The Best of Joshua Bell: The Decca Years

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Release Date: 09/22/2009

Original Release: N/A

# of Discs: 3

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Label: Decca (USA)

Disc: 1

1. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 1. Allegro aperto

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2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 2. Adagio

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3. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 2. Adagio

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4. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

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5. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo

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6. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219: 3. Rondeau: Tempo di menuetto

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Disc: 2

1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: 3. Andante

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2. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: 4. Allegretto - Adagio

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3. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: 3. Largo

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4. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: 2. Allegro non troppo

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5. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: 4. Allegro con brio

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6. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: 1. Andante - Moderato

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7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: 2. Presto

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8. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 2. Andante

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9. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: 1. Moderato

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10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 1. Allegro molto

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11. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivo

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12. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 4. Finale: Allegro quasi presto

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Disc: 3

1. Syncopation, for violin & piano

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2. Scherzo-tarantelle, for violin & piano in G minor, Op. 16

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3. Waves at Play (Wellenspiel), for violin & piano

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4. Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1

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5. Caprice Viennois, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2

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6. Variations on an Original Theme, for violin & piano, Op. 15

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7. Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur, for violin & piano

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8. Perpetuum Mobile, conzert caprice for violin & orchestra, Op. 5/4

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9. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 78: No. 2

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10. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs")

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11. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28

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12. Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20

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1. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Period: Classical Form / Genre: Concerto
Written: 1775 Country: Austria Length - 31 min 7 sec Venue: Blackheath Concert Hall
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin

2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Concerto
Written: 1878   Country: Germany
Recorded: 05/29/1994   Length - 40 min 11 sec   Venue: Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin

3. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

Composer: Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Period: Romantic Form / Genre: Sonata
Written: 1876 Length - 23 min 16 sec
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano] - Piano

4. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis

Composer: Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Period: Modern Form / Genre: Sonata / Sonatina
Written: 1944 Length - 24 min 24 sec Venue: St George's, Brandon Hall
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano] - Piano

5. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)   Period: Modern   Form / Genre: Trio
Written: 1944   Country: Soviet Union
Recorded: 08/28/1994   Length - 24 min 9 sec   Venue: Studio 1, EMI, Abbey Road
Performers: Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano] - Piano ; Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Isserlis, Steven - Cello

6. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin & orchestra in A minor, Op. 28

Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Concerto
Written: 1863   Country: France
Recorded: 03/1991   Length - 9 min 50 sec   Venue: Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshir
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin

7. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs")

Composer: Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912) Period: Post-Romantic Form / Genre: Intermezzo Country: France
Recorded: 03/1991 Length - 5 min 17 sec Venue: Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshir
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin

8. Variations on an Original Theme, for violin & piano, Op. 15

Composer: Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Variations
Written: 1854   Country: Poland
Recorded: 12/1986   Length - 12 min 30 sec   Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano

9. Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 78: No. 2

Composer: Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)   Period: Modern
Written: 1915-1917
Recorded: 12/1986   Length - 3 min 5 sec   Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano ; Bell, Joshua - Violin

10. Perpetuum Mobile, conzert caprice for violin & orchestra, Op. 5/4

Composer: Ottokar Novacek (1866 - 1900)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Piece
Written: circa 1895   Country: Hungary
Recorded: 12/1986   Length - 2 min 48 sec   Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano

11. Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur, for violin & piano

Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962) Period: Post-Romantic Form / Genre: Dance / Rigaudon
Written: circa 1905 Length - 3 min 59 sec Venue: St George's, Brandon Hall
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Coker, Paul - Piano

12. Syncopation, for violin & piano

Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962) Period: Post-Romantic Form / Genre: Rag
Written: by 09/1924 Length - 1 min 51 sec Venue: St George's, Brandon Hall
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Coker, Paul - Piano

13. Caprice Viennois, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2

Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962) Period: Post-Romantic Form / Genre: Caprice
Written: 1910 Country: Austria Length - 4 min 38 sec Venue: St George's, Brandon Hall
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Coker, Paul - Piano

14. Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Dance
Written: 1858-1868   Country: Hungary
Recorded: 12/1986   Length - 3 min 25 sec   Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano

15. Waves at Play (Wellenspiel), for violin & piano

Composer: Edwin Grasse (1884 - 1954) Period: Modern
Recorded: 12/1986 Length - 1 min 46 sec Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano

16. Scherzo-tarantelle, for violin & piano in G minor, Op. 16

Composer: Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Scherzo
Written: 1855   Country: Poland
Recorded: 12/1986   Length - 4 min 48 sec   Venue: St Barnabas Church, North Finchley, Lond
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin ; Sanders, Samuel [Piano] - Piano

17. Zigeunerweisen, for violin & piano (or orchestra) ("Gypsy Airs"), Op. 20

Composer: Pablo de Sarasate (1844 - 1908)   Period: Romantic   Form / Genre: Air
Written: 1878   Country: Spain
Recorded: 03/1991   Length - 9 min 6 sec   Venue: Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshir
Performers: Bell, Joshua - Violin

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