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Patrick Yim on Bamboo Grove
7th Sep 2026
The violinist talks about his recent album of violin works by Chen Yi and Zhou Long, combining Chinese and Western musical styles in innovative ways.
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Renaud Capuçon celebrates his fiftieth birthday with Bach
23rd Jan 2026
The violinist marks a milestone with a classy album of Bach's sonatas and partitas, swapping awestruck veneration for simple personal enjoyment.
Popular Composers: Violin Solos
- Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909–69)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Barkauskas, Vytautas Pranas Marius (1931–2020)
- Bartók, Béla (1881–1945)
- Berio, Luciano (1925–2003)
- Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von (1644–1704)
- Bloch, Ernest (1880–1959)
- Boulez, Pierre (1925–2016)
- Carter, Elliott (1908–2012)
- Davidovsky, Mario (1934–2019)
- Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm (1812–65)
- Hartmann, Karl Amadeus (1905–63)
- Kreisler, Fritz (1875–1962)
- Nielsen, Carl August (1865–1931)
- Nordheim, Arne (1931–2010)
- Paganini, Niccolò (1782–1840)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933–2020)
- Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor (1932–2004)
- Reger, Max (1873–1916)
- Reich, Steve (b.1936)
- Rode, Pierre (1774–1830)
- Rose, Michael Alec (b.1959)
- Saariaho, Kaija (1952–2023)
- Schnittke, Alfred (1934–98)
- Stravinsky, Igor Feodorovich (1882–1971)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Thomas, Augusta Read (b.1964)
- Weinberg, Mieczyslaw (Moisei) Samuilovich (1919–96)
- Westhoff, Johann Paul von (b.1656)
- Ysaÿe, Eugene (1858–1931)
Popular Works: Violin Solos
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 (273)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (386)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne (274)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 (309)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006: Gavotte (25)
- Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 (329)
- Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 (280)
- Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 (288)
- Bach, J S: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 (134)
- Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 (110)
- Biber: Passacaglia for violin solo in G minor (from Mystery Sonatas) (49)
- Biber: Sonata violino solo representativa in A (23)
- Kreisler: Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 (76)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 1 in E major 'The Arpeggio' (118)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 2 in B minor (111)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 3 in E minor (110)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 4 in C minor (110)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 5 in A minor (127)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor (113)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 7 in A minor (111)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 8 in E flat major (109)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt' (126)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 10 in G minor (111)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 11 in C major (115)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 12 in A flat major (110)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major (133)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 14 in E flat major (117)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 15 in E minor (115)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 16 in G minor (118)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 17 in E flat major (128)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 18 in C major (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 19 in E flat major (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major (127)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 21 in A major (114)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 22 in F major (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major (115)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor (203)
- Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24 (109)
- Paganini: Introduction & Variations on 'Nel cor più non mi sento' by Paisiello, MS 44 (41)
- Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade' (94)
Recent Best Sellers: Violin Solos
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Just Biber
Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th July 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2025, Recording of the Month
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Tutta sola
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Instrumental
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Instrumental
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Special offer. Fauré: Requiem
Grace Davidson (soprano) & William Gaunt (baritone), Gordan Nikolitch (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Víkingur Ólafsson
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Recording of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Solo Recital (piano)
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Instrumental
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New. Ernest Bloch: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 ‘Poème Mystique’; Baal Shem; Suite No. 1 For Solo Violin
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. Recollection(s)
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New. J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006
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New. Bach - 30 Most Popular Pieces
Karl Kaiser, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-brühl, Joseph Banowetz, Nora Shulman, Judy Loman, Sonia Rubinsky, János Sebestyén, Istvan Gati, Lars Vogt (piano), Annekathrin Laabs, Robert Sellier, Timo Janzen, Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Monika Frimmer (soprano), Veronika Winter, Lena Susanne Norin, Wilfried Jochens, Hans-Georg Wimmer, Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Terence Dennis, Verena Fischer, Katharina Magiera, Mainz Bach Choir, Mainz Bach Orchestra, Ralf Otto, Maria Kliegel (cello), Hae Won Chang, Hannes Kästner (organ), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Angela Hewitt (piano), Christine Brewer (soprano), Paul Jacobs, Christian Hommel, Sebastian Klinger, Kölner Kammerorchester, Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Dresdner Kammerchor, Knaben des Kölner Domchores, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Arcis-Vocalisten Munich, L'Arpa Festante Baroque Orchestra, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Bachorchester Mainz, Camerata Cassovia, Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Cologne, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Günter Kehr, Mátyás Antál, Thomas Gropper, Hermann Max, Robert Stankovsky, José Serebrier, Max Pommer
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New. Ernest Bloch: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 ‘Poème Mystique’; Baal Shem; Suite No. 1 For Solo Violin
Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Diana Ketler (piano)
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New. 300 Solo Violín, Ciaccona
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