Rasmussen, Karl Aage: The Four Seasons After Vivaldi
One of the most famous classical music pieces, just in a slightly different way.
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Shostakovich, Dmitri: Violin Concerto No.1
Ecstasy with violin and orchestra.
Doderer, Johanna: Violin Concerto No. 2
Yes, it’s possible: emotional yet overwhelming momentum…
Pärt, Arvo: Spiegel im Spiegel
Mirror in the mirror: infinity.
Gundermann, Karsten: Faust
A fascinating and heartbreaking “night game” on the Faust theme.
Shschedrin, Rodion: Echo Sonata
Beyond question, Vengerov is phenomenal; just listen to this painfully delicate performance.
Glass, Philip: Violin Concerto
Can modern classical music create a very pleasant so-called “melody stick”? Just give it a try with Glass’ music.
Lazkano, Ramon: Wintersonnenwende-4 II
How to achieve - and maintain - breathtaking rhythm with violin and piano? This way.
Eno, Brian: Emerald and Stone (arr. Knoth)
Demanding music works the same way. Or does the tone of the violin add something to the original version?
Bresnick, Martin: Josephine the Singer
Delicate violin music based on a Kafka story.
Gubaidulina, Sofia: In tempus praesens
This violin concerto is one of the most frequently performed contemporary concertos. You’ll know why.
Lutosławski, Witold: Chain 2
An admirable and pleasant way to modern classical music with orchestra and polished violin sound.
Sokolovic, Ana: Portrait parle
Portrait talks: facial character analysis in thrilling musical language.
Hillborg, Anders: Violin Concerto No.1
A little out of the ordinary can be a great experience if you like violin concertos. It would be a huge mistake to miss it.
Gander, Bernhard: Bourée bourée
Back to medieval French dance...
Hölszky, Adriana: Efeu und Lichtfeld
Pulsating sources of light. The unique interaction of the huge organ and the small violin.
Sørensen, Bent: Sterbende Garten
A violin concerto dedicated to dying gardens; harmonies you’ve never heard before.
Penderecki, Krzysztof: Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra
Transition to Listening Room 4 with Penderecki's perfect sense of tranquillity and harassment.
Nordin, Jesper: Calm Like A Bomb
No, this is not the song of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Which music has more punch?
Oehring, Helmut - Schiphorst, Iris ter: Prae-Senz
Turn-of-the-century ballet music: know-how and state-of-the-art technology, full of inventions.
Xenakis, Iannis: Mikka / Mikka "S"
Continuous slide.
Pape, Gerard: Le Fleuve du Désir IV
Chaotic-sound composition for 8 (!) solo violins.
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