Since you are interested in The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume Two: Virtuoso Impresario, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The French Connection 2 Katy Bircher (flute) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler [ Avie Records / CD - released 6/Jun/2011 ] "La Serenissima remain buoyant and sweet, eschewing the taut, opaque sound of many of today's Baroque orchestras, and embracing something more relaxed and open, helped by a pleasing bloom." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2012) |
RESPIGHI / JANACEK / RICHARD STRAUSS
Violin Sonatas Frank Almond (violin) William Wolfram (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 21/Nov/2006 ] Violinist Frank Almond holds the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. |
ALBINONI / VIVALDI / LEGRENZI / VALENTINI / etc
The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume One: The Dawn of the Virtuoso Mhairi Lawson (soprano) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin and director) [ Avie / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] "If only all history lessons were as delightful as this. It may have one of the most boring titles ever committed to a CD-case, but don’t be fooled. With consummate skill, La Serenissima provide a guide through the emergence of the violin as a... |
DEBUSSY / ENESCU / RAVEL
In the Shades of the Forrest: The Bohemian World of Debussy, Enescu and Ravel Philippe Graffin (violin) Claire Dasert (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 17/Jun/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Music that draws on earth and spirit: playful, profound and well performed" (Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice Dec 2005) |
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / DVORAK
Violin Concertos Philippe Graffin (violin) / Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Hankinson [ Avie / CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] "An irresistable discovery, winningly championed by a new orchestra" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2004 |
BARKAUSKAS
Barkauskas-Jeux for violin and orchestra / Partita for violin solo / Two Monologues for viola solo / Duo Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra Phillipe Graffin, violin / Nobuko Imai, viola / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra / Robertas Servenikas, conductor [ Avie / CD - released 24/Aug/2005 ] |