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Joshua Bell
The Classical Collection

Album 2017 on Sony Classical label
Classical (Romantic, Classical, Modern, Contemporary, Baroque, Impressionist)

CD1: (55:18) Original CD: SK 60659 / Released 1998. Recordings: London, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, March 24/26/28, 1998. Publishers: Chappell & Co (tracks 1 & 11); WB Music (tracks 2 to 10); George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music (track 7); Gilbert Keyes Music (track 8). Track 10: Courtesy of Nonesuch Records and Yamaha Corporation of America. (P) 1998 Sony Music Entertainment. CD2: (41:50) Original CD: SK 62856 / Released 1999. World Premiere Recording Recordings: London, Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, September 1/2, 1996. Publishers: Faber Music / Boosey & Hawkes. (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment. CD3: (65:35) Original CD: SK 65949 / Released 2000. Recordings: Los Angeles, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, May 24 (tracks 1 to 3) & 25 (tracks 4 to 6), 1999. (P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment. CD4: (61:35) Original CD: SK 89358 / Released 2001. Recordings: London, Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, December 18-20, 2000. Publishers: Universal - PolyGram International (tracks 1 to 8); Chappell & Co., Leonard Bernstein Music Publ. (track 1); Warner Bros (track 9). Track 1: World Premiere Recording. (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment. CD5: (69:58) Original CD: SK 89505 / Released 2002. Recordings: Salzburg, Mozarteum, November 4-8, 2000. (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment. CD6: (51:37) Original CD: SK 87894 / Released 2003. Recordings: London, Abbey Road Studios, June 11-13, 2003. Publisher: Universal - Songs Of PolyGram Int. / Universal Music Publ. (P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment. CD7: (60:03) Original CD: SK 93922 / Released 2005. Recordings: Berlin, Philharmonie, January 27-31, 2005. (P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment. CD8: (59:27) Original CD: 82876 87276 2 / Released 2006. Recordings: New York City, Right Track Studios, April 12-14, 2006. Publishers: James Kessler Music (track 2); Schott Music Iternational (track 9); Carl Fischer (Tracks 11, 12); Associated Music Publishers / Chester Music (track 13); Universal Edition (track 14). (P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment. CD9: (62:22) Original CD: 82876 88060 2 / Released 2007. Recordings: Baltimore, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, June 15-17, 2006 (tracks 1 to 4); New York City, Queens College, Kupferberg Center For The Performing Arts, June 4/5, 2007 (tracks 5 to 8). Publisher: G. Schirmer. (P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment. CD10: (53:38) Original CD: 82697 35705 2 / Released 2008. Recordings: London, Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, May 1/2, 2007 (tracks 1 to 12); Henry Wood Hall, May 2, 2008 (track 13). (P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment. CD11: (70:50) Original CD: 88697 82026 2 / Released 2012. Recordings: Phoenix, Musical Instrument Museum, November 26-29, 2010. (P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment. CD12: (72:20) Original CD: 88765 44881 2 / Released 2013. Recordings: London, Air Studios, Lyndhurst, May 15-17, 2012. (P) 2013 Sony Music Entertainment. CD13: (50:03) Original CD: 88843 08779 2 / Released 2014. Recordings: London, Air Studios, April 28/29, 2014. (P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment. CD14: (76:37) Original CD: 88985 32179 2 / Released 2016. Recordings: London, Cadogan Hall, January 23/24, 2016 (tracks 1 to 4); New York City, DiMenna Center, May 23/24, 2016 (tracks 5 to 8). Steven Isserlis appears courtesy of Hyperion Records. (P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment. Consists of previously released material. This compilation (P) & (C) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment Made in the EU. Comes in clamshell cardboard box with each CD in individual cardboard wallet. Each wallet is a facsimile sleeve replica of the original release. Eventual labels and Cat#s appearing in the CD replicas are proper of the original releases and not of the reissues contained in this box. For this reason these info are mentioned in the notes above and not in the Barcodes and Other Identifiers / Label, Company, Catalog Number, Etc. sections. The box also contain a 64-page booklet. Editor's notes: Tracklist taken from the booklet. Headings reflect original album title as appear on original jacket front covers.

     
Musicians
PortraitJoshua Bell vn, *1967 US
violin, soloist, album by, cadenza, on "oh, bess, oh, where's my bess?", arranged by, acoustic guitar, conductor, conductor, concertmaster
Portrait[ec:ko] Communications , DE
design, box
Geertje Lenkeit
liner notes, translation
PortraitJosée Bégaud ,
liner notes, translation
Sony Music Entertainment
photography, (c)
PortraitAlexander Courage , 1919-2008 US
arranged by
PortraitJohn Williams key, *1932 US
conductor, piano
PortraitThe London Symphony Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitJascha Heifetz vn, 1901-1987 US
transcription by, for violin and piano, arranged by
PortraitWilliam David Brohn , *1933 US
arranged by
PortraitJonathan Tunick , *1938 US
arranged by
PortraitGeorge Gershwin p, key, 1898-1937 US
piano, piano roll / 1926 solo piano rendition, composed by
PortraitArtis Wodehouse p, US
recorded by, recording of george gershwin's 1926 solo piano rendition, realized by
PortraitRoger Norrington , *1962 GB
conductor
PortraitThe London Philharmonic Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitEsa-Pekka Salonen , *1958 FI
conductor
PortraitLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitDavid Zinman vn, *1936 US
conductor
PortraitPhilharmonia Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitJohn Corigliano vn, *1938 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitCamerata Academica Salzburg ,
orchestra
PortraitCraig Leon syn, *1952 US
arranged by
PortraitMichael Stern , *1959 US
conductor
PortraitThe Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ,
orchestra
PortraitCraig Ogden g, AU
guitar
PortraitGregory Knowles perc, GB
cimbalom
PortraitStephen Orton vc, GB
cello
PortraitJohn Constable hps, org, p, GB
harpsichord, harpsichord, continuo
PortraitJacob Heringman fl, g, *1964 US
lute
PortraitMichael Tilson Thomas p, *1944 US
conductor
PortraitBerliner Philharmoniker , DE
orchestra
PortraitJ.A.C. Redford voc, *1953 US
arranged by, orchestrated by
PortraitOrchestra Of St. Luke's , US
orchestra
PortraitJames Kessler ,
arranged by
PortraitFrederic Chiu p, *1964 US
piano
PortraitAnna Netrebko voc, *1971 RU
featuring, soprano vocals
PortraitJohn Henry Mackay , 1864-1933 GB
lyrics by
PortraitMarin Alsop vn, *1956 US
conductor
PortraitBaltimore Symphony Orchestra , US
orchestra
PortraitJeremy Denk p, *1970 US
piano
PortraitFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy p, 1809-1847 DE
arranged by
PortraitJulian Milone vn, *1958 GB
orchestrated by
PortraitRobert Schumann p, 1810-1856 DE
arranged by, composed by
PortraitSteven Isserlis vc, *1958 GB
cello
PortraitBenjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB
composed by, coda
Producers
Jochen Rudelt booklet editor
Texthouse booklet editor
Robert Russ compilation producer
Stephen Byram cover, design
Grace Row edited by, producer
Andreas K. Meyer edited by, editing engineer
Bob Wolff edited by, editing engineer
Ellen Fitton edited by, editing engineer
Richard King engineer, mixing engineer, engineer, recording engineer
Charles Harbutt engineer, post-production engineer, engineer, recording engineer, mixed by, recorded by
Arne Akselberg engineer, recording engineer
Jonathan Allen engineer, recording engineer
Rob Rapley engineer, recording engineer
Shawn Murphy engineer, recording engineer, producer
Simon Eadon engineer, recording engineer
Jed Distler liner notes
Adam Abeshouse mastered by, mixed by, producer, recorded by
Bill Phelps photography by
Chris Christodoulou photography by
Dana Tynan photography by
Frank W. Ockenfels 3 photography by
Lisa-Marie Mazzucco photography by
Lynn Goldsmith photography by
Phil Knott photography by
Shervin Lainez photography by
Timothy White photography by
Andrew Keener producer
Craig Leon producer
Steve Epstein producer
Thomas Frost producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Gershwin Fantasy (Porgy And Bess Violin Fantasy - Songs And Preludes)Joshua Bell
2Fantasy On Porgy And Bess For Violin And Orchestra (Prologue - It Ain't Necessarily So - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - My Man's Gone Now - Summertime - There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York - Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Oh, Bess, Oh, Where's My Bess? - O Lawd, I'm On My Way)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin20:24
33 PreludesJoshua BellGeorge Gershwin
4I Allegro Ben Ritmato E DecisoJoshua Bell1:40
5II Andante Con Moto E Poco RubatoJoshua Bell3:48
6III Allegro Ben Ritmato E DecisoJoshua Bell1:18
7Songs For Violin And OrchestraJoshua Bell
8I Got Rhythm (From Girl Crazy)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin4:17
9Embraceable YouJoshua BellGeorge Gershwin4:16
10Nice Work If You Can Get It (From A Damsel In Distress)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin3:51
11Liza (All The Clouds'II Roll Away)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin3:51
12But Not For Me (From Girl Crazy)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin4:18
13Sweet And Low-Down (From Tip-Toes)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin3:31
14Love Is Here To Stay (From The Goldwyn Follies)Joshua BellGeorge Gershwin3:44
15Nicholas Maw / Violin ConcertoJoshua Bell
16Concerti For Violin And OrchestraJoshua BellNicholas Maw41:50
17I Prelude. Moderato Tranquillo - Andante ModeratoJoshua Bell10:36
18II Scherzo. Vivace Assai - RecitandoJoshua Bell13:22
19III Romanza. Lento E CalmoJoshua Bell8:16
20IV Finale. Allegro Moderato E GraziosoJoshua Bell9:37
21Sibelius - Goldmark / Violin ConcertosJoshua Bell
22Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Minor Op. 47Joshua BellJean Sibelius
23I Allegro ModeratoJoshua Bell16:38
24II Adagio Di MoltoJoshua Bell8:03
25III Allegro, Ma Non TantoJoshua Bell7:22
26Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In A Minor Op. 28Joshua BellKarl Goldmark
27I Allegro ModeratoJoshua Bell14:18
28II AndanteJoshua Bell6:18
29III Moderato - AllegrettoJoshua Bell12:49
30Bernstein / West Side Story SuiteJoshua Bell
31West Side Story SuiteJoshua BellLeonard Bernstein19:01
32Lonely Town (From On The Town)Joshua BellLeonard Bernstein4:10
33Make Our Garden Grow (From Candide)Joshua BellLeonard Bernstein4:07
34Serenade (After Plato's Symposium) (For Solo Violin, String Orchestra, Harp And Percussion)Joshua BellLeonard Bernstein
35I Phaedrus - Pausanias. Lento - Allegro MarcatoJoshua Bell6:44
36II Aristophanes. AllegrettoJoshua Bell4:21
37III Eryximachus. PrestoJoshua Bell1:30
38IV Agathon. AdagioJoshua Bell7:07
39V Socrates - Alcibiades. Molto Tenuto - Allegro Molto VivaceJoshua Bell10:43
40New York, New York (From On The Town)Joshua BellLeonard Bernstein2:27
41Mendelssohn - Beethoven / Violin ConcertosJoshua Bell
42Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor Op. 64Joshua BellFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
43I Allegro Molto Appassionato - AttaccaJoshua Bell13:11
44II Andante - AttaccaJoshua Bell8:01
45III Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto VivaceJoshua Bell6:27
46Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Major Op. 61Joshua BellLudwig van Beethoven
47I Allegro Ma Non TroppoJoshua Bell23:49
48II Larghetto - AttaccaJoshua Bell9:10
49III Rondo. AllegroJoshua Bell9:15
50Romance Of The ViolinJoshua Bell
51O Mio Babbino Caro (From Gianni Schicchi)Joshua BellGiacomo Puccini3:26
52La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin = The Girl With The Flaxen Hair (From Préludes Book I)Joshua BellClaude Debussy2:36
53Nocturne In C-Sharp Minor Op. Posth.: Lento Con Gran EspressioneJoshua BellFrédéric Chopin4:08
54Le Cygne = The Swan (From Le Carnaval Des Animaux))Joshua BellCamille Saint-Saëns2:49
55Ständchen = Serenade D 957/4 (From Schwanengesang)Joshua BellFranz Schubert3:47
56Casta Diva (From Norma)Joshua BellVincenzo Bellini4:57
57Andante (From Piano Concerto No. 21, K 467Joshua BellWolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:16
58Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (From Orfeo Ed Euridice)Joshua BellChristoph Willibald Gluck3:53
59Nocturne (From String Quartet No. 2)Joshua BellAlexander Borodin6:38
60Songs My Mother Taught Me Op. 55/4 (From Gypsy Melodies)Joshua BellAntonín Dvořák2:44
61Pur Ti Miro (From L'Incoronazione Di Popea)Joshua BellClaudio Monteverdi3:37
62Élégie: Ô Doux Printemps D'AutrefoisJoshua BellJules Massenet4:09
63Träumerei = Dreaming Op. 15/7 (From Kinderszenen)Joshua BellRobert Schumann2:30
64TchaikovskyJoshua Bell
65Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Op. 35Joshua BellPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
66I Allegro ModeratoJoshua Bell19:35
67II Canzonetta. Andante - AttaccaJoshua Bell6:34
68III Finale. Allegro VivacissimoJoshua Bell10:47
69Méditation In D Minor, Op. 42, No. 1 (From Souvenir D'Un Lieu Cher)Joshua BellPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:38
70Dance Russe = Russian Dance (From Swan Lake Op. 20 (Act III))Joshua BellPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:28
71Sérénade Mélancolique In B-Flat Minor Op. 25Joshua BellPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:59
72Voice Of The ViolinJoshua Bell
73Vocalise Op. 34/14Joshua BellSergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff5:49
74Ave Maria (From Ellens Gesang III D 839)Joshua BellFranz Schubert4:38
75Pourquoi Me Réveiller? = Why Do You Wake Me? (From Werther)Joshua BellJules Massenet2:33
76Après Un Rêve = After A Dream Op. 7/1Joshua BellGabriel Fauré2:45
77Song to The Moon (From Rusalka)Joshua BellAntonín Dvořák5:25
78Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes = Praise The Lord (from Vesperae Solennes De Confessore L. 339)Joshua BellWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:40
79None But The Lonely Heart Op. 6/6Joshua BellPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:47
80Una Furtiva Lagrima = A Furtive Tear (From L'Elisir D'Amore)Joshua BellGaetano Donizetti4:14
81In Trutina = In The Balance (From Carmina Burana)Joshua BellCarl Orff2:32
82Song Without Words In G Major "May Breezes" Op. 62/1Joshua BellFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy2:14
83Beau Soir = Beautiful EveningJoshua BellClaude Debussy2:27
84Estrellita = My Little Star (From 2 Canciones Mexicanas)Joshua BellManuel María Ponce Cuéllar3:12
85Nana (From 7 Canciones Populares Españolas)Joshua BellManuel De Falla2:12
86Je Crois Entendre Encore = I Still Can Hear (From Les Pêcheurs De Perles)Joshua BellGeorges Bizet3:26
87Morgen! = Tomorrow! Op. 27/4Joshua BellRichard Strauss, John Henry Mackay3:40
88Bonus TracksJoshua Bell
89Après Un Rêve Op. 7/1 (Version For Violin And Piano)Joshua BellGabriel Fauré2:54
90Laudate Dominus Omnes Gentes (Alterante Version)Joshua BellWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:59
91John Corigliano / The Red Violin Concerto - Violin SonataJoshua Bell
92Concerto For Violin And Orchestra "The Red Violin"Joshua BellJohn Corigliano
93I ChaconneJoshua Bell16:34
94II Pianissimo ScherzoJoshua Bell5:13
95III Andante FlautandoJoshua Bell6:25
96IV Accelerando FinaleJoshua Bell9:10
97Sonata For Violin And PianoJoshua BellJohn Corigliano
98I AllegroJoshua Bell2:38
99II AndantinoJoshua Bell7:02
100III LentoJoshua Bell5:12
101IV AllegroJoshua Bell7:51
102Vivaldi / The Four SeasonsJoshua Bell
103Le Quattro Stagioni = The Four Seasons (Concertos For Violin, Strings And Basso Continuo Op. 8)Joshua Bell
104La Primavera = Spring (Concerto No. 1 In E Major RV 269 Op. 8/1))Joshua BellAntonio Vivaldi
105I AllegroJoshua Bell3:33
106II LargoJoshua Bell2:36
107III AllegroJoshua Bell4:06
108L'Estate = Summer (Concerto No. 2 In G Minor RV 315 (Op. 8/2))Joshua BellAntonio Vivaldi
109I Allegro Non MoltoJoshua Bell5:26
110II Adagio - PrestoJoshua Bell1:54
111III PrestoJoshua Bell2:41
112L'Autunno = Autumn (Concerto No. 3 In F Major RV 293 (Op. 8/3))Joshua BellAntonio Vivaldi
113I AllegroJoshua Bell5:14
114II Adagio MoltoJoshua Bell2:05
115III AllegroJoshua Bell3:20
116L'Inverno = Winter (Concerto No. 4 In F Minor RV 297 (Op. 8/4))Joshua BellAntonio Vivaldi
117I Allegro Non MoltoJoshua Bell3:24
118II LargoJoshua Bell1:48
119III AllegroJoshua Bell2:39
120-Joshua Bell
121Sonata For Violin And Basso Continuo In G Minor "Devil's Trill" B.g5 (I Larghetto Affettuoso / II Tempo Giusto (Allegro) / III Andante - Allegro Assai - Trillo Del Diavolo Al Pie Del LettoJoshua BellGiuseppe Tartini14:14
122French ImpressionsJoshua Bell
123Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 1 In D Minor Op. 75Joshua BellCamille Saint-Saëns
124I Allegro Agitato -Joshua Bell7:03
125AdagioJoshua Bell5:20
126II Allegretto Moderato -Joshua Bell4:13
127Allegro MoltoJoshua Bell5:53
128Sonata For Violin And Piano In A MajorJoshua BellCésar Franck
129I Allegretto Ben ModeratoJoshua Bell6:14
130II AllegroJoshua Bell7:58
131III Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben Moderato - Molto LentoJoshua Bell7:12
132IV Allegretto Poco MossoJoshua Bell6:00
133Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 2 In G Major M 77Joshua BellMaurice Ravel
134I AllegrettoJoshua Bell7:54
135II Blues. ModeratoJoshua Bell5:27
136III Perpetuum Mobile. AllegroJoshua Bell3:44
137Bonus TrackJoshua Bell
138Berceuse For Violin And Piano In D Major Op. 16Joshua BellGabriel Fauré3:30
139Joshua Bell Conducts Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4 & 7Joshua Bell
140Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major Op. 60Joshua BellLudwig van Beethoven
141I Adagio - Allegro VivaceJoshua Bell11:16
142II AdagioJoshua Bell9:25
143III Allegro Molto E Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Meno AllegroJoshua Bell5:36
144IV Allegro Ma Non TroppoJoshua Bell6:38
145Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor Op. 64Joshua BellLudwig van Beethoven
146I Poco Sostenuto - VivaceJoshua Bell14:18
147II AllegrettoJoshua Bell8:07
148III Presto - (Trio.) Assai Meno PrestoJoshua Bell8:17
149IV Allegro Con BrioJoshua Bell8:41
150BachJoshua Bell
151Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo No. 1 In A Minor BWV 1041Joshua BellJohann Sebastian Bach
152I (Allegro)Joshua Bell3:17
153II AndanteJoshua Bell6:30
154III Allegro AssaiJoshua Bell3:22
155Concerto For Violin, Strings And Continuo No. 2 In E Major BWV 1042Joshua BellJohann Sebastian Bach
156I AllegroJoshua Bell6:51
157II AdagioJoshua Bell5:51
158III Allegro AssaiJoshua Bell2:28
159Chaconne (From Partita For Solo Violin No. 2 In D Minor, BWV 1004)Joshua BellJohann Sebastian Bach13:26
160Air (From Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 3 In D Major, BWV 1068Joshua BellJohann Sebastian Bach4:52
161Gavotte En Rondeau (From partita For Solo Violin No. 3 In E Major, BWV 1006)Joshua BellJohann Sebastian Bach2:49
162For The Love Of BrahmsJoshua Bell
163Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor "Double Concerto" Op. 102Joshua BellJohannes Brahms
164I AllegroJoshua Bell16:51
165II AndanteJoshua Bell7:35
166III Vivace Non Troppo - Poco Meno AllegroJoshua Bell8:39
167Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In D Minor WoO 1: II LangsamJoshua BellRobert Schumann, Benjamin Britten6:21
168Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello No. 1 In B Major Op. 8 (1854 Version)Joshua BellJohannes Brahms
169I Allegro Con Moto - Tempo Un Poco Più Moderato - SchnellerJoshua Bell13:16
170II Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Trio. Più Lento - Tempo IJoshua Bell6:35
171III Adagio Non Troppo - Allegro (Doppio Movimento) - Tempo IJoshua Bell8:04
172IV Finale. Allegro Molto Agitato - Un Poco Più Lento - Tempo IJoshua Bell9:01
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