50 Great String Classics

1

Adagio for Strings, Op.11

07:08

I Musici

Ensemble: I Musici - Recording Producer: Unknown - Composer: Samuel Barber

2

2. Air [Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068]

05:23

Henryk Szeryng, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Violin: Henryk Szeryng - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

3

Méditation de Thaïs

04:17

Arthur Grumiaux, Istvan Hajdu

Violin: Arthur Grumiaux - Piano: Istvan Hajdu - Composer: Jules Massenet

4

Canon in D

04:42

I Musici

Ensemble: I Musici - Composer: Johann Pachelbel

5

3. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate)

02:51

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

6

1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)

05:21

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

7

2. Largo

02:49

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

8

Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28

08:32

Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba

Violin: Ruggiero Ricci - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Piero Gamba - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Producer: James Walker - Engineer: Alan Reeve - Engineer: James Timms - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull

9

1. Prélude

02:21

Maurice Gendron

Cello: Maurice Gendron - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

10

4. Rondo (Allegro)

07:23

Arthur Grumiaux, Istvan Hajdu

Violin: Arthur Grumiaux - Piano: Istvan Hajdu - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

11

Arioso (Adagio in G) from Cantata BWV 156 (Arr. by Lloyd Webber)

02:51

Julian Lloyd Webber, John Lenehan

Producer: Anna Barry - Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Piano: John Lenehan - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

12

Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten

06:20

English Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Short

Producer: Anna Barry - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Mike Hatch - Conductor: Nigel Short - Asst. Recording Engineer: Brett Cox - Editor: Raphaël Mouterde - Composer/Author: Arvo Pärt

13

1. Vivace [Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings, And Continuo In D Minor, BWV 1043]

03:19

Gidon Kremer, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Gidon Kremer - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Balance Engineer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

14

1. Allegro [Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version]

05:44

I Musici, Pina Carmirelli

Ensemble: I Musici - Violin: Pina Carmirelli - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

15

1. Allegro

03:17

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

16

Le Cygne [Le Carnaval des Animaux]

03:17

Julian Lloyd Webber, English Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury

Producer: Christopher Palmer - Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

17

Elegy for strings, Op.58

04:27

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

18

2. Romance (Andante) [Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version]

05:52

Pina Carmirelli, I Musici

Violin: Pina Carmirelli - Ensemble: I Musici - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

19

2. Largo

03:25

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

20

Sospiri, Op.70

04:49

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

21

1. Animé et très décidé

06:20

Melos Quartett

Producer: Dr. Rudolf Werner - String Quartet: Melos Quartett - Recording Producer: Dr. Rudolf Werner - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Claude Debussy

22

2. Allemande

04:07

Maurice Gendron

Cello: Maurice Gendron - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

23

3. Courante

02:34

Maurice Gendron

Cello: Maurice Gendron - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

24

2. Pavane [Capriol Suite]

02:11

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Chris Hazell - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Engineer: Martin Atkinson - Composer: Peter Warlock

25

3. Menuetto (Allegretto) [Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version]

02:12

I Musici, Pina Carmirelli

Ensemble: I Musici - Violin: Pina Carmirelli - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

26

3. Allegro (Danza pastorale)

04:32

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Violin: Iona Brown - Recording Producer: Vittorio Negri - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Recording Engineer: Ko Witteveen - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

27

2. Scherzo (Assez vif et bien rythmé)

03:54

Melos Quartett

Producer: Dr. Rudolf Werner - String Quartet: Melos Quartett - Recording Producer: Dr. Rudolf Werner - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Klaus Behrens - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Claude Debussy

28

Wiegenlied, Op.49, No.4

02:29

Marisa Robles

Harp: Marisa Robles - Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Recording Engineer: Andrew Pinder - Composer: Johannes Brahms

29

2. Larghetto [Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op.20]

06:00

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

30

3. Allegretto [Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op.20]

02:30

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Edward Elgar - Producer: Michael Bremner - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Engineer: Alan Reeve

31

4. Rondo (Allegro) [Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - Orchestral version]

03:51

I Musici, Pina Carmirelli

Ensemble: I Musici - Violin: Pina Carmirelli - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

32

1. Largo [String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110]

04:59

Fitzwilliam Quartet

String Quartet: Fitzwilliam Quartet - Producer: Peter Wadland - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Violin: Christopher Rowland - Violin: Jonathan Sparey - Viola: Alan George - Cello: Ioan Davies - Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

33

Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op.47

14:09

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Violin: Emanuel Hurwitz - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Benjamin Britten - Violin: José Luis Garcia - Viola: Cecil Aronowitz - Cello: Bernard Richards - Recording Producer: David Harvey - Recording Engineer: Gordon Parry - Composer: Edward Elgar

34

Allegro appassionato for Cello and Orchestra, Op.43

03:26

Julian Lloyd Webber, English Chamber Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier

Producer: Anna Barry - Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier - Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns - Balance Engineer: Onno Scholze - Editor: Thijs Hoekstra

35

Beau Soir, L.6 (Arr. Gretchaninov)

02:30

Lynn Harrell, Bruno Canino

Producer: Chris Hazell - Cello: Lynn Harrell - Piano: Bruno Canino - Recording Engineer: Simon Eadon - Composer: Claude Debussy

36

1. Adagio - Moderato

08:17

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Composer: Edward Elgar

37

4. Allegro

11:17

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Composer: Edward Elgar

38

No. 24 in A minor [24 Caprices for Violin, Op.1]

06:20

Shlomo Mintz

Executive Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Violin: Shlomo Mintz - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe - Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: Niccolò Paganini

39

Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

08:46

David Oistrakh, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugène Goossens

Violin: David Oistrakh - Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Balance Engineer: Harald Baudis - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Eugène Goossens - Editor: Walter Sommer - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

40

2. Adagio ma non troppo

12:11

Julian Lloyd Webber, Vaclav Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Conductor: Vaclav Neumann - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Producer: Bohumil Cipera - Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Composer: Antonín Dvorák

41

3. Allegretto

04:10

Fitzwilliam Quartet

String Quartet: Fitzwilliam Quartet - Producer: Peter Wadland - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Violin: Christopher Rowland - Violin: Jonathan Sparey - Viola: Alan George - Cello: Ioan Davies - Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

42

Romance for String Orchestra, Op.11

07:13

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Producer: Clive Bennett - Producer: Martha de Francisco - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: Gerald Finzi - Balance Engineer: Bram de Groot - Editor: Rico Yntema

43

3. Finale (Allegro moderato)

13:24

Julian Lloyd Webber, Vaclav Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Conductor: Vaclav Neumann - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Producer: Bohumil Cipera - Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Composer: Antonín Dvorák

44

Siciliano

02:46

Arthur Grumiaux, Istvan Hajdu

Violin: Arthur Grumiaux - Piano: Istvan Hajdu - Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

45

2. Lento [String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor, Op.108]

03:38

Fitzwilliam Quartet

Ensemble: Fitzwilliam Quartet - Producer: Peter Wadland - Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Violin: Christopher Rowland - Violin: Jonathan Sparey - Viola: Alan George - Cello: Ioan Davies

46

1. (Allegro moderato) [Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041]

04:24

Zino Francescatti, Festival Strings Lucerne, Rudolf Baumgartner

Executive Producer: Guenther Breest - Violin: Zino Francescatti - Orchestra: Festival Strings Lucerne - Recording Engineer: Gernot Westhaeuser - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Conductor: Rudolf Baumgartner - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

47

2. Lento - Allegro molto

04:26

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Composer: Edward Elgar

48

3. Adagio

05:15

Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin - Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot - Recording Engineer: Erdo Groot - Composer: Edward Elgar

49

1. Allegro

15:34

Julian Lloyd Webber, Vaclav Neumann, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello: Julian Lloyd Webber - Conductor: Vaclav Neumann - Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg - Producer: Bohumil Cipera - Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Composer: Antonín Dvorák

50

2. Andante [Piano Concerto No.21 In C, K.467]

07:15

Géza Anda, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg

Piano: Géza Anda - Producer: Hans Weber - Orchestra: Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart