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1. The Fiddler of the Opera
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
composed by Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, Jenö Hubay, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Niccolň Paganini, Pablo de Sarasate, Richard Strauss -
2. Smile (2009)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Anne Akiko Meyers (violin)
composed by Arvo Pärt, Astor Piazzolla, Charlie Chaplin, Franz Schubert, Harold Arlen, Michio Miyagi, Olivier Messiaen, Rentaro TakiViolinist Anne Akiko Meyers' Koch release Smile continues, to some extent, from her previous Avie issue Birds in Warped Time in that she is ... More
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4. Szymanowski & Franck: Violin Sonatas
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Chee-Yun (violin)
composed by César Franck, Karol Szymanowski -
6. Tomoko Kato plays Elgar (1998)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Tomoko Kato (violin)
composed by Edward Elgar -
7. Chopin on Violin (1999)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Catherine Manoukian (violin)
composed by Frédéric Chopin -
8. The Fauré Album (2007)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Brinton Smith (cello), Gil Shaham (violin)
composed by Gabriel FauréClassical violinist Gil Shaham has discovered what so many pop artists have already discovered: the future of recording is in self-produced, self ... More
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9. The Fauré Album (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Brinton Smith (cello), Gil Shaham (violin)
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10. Sarasate: Virtuoso Violin Works (2009)
performed by Adele Anthony (violin), Akira Eguchi (piano), Gil Shaham (violin), Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Alejandro Posada (conductor)
composed by Pablo de SarasateThe booklet notes for this release on violinist Gil Shaham's label, Canary Classics, provide a basic overview of the Spanish violinist/composer Pablo ... More
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11. The Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe (2007)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Alexander-Sergei Ramírez (guitar), Boris Belkin (violin), Chee-Yun (violin), Danceries, Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Machiko Kikuchi (guitar), Sharon Isbin (guitar), Shin-Ichi Fukuda (guitar)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Erik Satie, Federico Moreno Torroba, Felix Mendelssohn, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Joaquín Turina, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jules Massenet, Max BruchList of all editionsThe Ultimate Most Relaxing Music for Strings in the Universe may look like a double-disc collection of popular short pieces and excerpts from larger ... More
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12. The Very Best Of Chee Yun
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Chee-Yun (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (conductor)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Claude Debussy, Edouard Lalo, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Fauré, Jules Massenet, Leonard Bernstein, Sergey Rachmaninov -
13. The Most Romantic Violin Music in the Universe (2006)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Baroque Strings Zürich, Carmina Quartet, Chee-Yun (violin), I Solisti Italiani, Jacques Rouvier (piano), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Josef Suk (viola), Kocian Quartet, Lucerne Festival Strings, Smetana Quartet
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Claude Debussy, Edouard Lalo, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Karol Szymanowski, Leonard Bernstein, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel -
14. The Ultimate Most Relaxing Debussy in the Universe (2007)
performed by Akira Eguchi (pianette), Carmina Quartet, Chee-Yun (violin), Eric le Sage (piano), Maxence Larrieu (flute), Michel Béroff (piano), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Susanna Mildonian (harp), Lyon National Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor)
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15. Violin Essentials: The World's Greatest Violin Music (2008)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Chee-Yun (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (conductor)
composed by Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Edouard Lalo, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Jules Massenet, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergey Rachmaninov -
16. Simply Debussy (2007)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Alain Plančs (piano), Carmina Quartet, Chee-Yun (violin), Eric le Sage (piano), Jacques Rouvier (piano), Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Michel Béroff (piano), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Philippe Muller (cello), Yuji Takahashi (piano)
composed by Claude Debussy -
17. Romantic Violin: Classical Music for Intimate Moments (2008)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Boris Belkin (violin), Chee-Yun (violin), I Solisti Italiani, Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Sigrid Cenariu (violin)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, Edouard Lalo, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Max Bruch, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsJust over 54 minutes in length, Romantic Violin: Classical Music for Intimate Moments doesn't seem like much of a bargain, especially when most ... More
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18. Vivaldi: The Orchestral Masterpieces, Vol. 1 [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] (2003)
performed by Adolf Holler (mandolin), Akira Eguchi (piano), Albert Linder (horn), Alfred Brendel (piano), Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Alirio Diaz (guitar), Anton Ganoci (mandolin), Anton Heiller (harpsichord), Brinton Smith (cello), Daniel Thune (harpsichord)
composed by Alonso de Mudarra, Antonio Vivaldi, English Traditional, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Canteloube, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
19. Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Albert Linder (horn), Alfred Brendel (piano), Alfred Deller (vocals), Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Alirio Diaz (guitar), Anton Heiller (harpsichord), Brinton Smith (cello), Concentus Musicus Wien, Gil Shaham (violin)
composed by Alonso de Mudarra, English Traditional, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Canteloube, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsEverybody has their favorites among the great postwar recordings of Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Some prefer the steely lucidity of ... More
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20. The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar of Favourite Classics (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Cambridge Buskers, Dag Ingram (accordion), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Dino Ciani (piano), Emerson String Quartet, Genevičve Joy Bonneau (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Gil Shaham (violin), Göran Söllscher (guitar)
composed by Aaron Copland, Alexander Glazunov, Antonio Vivaldi, Arthur Honegger, Astor Piazzolla, Claude Debussy, Darius Milhaud, Edvard Grieg, Emile Waldteufel, Felix Mendelssohn, Francesco Manfredini, Franz Joseph Haydn, Frederick Delius, George Frederick HandelList of all editionsIt's a bit depressing how many new releases from the "major" classical labels these days consist of recycled old recordings, but give Deutsche ... More
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21. The Ultimate Most Romantic String Music in the Universe (2008)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Andrea Coen (organ), Anthea Gifford (guitar), Ayako Shinozaki (harp), Baroque Strings Zürich, Chee-Yun (violin), I Solisti Italiani, Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin), Lunaire Ensemble, Mozart String Trio, Prague String Quartet
composed by Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Edouard Lalo, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, Gaetano Donizetti, Gustav Mahler, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jules MassenetList of all editionsDenon's generous, if hyperbolically titled twofer The Ultimate Most Romantic String Music in the Universe covers extremely familiar ground in its ... More
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22. Tchaikovsky: The Orchestral Masterpieces, Vol. 1 [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Albert Linder (horn), Alfred Brendel (piano), Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Alirio Diaz (guitar), Anton Heiller (harpsichord), Brinton Smith (cello), Concentus Musicus Wien, James Friskin (piano), John Ogdon (piano)
composed by Alonso de Mudarra, English Traditional, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Canteloube, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
23. Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Albert Linder (horn), Alfred Brendel (piano), Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Alirio Diaz (guitar), Anton Heiller (harpsichord), Brinton Smith (cello), Concentus Musicus Wien, Denis Matthews (piano), Friedrich Gulda (piano)
composed by Alonso de Mudarra, English Traditional, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Canteloube, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
24. Masterpieces for Guitar [Exclusive Free Sampler Included] (2003)
performed by Akira Eguchi (piano), Albert Linder (horn), Alfred Brendel (piano), Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Alirio Diaz (guitar), Anton Heiller (harpsichord), Brinton Smith (cello), Concentus Musicus Wien, Gil Shaham (vocals), James Friskin (piano)
composed by Alirio Diaz, Alonso de Mudarra, Anonymous, Antonio Vivaldi, Catalan Traditional, Domenico Scarlatti, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, English Traditional, Enriqué Granados, Federico Moreno Torroba, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tárrega, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré

