violin Archive

  Hector Berlioz: Harold In Italy. Canadian violinist James Ehnes has a new recording out, featuring orchestral works by Berlioz, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. This recording follows an amazing …

    Janine Jansen plays Bach.   On this recording, we hear the following selections: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Concerto for Oboe, Violin …

  Richard Strauss: The Concertos. Richard Strauss became best known for his amazing operas, and for his Lieder for Soprano, some of which he composed for his wife, Pauline, who was a well-known singer in …

  The Lark Ascending. It has been a while since I featured music from Britain here, at my Blog. Today is the day that I correct that deficiency with music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, as …

  Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for Cello, violin, and Orchestra. I was 14 years old when I was accepted into my very first orchestra. And I recall the experience of my learning the 2nd violin …