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Saint-Saëns - Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
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The Romantic Violin Concerto 1 - Saint-Saëns
Philippe Graffin (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
The first two violin concertos of Saint-Saëns were composed in reverse order. The Second is the longer and lesser-known of the two, but the First Concerto more resembles the thematic charm and... — More…
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Saint-Saëns: La Muse et le Poète
RecommendedRenaud Capuçon (violin), Renaud Capuçon (violin) & Gautier Capuçon (cello), Gautier Capuçon (cello)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier
In the Violin Concerto, Renaud Capucon and the conductor provide a lesson in how to generate rubato organically from the material...the soloist's tone and technique deserve the highest praise...The... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2014, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 & other works for solo instrument and orchestra
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin) & Heini Kärkkäinen (piano)
Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Kees Bakels
Right from the opening appassionato phrase on the G string, Jean-Jacques Kantorow goes for broke… Kantorow can be delicate too, while his brisk speeds… ensure that nothing sags - the second... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Orchestral Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, Disc of the month
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2007, Editor's Choice
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Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No.3
James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
There’s also much to enjoy, albumwide, from the playing here. Ehnes, with that elegant, effortless technique of his own, brings a cool, cantabile purity to the Saint-Saëns concerto’s lilting... — More…
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 & Havanaise
Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Eduard van Remoortel
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Saint-Saëns - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Kyung Wha Chung (violin)
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit & Lawrence Foster
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Tedi Papavrami plays Saint-Saëns, Chausson & Ysaÿe
Tedi Papavrami (violin)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège Wallonie Bruxelles, François-Xavier Roth
Tedi Papavrami, while not attempting to sound like Sarasate, adopts something of his graceful manner; his alert, lively approach is just right for conveying the music's inventive, often improvisatory... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2010, Editor's Choice
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Lola Bobesco plays Bach, Vitali, Vanhal, Mozart, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns (Recordings 1957-1961)
Lola Bobesco (violin)
Bobesco gives a truly personal reading and makes much of the reflective moments in the music...Remastered archive recordings, well-served in this compilation. — More…
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Saint-Saëns: Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra & Cello & Orchestra
RecommendedLiya Petrova (violin), Jolente De Maeyer (violin), Tatiana Samouil (violin), Harriet Langley (violin), Elina Buksha (violin), Maria Milstein (violin), Noëlle Weidmann (cello), Adam Krzeszowiec (cello), Deborah Pae (cello), Pau Codina (cello), Wojciech Fudala (cello), Noëlle Weidmann (cello) &...
If the discs above have left you keen to explore Saint-Saëns's writing for solo string instruments further, then this 3-CD set, with soloists taken from members of the Queen Elisabeth Music... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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