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Joshua Bell!

Posted: Saturday | 08.07.10

Joshua Bell performs!

This is an album of 3 CD’s with wonderful performances by Joshua Bell!

Disk 1 is devoted to Violin Concerti; Disk 2 contains sonatas and chamber music, and CD-3 is devoted to shorter encore pieces.

As such, here are the specifics:

Disk 1 features the Mozart Violin concerto #5, and the Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77;

Disk 2 contains the following:

• Faure’ Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In A, Op.13

• Prokofiev Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In D, Op.94b

• Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2, Op.67

Disk 3 has a collection of well-known encores by Kreisler, Massenet, Paganini, Saint-Seans, Wieniawski, and others.

Mr. Bell has become a huge success in his performances of a large repertoire of music. His phrasing, warm tone, and exquisite technique make his music a delight to hear.

Here is Joshua Bell performing the Bach Chaconne from the Partita #2:

And here’s more, including Mr. Bell talking about the violins that he loves: