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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 (284)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (409)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne (278)
- Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 (321)
- 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 (348)
- Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 (292)
- Bach, J S: Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 (302)
- Bach, J S: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 (134)
- Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 (113)
- Biber: Passacaglia for violin solo in G minor (from Mystery Sonatas) (50)
- Biber: Sonata violino solo representativa in A (23)
- Kreisler: Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 (77)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 1 in E major 'The Arpeggio' (120)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 2 in B minor (113)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 3 in E minor (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 4 in C minor (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 5 in A minor (129)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor (115)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 7 in A minor (113)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 8 in E flat major (111)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt' (128)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 10 in G minor (113)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 11 in C major (117)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 12 in A flat major (112)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major (134)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 14 in E flat major (119)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 15 in E minor (117)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 16 in G minor (120)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 17 in E flat major (129)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 18 in C major (114)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 19 in E flat major (114)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major (129)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 21 in A major (116)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 22 in F major (114)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major (117)
- Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor (206)
- Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24 (111)
- Paganini: Introduction & Variations on 'Nel cor più non mi sento' by Paisiello, MS 44 (43)
- Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade' (93)
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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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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - 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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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Recording of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Instrumental
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Richard Schwarz (marimba), David Van Tieghem (xylophone), James Preiss (vibraphone), Larry Karush (piano), Jay Clayton (vocalist), Elizabeth Arnold (vocalist), Shem Guibbory (violin), Claire Bergman (viola), Michael Finckel (cello), Judith Sugarman (uprightbass), Richard Cohen (clarinet), Mort Silver (flute, piccoloflute), Vincent Gnojek (sopranosaxophone), James Hamlin (trumpet), Edmund Niemann (piano), Robert Chausow (violin), Ruth Siegler (viola), Chris Finckel (cello), Steve Reich Ensemble
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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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Coming soon. Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo
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