Over the past several years I have enjoyed the performances of major violin works as performed by Leonidas Kavakos. On this CD, we get an opportunity to hear him perform shorter pieces that are also quite impressive and enjoyable.
The selections are as follows:
Britten:
- Reveille
Dohnányi:
- Ruralia hungarica: Gypsy Andante
Dvorak:
- Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Elgar:
- La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Falla:
- El sombrero de tres picos
Paganini:
- Introduction & Variations on ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ by Paisiello
- Variations on ‘God save the King’, Op. 9
Sarasate:
- Caprice Basque, Op. 24
- Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1
Strauss, R:
- Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes
Stravinsky:
- Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka)
- Chanson Russe
Tárrega:
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Tchaikovsky:
- Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6
Wieniawski:
- Capriccio Valse in E major, Op. 7
Performed by Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Enrico Pace (piano)
Here is Mr. Kavakos, performing a brief section from the Sibelius violin concerto:
