Violin

More of the finest concert pieces for violin and orchestra, from Baroque to Romantic. Your accompaniment, the Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra conducted by Emil Kahn. American virtuoso Geoffrey Applegate provides the solos in the reference versions presented here.

Beethoven's Trio No. 8 is an excellent and beautiful piano trio, beautifully composed in the great composer's inimitable style. Its companion on this MMO edition are the beautiful chamber-trio variations on 'Ich bin ein Schneider Kakadu' are justly renowned.

As might be expected from this master composer and pianist, Mendelssohn's D-minor trio is graceful and pianistic, the piano part integrated well with the beautiful violin and cello parts. This is without a doubt one of the high-points in Romantic chamber music. Mendelssohn's second piano trio is, like its predecessor, extremely well-balanced among the three instruments. This C-minor masterpiece is a model in compositional form, and a joy to perform. Includes a complete, high-quality printed solo part; and two compact discs containing a complete reference recording of each trio with soloist; and another recording featuring accompaniments only, minus you, the soloist. Ida Bieler, violinThe Classic Piano Trio: Alan Shulman, violoncello; Edwin Hymovitz, piano

The grand old man of the violin, Nicol Paganini, did more for the instrument and the nascent Romantic concerto form than any other composer-performer in history. And this original version of his First Concerto is nothing short of dazzling. It showcases the instrument to the maximum, and this MMO edition offers you a stunning orchestral backdrop for your own pyrotechnics! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you as you learn this masterwork.