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The Essential Joshua Bell [Sony] ()

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composed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer / Sam Bush / Mike Marshall, Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, George Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini, Jascha Heifetz, John Corigliano, Jules Massenet, Karl Goldmark, Leonard Bernstein, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nigel Hess

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The Essential Joshua Bell [Sony] - Béla Fleck (banjo); Edgar Meyer (bass); Frederic Chiu (piano); John Williams (piano); Joshua Bell (violin); Mike Marshall (guitar); Mike Marshall (violin); Mike Marshall (mandola); Sam Bush (violin); Sam Bush (mandolin); Simon Mulligan (piano)
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  1. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Danse Russe
  2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 3. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
  3. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
  4. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
  5. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28: 3. Moderato - Allegretto
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  1. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Danse Russe
  2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 3. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
  3. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
  4. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
  5. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28: 3. Moderato - Allegretto
  6. Beau Soir, arrangement for violin & piano (after Debussy)
  7. Introduction and Tarantella, for violin & orchestra, Op. 43
  8. Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6
  9. Élégie: O doux printemps d'autrefois, for voice & piano (from "Mélodies, Vol.1")
  10. Variations on "O mamma, mamma cara" from "Carnival of Venice" for violin & orchestra in A major, Op. 10, MS 59
  11. Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1
  12. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: 3. Rondo. Allegro
  13. Preludes (3) for piano: Prelude No. 1
  14. Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film)
  15. I Got Rhythm, song (from Girl Crazy, 1930)
  16. Ladies in Lavender, film score: Ladies in Lavender
  17. The Red Violin, film score: The Red Violin
  18. The Red Violin, film score: Pope's Concert
  19. The Red Violin, film score: Coitus Musicalis
  20. Make Our Garden Grow, song for voice & orchestra or piano (from "Candide")
  21. West Side Story Suite, for violin & orchestra (after Bernstein): (Excerpt)
  22. New York, New York, song for voice & piano (from "On the Town")
  23. Ladies in Lavender, film score: Fantasy for violin and orchestra
  24. Short trip home, for violin, double bass, mandolin & guitar
  25. BT, for violin, mandolin, mandola & double bass
  26. Death by triple fiddle
  27. Etude for piano No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17
  28. Our Love Is Here to Stay, song (from The Goldwyn Follies, film)
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Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known collaborations with Edgar Meyer. For those unfamiliar with Bell's recorded works, this two-disc set of The Essential Joshua Bell provides quite a comprehensive overview of his wide-ranging talents. Of course, it could also be argued that if one movement of a concerto is "essential," so too should be the rest of the movements. ...

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PeachTea

Mar 8, 2009

Simply Beautiful

Though I like violin music, I tend to get tired of it after half an hour or so. This does not happen with Joshua Bell, particularly this CD. I found it marvelous; from Gershwin to Tchaikovsky, Bell has got it, and he gives it to us in this CD. Even if you don't generally like violin or classical music, this CD is well worth the money.

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