Since you are interested in Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BENJAMIN / ENESCU / JONGEN / KODALY / KREISLER / PAGANINI / SHORE / VIEUXTEMPS
The Virtuoso Viola Roger Chase (viola) / Michiko Otaki (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Lovers of the viola will rejoice at this deliciously varied musical feast: Zoltán Kodály's magnificent transcription of Bach's Chromatic Fantasia, Paganini's Sonata (actually a theme and variations), two elegiac pieces by Vieuxtemps, Kreisler's... |
SERVAIS / GHYS / LEONARD / VIEUXTEMPS
Duos for Cello and Violin Alexander Hulshoff (cello) / Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Adrien François Servais, dubbed the 'Paganini of the cello', collaborated with three of the greatest violin virtuosi of his time, the Belgians Joseph Ghys, Henry Vieuxtemps and Hubert Léonard, to create the six duets for violin and cello heard on... |
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5 (with works by Saint-Saens, Sarasate & Waxman) (Rec 1935-1947) Jascha Heifetz (Violin) / London Philharmonic, Barbirolli / London Symphony, Sargent [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] Heifetz sets formidable standards of technique |
VIEUXTEMPS
Violin Concertos Nos. 2 And 3 Misha Keylin (Violin) / Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra / Dennis Burkh [ Naxos Romantic Violin Concertos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "The Russian virtuoso, Misha Keylin has [the Concertos'] full measure and he has the kind of Slavonic flair that brings these tuneful, well-crafted concertos fully to life." - GRAMOPHONE |
VIEUXTEMPS
Fantasia appassionata / Ballade and Polonaise / Fantaisie-Caprice / Greeting to America Misha Keylin (violin) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "The recorded sound (from 2008 except for the Ballade from 2002) sets the violin in a respectable balance with the orchestra. Recommended, accordingly, to all types of listeners." (Fanfare Nov 2010) |
Roberto Diaz, viola / Robert Koenig, piano
Vieuxtemps-Music for Viola and Piano (Includes Sonata in B Flat Op 36; Elegie for Viola and Piano Op 30) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] "These are excellent performances, and attractive works." MusicWeb Sept 2002 |