VA - Legends of The Violin (2008)

1. Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, KV 219
1 (1) I. Allegro aperto (9:52)
2 (2) II. Adagio (10:44)
3 (3) III. Rondo: Tempo di menuetto (6:36)
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. John Barbirolli.
Jascha Heifetz, violin.
Recorded in 1934.

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
4 (4) I. Allegro moderato (14:10)
5 (5) II. Adagio di molto (6:45)
6 (6) III. Allegro ma non tanto (6:46)
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Thomas Beecham.
Jascha Heifetz, violin.
Recorded in 1936.

2. Nathan Milstein (1903-1992)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
1 (7) I. Allegro moderato (16:43)
2 (8) II. Canzonetta: Andante (6:20)
3 (9) III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo (7:38)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Con. Frederick Stock.
Nathan Milstein, violin.
Recorded in 1949.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
4 (10) I. Allegro molto appassionata (11:10)
5 (11) II. Andante (7:53)
6 (12) III. Allegretto non troppo (5:17)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Bruno Walter.
Nathan Milstein, violin.
Recorded in 1945.

3. Jozsef Szigeti (1892-1973)

Arkanzhelo Corelli (1653-1713)

1 (13) "La Folia" - Variations Serieuses (13:12)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Andor Farkas, piano.
Recorded in June 1940.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Violin Sonata No.6 in A major, op.30 No.1
2 (14) I. Allegro (7:42)
3 (15) II. Adagio molto espressivo (7:35)
4 (16) III. Allegretto con variazioni (8:18)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Myeczyslaw Horszowski, piano.
Recorded in November 1953.

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Sonata for Violin & Piano
5 (17) I. Allegretto (8:41)
6 (18) II. Blues. Moderato (5:46)
7 (19) III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro (3:55)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Carlo Bussotti, piano.
Recorded in 1953.

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 in E
8 (20) I. Ruhig bewegt (3:11)
9 (21) II. Langsam (2:02)
10 (22) Sehr lebhaft (4:54)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Carlo Bussotti, piano.
Recorded in December 1953.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

11 (23) Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque (4:35)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Andor Foldes, piano.
Recorded in April 1942.

Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)

12 (24) Aubade from Le Roi d'Ys (2:21)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Recorded in March 1941.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

13 (25) Valse Sentimentale, op.51 No.6 (1:59)
Joseph Szigeti, violin.
Harry Kaufman, piano.
Recorded in December 1944.

4. ALFREDO Campoli (1906-1991)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
1 (26) I. Allegro molto appassionato (12:57)
2 (27) II. Andante (7:50)
3 (28) III. Allegro molto vivace (6:41)
London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Con. Eduard van Beinum.
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Recorded in 1949.

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

4 (29) Concerto in one movement in D major (18:15)
National Symphony Orchestra.
Con. Victor Olof.
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Recorded in 1946.

Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770)

Violin & Piano Sonata in G minor "Devil's Trill"
5 (30) I. Adagio ma non troppo (4:11)
6 (1931) II. Presto (2:23)
7 (32) III. Largo (2:20)
8 (33) IV. Allegro (2:24)
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Eric Gritton, piano.
Recorded in 1946.

Arkanzhelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)

"La Folia" - Variations Serieuses
9 (1934) I. Parts 1-4: Theme and Variations (3:15)
10 (35) II. Parts 5-10: Theme and Variations - III. Cadenza (8:20)
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Eric Gritton, piano.
Recorded in 1947.

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)

11 (36) La Campanella (4:25)
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Eric Gritton, piano.
Recorded in 1946.

Antonio Bazzini (1818-1897)

12 (1937) La Ronde des Lutins (3:56)
Alfredo Campoli, violin.
Eric Gritton, piano.
Recorded in 1947.