Violin music?

Question

I really want to add to my new collection of violin songs on my ipod and test out my brand new earphones...and I need some good recommendations...I already have Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"...I need specific names.More from the Baroque and classical era.

Answer 1

Johann Sebastian Bach:

Artist: Lara st. John
Album: Bach: The Concerto Album
Label: Ancalagon
http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Concerto-Lara-St-John/dp/B00005YBT3/sr=1-4/qid=1159391188/ref=sr_1_4/002-6101192-4068833?ie=UTF8&s=music

Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043



Artist: Julia Fischer
Album: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
Label : PentaTone Classics
http://www.amazon.com/J-S-Bach-Sonatas-Partitas-1001-1006/dp/B00097HE8U/sr=1-1/qid=1159390415/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6101192-4068833?
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3261180&title=Bach%3a+Sonatas+and+Partitas+for+Solo+Violin+%2f+Julia+Fischer
The following songs IMHO, are the best ones from this album.

DISC 1

track 1 Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Adagio
track 2 Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Fuga (Allegro)
track 4 Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Presto

track 5 Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Allemanda
track 8 Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Double (Presto)
track 11 Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Tempo di Borea

DISC 2

track 1 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Allemande
track 2 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Corrente
track 4 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Giga
track 5 Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Ciaccona

track 6 Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 Adagio
track 7 Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 Fuga
track 9 Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 Allegro assai

track 10 Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Preludio


Antonio Vivaldi:

I don't have the complete info on some of the songs because
they were downloaded from Limewire.

Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op.3, no.8
Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3, no.11

Violin Concerto No. 7 in D minor, RV 242

Violin Concerto in G, Op. 4, No. 12

Artist: Giuliano Carmignola
Album: Antonio Vivaldi: Late Violin Concertos
Label: Sony
http://www.amazon.com/Antonio-Vivaldi-Concertos-Carmignola-Orchestra/dp/B00005NF01/sr=1-3/qid=1159392140/ref=sr_1_3/002-6101192-4068833?ie=UTF8&s=music

Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in C major, RV 177
Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in D major, RV 222
Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E minor, RV 273


Nicolò Paganini:

Artist: Salvatore Acarrdo
Album: Nicolò Paganini: 24 Capricci For Solo Violin Op. 1
Work Tittle: 24 Capricci(or sometimes called 24 Caprices)
Label: DG Galleria
http://www.amazon.com/Nicol%f2-Paganini-Capricci-Solo-Violin/dp/B000001GCT/sr=1-8/qid=1159392813/ref=sr_1_8/002-6101192-4068833?ie=UTF8&s=music
My favorite and recommended capricci(caprices) are no.1, 2, 3, 4, 5,10,15,16,19, 24.
Who knows, you might like the other ones too.


Ludwig van Beethoven:

Artist(s): Anne Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark Zeltser
Album: Face To Face With Beethoven
Work Tittle: Concerto For Piano, Violin, Cello And Orchestra In C Major, Op.56
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.amazon.com/Face-Beethoven-Herbert-von-Karajan/dp/B000006146/sr=1-1/qid=1159394959/ref=sr_1_1/002-6101192-4068833?ie=UTF8&s=music

Answer 2

My answer will focus largely on Baroque violin music.

First of all, there is J.S. Bach. His 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin have long been considered as the "bible" of violinists all around the world. It is quite amazing really how Bach could write contrapuntal music, with many lines of melodies going on at the same time, for this instrument. It is largely intellectual music, to be sure, nowhere as accessible as the Four Seasons, but they do still contain plenty of fire, vigour, energy and passion (albeit a restraint one). There is also plenty of breathtaking virtuosity (though they never become just show-off pieces). The Chaconne from Partita No. 2 is staggering in its scope and intensity.

Bach also wrote some excellent (and more accessible) violin concertos, as the previous answerer has mentioned. My personal favourite is the Double Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043. The playful contrapuntal interplay between the two violins is simply delicious. Watch out for the beautiful second movement. Other concertos include:
- Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
- Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 (the influence of Vivaldi is rather obvious here)
- Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord and String Orchestra, BWV 1044 (okay, this is not a violin concerto in the strictest sense, but worth hearing all the same).

Oh, and do you know that Vivaldi's Four Seasons are actually part of a larger set of 12 violin concertos called "The Trial of Harmony and Invention" ? You might wish to try the other concertos in the set too. And perhaps some others. Vivaldi wrote some 450 concertos in his lifetime and his works are amazingly consistent in quality. (To some this means that they all sound the same. Indeed some of them may at first hearings, but persist and you will be rewarded.)

And there is one less well-known Baroque composer who also composes some good violin music... I don't know whether you have heard him or not. His name is Heinrich Biber. He has been gaining popularity in the recent years on account of his Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas, a set of 15 violin sonatas based on 15 Christian "mysteries".

Answer 3

You might enjoy my favorite contemporary violinist - Vanessa-Mae. She's an excellent violinist and her CDs encompass a wide range of classical violin music (including Vivaldi's Four Seasons) as well as some fun, funky classical-techno fusion albums that I always found good to study to when I was in college.

One of my favorite pieces from the Baroque era when I played the violin was J.S. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." I also enjoyed playing the Brandenburg Concertos.

Answer 4

Try Bach- There's a few albums out there on itunes. The title to look under is "Bach Violin Concertos." Those are excellent ones. You also can never wrong with Mozart. Try just typing in "Violin Concertos" under "search" on the music store, and you'll probably get about a hundred albums with that in the title.

Answer 5

have u tried any beethoven??? i cant think of all the violin ones but I know he has quite a few sonatas for the violin....