFT
Richard Flury – 10 Capricen für violine solo
Urs Joseph Flury – sonate für violine solo
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Released on LP as FGLS 30-4712
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INTERCORD
Liebesfreud und Liebesleid: Ruggiero Ricci spielt Fritz Kreisler
Kreisler – Caprice Viennois, op. 2
Kreisler – Menuet in the Style of Porpora
Kreisler – Liebesleid
Kreisler – Liebesfreud
Kreisler – Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur
Kreisler – Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven
Albeniz-Kreisler – Tango, op. 165, no. 2
Kreisler – Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Kreisler – Tambourin chinois, op. 3
Corelli-Tartini-Kreisler – Variations on a Theme by Corelli
Kreisler – Schön Rosmarin
Kreisler – La Gitana
Kreisler – Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane in the Style of Couperin
Kreisler – Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini
Bernhard Kontarsky, piano
Recorded March 1978
Released on LP as INT 160823
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MOSS MUSIC GROUP
International Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall
Bach – Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded March 3, 1979, Carnegie Hall
Released on LP as MMG 1122
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SYMPHONICUM EUROPAE
Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall
Bach – Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra
(encore) Bach-Brahms-Ricci – Presto from Sonata No. 1 in G minor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor
Recorded March 3, 1979, Carnegie Hall
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Released on LP as SE 16017/8 (special edition of concert released by Moss Music
Group which also includes the encore)
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