Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaïs')
2. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: Adagio
3. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ('L'inverno,' The Four Seasons; 'Il cimento' No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Lar
4. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ('Double'), BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
5. Adagio for violin & orchestra in E major, K. 261
6. Vocalise, instrumental arrangement, Op. 34/14
7. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: Adagio
8. Violin Concerto, Op. 14: Andante
9. Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) for violin & piano (transcription of the Lento from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice)
10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Adagio molt espressivo
11. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Canzonetta: Andante
12. Songs my mother taught me (Als die alte Mutter), song for voice & piano (Gypsy Melodies), B. 104/4 (Op. 55/4)
13. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6
14. The Gadfly, suite from the film score, Op. 97a (assembled by Atovmyan): Romance

Disc 2:

1. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
2. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: Adagio
3. Salut d'amour, for violin & piano, Op. 12
4. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
5. Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 8), Op. 3/8, RV 522: Larghetto
6. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371: Larghetto
7. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: Adagio
8. Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano
9. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: Andante
10. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42: Mélodie
11. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: Adagio di molto
12. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: Romance: Andante
13. Ständchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
14. Estrellita for voice & piano (or orchestra)
15. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on a G String

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25178 in Music
• Released on: 2001-03-20
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

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Violin Adagios
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