Violin and Orchestra
Adagio Balletto Campestre Carnival of Venice God Save the King Maestosa Sonata Sentimentale
Marie Luisa Moto Perpetuo Napoleon Non più mesta I Palpiti Polacca with variations La Primavera
Sonata a Preghiera ('Moses Fantasy') Sonata movimento perpetuo*: Version A / Version B
Sonata Varsavia Sonata with variations Le Streghe Tarantella
*Version A: Larghetto con passione, Perpetuela. Version B: Andante amoroso, Perpetuela.
Jelden, Michael (violin) / Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz–Reichenbach / Fraas, Stefan (conductor)
CD: Edition Hera 02115
Recorded 26 January 2004 (Neuberinhaus Reichenbach, Vogtland, Germany)
[Used as an alternative adagio in Jelden's recording of the Concerto No 2 (see 'Concertos'). Orchestral score by Michael Jelden; première recording of this work with Jelden's orchestration]
Quarta, Massimo (violin and conductor) / Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
CD (multimedia): Dynamic CDS 438
CD (4; 3 audio + 1 multimedia): Dynamic (The 6 Violin Concertos) CDS 450 [See note below]
Recorded 14 July 2002 (Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, Italy)
[Première recording and performed on Paganini's Guarnieri del Gesù violin, 'Il Cannone'. Orchestral score by Francesco Fiore. CDS 438 and CD No. 4 of CDS 450 each contain a videoclip of the recording, a history of Paganini's violin (with photographs), photographs of Massimo Quarta, technical drawings, printable documents, and a catalogue of Dynamic's Paganini releases]
Balletto Campestre: Variations on a comic theme, M.S. 74
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Tamponi, Franco (conductor)
LP: Angel (Paganini, Volume 2) DS 38128
LP: EMI (Paganini, Volume 2) EL 27 0063–1
CD (2): EMI Digital Twins CZS 7 67567 2
Recorded 10 or 11 December 1983 (Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
[Première recording. Orchestral score by Franco Tamponi]
The Carnival of Venice (Il Carnevale di Venezia): Variations on the Neapolitan song O mamma, mamma cara, in A major, M.S. 59 (Op. 10)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Tamponi, Franco (conductor)
LP: Angel (Paganini, Volume 1) DS 38127
LP: EMI (Paganini, Volume 1) EL 27 0062–1
CD: Elite Classics (Paganini Collection) SI–655–A [Russian issue; no volume number stated]
CD: EMI (Italy) / Famiglia Cristiana I Grandi Concerti 8 26258 2 [Italian issue]
CD (2): EMI Digital Twins CZS 7 67567 2
CD (2): EMI Classics CZS 5 72854 2
Recorded 8 or 9 December 1983 (Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin and conductor) / Italian Chamber Orchestra
CD: Warner Fonit (Il Violino Virtuoso in Italia) 3984 27264–2
Recorded May 1997 (all'Oratorio del Gonfalone Studio, Rome, Italy)
[Orchestral score by Franco Tamponi]
Degani, Lucio (violin) / Mussutto, Ferdinando (piano)
CD: Real Sound (Violin and Piano Encores) RS 051–0073
Recorded sometime between 20 & 22 August 2001 (Gustav Mahler Saal, Toblach, Dobbiaco, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Balsam, Artur (piano)
45: Columbia PE 19 [limited edition]
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Balsam, Artur (piano)
CD: Bridge Records (Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol.17: An Evening of Paganini) 9125
Recorded 1954 (Library of Congress, Washington, USA)
[Live recording. Arranged for violin and piano. First commercial release of this never-before-issued recital piece]
Haxton, A. Stroud (violin) / ? (piano)
78 (10"): Columbia 1378
78 (10"): Regal G 6219
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Kremer, Gidon and Grindenko, Tatyana (violins)
LP (2) [fold out]: Eurodisc 25 182 XDK
LP (2) [fold out]: Melodiya C10 12995/8
CD (2): RCA Victor Red Seal / BMG Ariola Classics 74321 96977 2
Recorded December 1977 (Munich, Germany)
[Arrangement by Gidon Kremer for two violins. In this arrangement selected variations from Paganini’s and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst’s ‘Carnival of Venice Variations’ are presented side by side with Kremer’s own variations]
Mendels, Émile (violin) / Pathé Symphony Orchestra / ? (conductor)
78: Pathé 170
78 (10"): Pathé 1087
78 (11½"): Pathé 5508
78: Pathé 5510
78: Pathé 9551
Mezzena, Franco (violin) / Sebastiani, Adriano (guitar)
LP [fold out]: Dynamic DS 4003
CD: Dynamic In Primis CDS 03
Recorded March 1979 (Santuario della Madonnetta, Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and guitar]
Milenkovich, Stefan (violin) / Paderni, Massimo (piano)
CD: Dynamic (N. Paganini: Recital) CDS 166
Recorded sometime between 13 & 18 June 1996 (Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Repin, Vadim (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jansons, Mariss (conductor)
DVD: TDK (A Night of Encores) [Catalogue number ?]
Recorded 23 June 2002 (Berlin Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany)
[Live recording]
Turban, Ingolf (violin and conductor) / I Virtuosi di Paganini
CD: Telos Music Records (Il Maestro e lo Scolaro) TLS 115
Recorded sometime between 9–11 March 2005 (Tonstudio Mechernich–Floisdorf, Germany)
[String orchestra accompaniment by Holger Frey]
Wallace, John (cornet) / Orchestra ? / Wright, Simon (conductor)
CD: Nimbus Records (The Wallace Collection: The Origin of the Species) NI 5470
[Arranged for cornet and orchestra]
Yakovlev, Vladimir (domra) / Okunev, Boris (guitar)
LP: Meldoiya CM 03023/4
[Freely Arranged by Vladimir Yakovlev and Boris Okunev for domra and guitar]
Zenatý, Ivan (violin) / Langer, Milan (piano)
CD: Edit Pop 'n' Classic (Oh my Love – Violin) 41 0011–2
[Arranged for violin and piano]
God Save the King: Variations on the English national anthem, M.S. 56 (Op. 9)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / Beltrami, Antonio (piano)
LP: RCA Italiana SL 20216
LP: RCA Victor GL 32578
Recorded c.1961
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Accardo, Salvatore (violin)
LP (2) [fold out]: Deutsche Grammophon (Complete Edition) 2707 107
LP (2) [fold out]: Deutsche Grammophon 2721 185
CD: Aquarius The Best of Classics (Violin Sonatas) AQVR 108–2 [Russian issue]
CD (6): Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition (Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings) 463 754–2
Recorded January 1978 (Herkules-Saal, Munich, Germany)
[Arranged for solo violin]
Feng, Ning (violin)
SACD (hybrid disc): Channel of China (Hello Mr Paganini) CCS SA 80807
Recorded January 2007 (Frits Philipszaal, Eindhoven, Holland)
[Arranged for solo violin]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Fauré, Maurice (piano)
78: Columbia LFX 192
CD: Dante Lys (Zino Francescatti, Vol. 1: The Complete Pre-War Electric Recordings – Paris, 1928–31) LYS 325
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Jelden, Michael (violin)
mp3 (downloadable): Faro Music [Available for purchase exclusively from http://shop.michaeljelden.com]
Recorded Autumn 2003
Kubelik, Jan (violin)
78: Fonotipia 69013
78: Fonotipia F 984
78: Odeon 8016 FXC
CD (2): Biddulph Recordings (The Acoustic Recordings) LAB 033/4
CD: Istituto Discografico Italiano (Omaggio a Paganini) IDIS 291
Recorded 1905 (Milan, Italy)
[Arranged for solo violin. Première recording]
Li, Chuanyun (violin)
DVD: Poloarts (La Ronde des Lutins) POLO VMS–20150–4
Recorded October 2004 (Beijing Century Theatre, Beijing, China)
[Arranged for solo violin. Variations Nos. 3 and 5 omitted and plays first section only of variation No 4 (although second section may have been edited out)]
Milenkovich, Stefan (violin)
CD (2): Dynamic (Complete Music for Solo Violin) CDS 402/1–2
Recorded October 2002 or June 2003 (Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for solo violin. Variations Nos. 3 and 5 omitted]
Pikaizen, Viktor Alexandrovich (violin) / Pikaizen, Tatiana (piano)
LP: Melodiya (Niccolo Paganini: Works for Violin and Piano) C10 18013/4
CD (5): Melodiya (Violin Solo) MEL CD 10 01000
Recorded 1982
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin) / Persinger, Louis (piano)
LP: Decca 220062
LP: Decca Eclipse (A Paganini Recital) ECS 585
LP: Decca LXT 2808
LP: London (A Paganini Recital) CM 9099
LP: London (A Paganini Recital) LL 1005
CD (2): Double Decca (Virtuoso Violin – The Art of Ruggiero Ricci) 458 191–2
Recorded February 1954 (Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin)
LP: Decca Gold Label (Bravura!) DL 710172
Recorded c.1970
[Arranged for solo violin]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin)
CD (2): One-Eleven, Ltd. URS 90033
Recorded 1978 (St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, Canada)
[Arranged for solo violin. Live recording]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin)
LP: Etcetera ETC 1038
CD (10): Dynamic (Ruggiero Ricci – A Life for the Violin) CDS 393/1–10
CD: Etcetera KTC 1038
Recorded 20 October 1979 (Carnegie Hall, New York, USA)
[Arranged for solo violin. Live recording]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin)
CD (2): One-Eleven, Ltd. (A Tribute to Ruggiero Ricci) URS 8901–1/2
Recorded 11 June 1988 (City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong)
[Arranged for solo violin. Live recording]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin)
VHS-NTSC (2): One-Eleven, Ltd. (The Complete Video Book on Violin Playing) VHN 20600
Recorded 1988
[Arranged for solo violin. Recorded live in Rome. Possibly identical recording to previous entry]
Trusler, Matthew (violin)
CD: Droffig Recordings / National Trust NTCD 007
Recorded 15 or 19 June 1995 (Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England)
[Arranged for solo violin. Variations Nos. 3 and 5 omitted]
Turban, Ingolf (violin) / Dünki, Jean-Jacques (piano)
CD: Claves Records (Nostalgien) CD 50–8917
Recorded August 1989 (Stadttheatre, Chur, Switzerland)
[Arranged for violin and piano. Reverses order of variations Nos. 4 & 5 and plays second section only of former and first section only of latter]
Varga, Ruben George (violin)
LP: Audio Fidelity 1st Component Series FCS 50061
Recorded c.1974
Maestosa Sonata Sentimentale: Variations for the fourth string on the theme Gott erhalte Franz den Kasier (Austrian national anthem) by F. J. Haydn, M.S. 51
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dutoit, Charles (conductor)
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2536 376
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2530 961
CD: Aquarius The Best of Classics (Violin Sonatas) AQVR 108–2 [Russian issue]
CD: Deutsche Grammophon 423 578–2
CD (6): Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition (Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings) 463 754–2
CD (2): Elite Classics (Paganini Collection, Vol. 3) SI–655–C,D [Russian issue]
Recorded January 1976 (Barking Town Hall, London, England)
[Première recording]
Quarta, Massimo (violin) / Redaelli, Stefania (piano)
CD: Dynamic CDS 232
Recorded sometime between 22 & 24 September 1998 (Genoa, Italy)
[Première recording of autograph manuscript original version. Arranged for violin and piano]
Marie Luisa: Sonata with variations for the fourth string, in E major, M.S. 79
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Tamponi, Franco (conductor)
LP: Angel (Paganini, Volume 2) DS 38128
LP: EMI (Paganini, Volume 2) EL 27 0063–1
CD (2): EMI Digital Twins CZS 7 67567 2
Recorded 10 or 11 December 1983 (Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
[Première recording]
Fornaciari, Marco (violin) / Sebastiani, Adriano (guitar)
CD (6): Fone 93 F 08
Recorded early 1990s
[Arranged for violin and guitar]
Moto Perpetuo (Allegro vivace a movimento perpetuo) in C major, M.S. 72 (Op. 11)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Marriner, Neville (conductor)
CD (2): Philips Classics Duo (The Best of Paganini) 462 865–2
CD: Philips Eloquence (The Best of Paganini) 464 371–2 [Australian issue]
Recorded August 1987 (London, England)
[Arranged by Tevor Connah for string orchestra]
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / Beltrami, Antonio (piano)
LP: RCA Italiana SL 20216
LP: RCA Victor KVIS 199
LP: RCA Victor GL 32514
LP: RCA Victor GL 32578
LP: RCA Victrola MCL 551
Recorded c.1961
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / Canino, Bruno (piano)
LP: EMI EL 270186
CD: EMI Laser (Best-loved Classics 7) CDZ 7 62506 2
Recorded 1984
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / The Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Tamponi, Franco (conductor)
LP: Angel (Paganini, Volume 1) DS 38127
LP: EMI (Paganini, Volume 1) EL 27 0062–1
CD: EMI (Italy) / Famiglia Cristiana I Grandi Concerti 8 26258 2 [Italian issue]
CD: EMI Classics For Pleasure (Favourite Violin) CDCFP 5 68143 2
CD (2): EMI Digital Twins CZS 7 67567 2
CD: EMI Encore (The Most Famous Violin Classics) CDE 68309
CD: EMI HMV Classics (124: Violin Showpieces) HMV 5 68477 2
CD (2): EMI Seraphim (Violin Classics) CES 5 69113 2
Recorded 8 or 9 December 1983 (Abbey Road Studios, London, England)
Banyak, Kalman (violin) / Petri, Egon (piano)
78: MHV SZN 3068
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Bianchi, Luigi Alberto (violin) / Preda, Maurizio (guitar)
CD: Dynamic (Works for Violin and Guitar) CDS 411
CD (9): Dynamic (Complete Works for Violin and Guitar) CDS 466/1–9
Recorded March 2002 (Genoa, Italy)
[Original arrangement for violin and guitar]
Bignami, Giulio (violin) / Fuga, Sandro (piano)
LP [fold out]: Dynamic (Documenti Storici) DS 4020
CD: Dynamic In Primis (Paganini Historical Documents) CDS 01
Recorded 4 April 1937 (Palazzo Tursi, Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano. Performed on Paganini's Guarnieri del Gesù violin, 'Il Cannone', and broadcast by radio; the radio broadcast was received in New York and recorded on 78 rpm discs]
Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble
LP (10"): Melodiya D 6417/8
LP: Melodiya D 020745/6
LP: Melodiya S 01561/2
[Arranged for violin orchestra]
Bolshoi Theatre Violinists Ensemble
45: Supraphon SUK 30038
[Arranged for violin orchestra. Possibly identical recording to previous entry]
Boston Promenade Orchestra (violin section) / Fiedler, Arthur (conductor)
45: His Master's Voice 7P120
[Arranged by Langendoen for violin orchestra]
Campoli, Alfredo (violin) / Crooke, Sidney (piano)
78 (10"): Columbia DB 1772
Recorded c.1937
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Stock, Frederick (conductor)
CD (2): Biddulph Recordings (Frederick Stock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) WHL 021/2
Recorded 1941
[Arranged by Frederick Stock for orchestra]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Stock, Frederick (conductor)
LP: Columbia RL 3022
Recorded 1966
[Arranged by Frederick Stock for orchestra]
Childs, Nicholas and Childs, Robert (euphoniums) / Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band / Newsome, Roy (conductor)
CD: Chandos (British Bandsmen Centenary Concert) CHAN 4513
Recorded 1987
[Arranged by H. Snell for two euphoniums and brass band. Live recording]
Ciulei–Atanasiu, Lenuta (violin) / Lefterescu, Ogneanca (piano)
LP: Electrecord ST–ECE 02187
Recorded c.1977
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Czech Army Central Band / Belohoubek, Karel (conductor)
CD: Clarton CQ 0034–2
[Arranged for military band]
Damian, Benone (violin) / Symphonic Orchestra of the Ploiesti Philharmonic / Baciu, Ion (conductor)
LP: Electrecord (Musical Jewels) ST–ECE 03740
CD: Electrecord (Musical Jewels) EDC 482
Degani, Lucio (violin) / Mussutto, Ferdinando (piano)
CD: Real Sound (Violin and Piano Encores) RS 051–0073
Recorded sometime between 20 & 22 August 2001 (Gustav Mahler Saal, Toblach, Dobbiaco, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
E.I.A.R. Symphony Orchestra, Turin / Parodi, La Rosa (conductor)
78: Parlophone E 11355
Recorded c.1937
[Arranged by Bernardino Molinari for orchestra]
Ferguson, Kevin (electric guitar)
CD: DeBone Music (Strad To Strat) CLCS 795
Recorded 1995
[Arranged by Kevin Ferguson for electric guitar and synthesizer orchestra]
Fornaciari, Marco (violin) / Sebastiani, Adriano (guitar)
CD (6): Fone 93 F 08
Recorded early 1990s
[Original arrangement for violin and guitar]
Galway, James (flute) / National Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerhardt, Charles (conductor)
LP: RCA Victor (Showpieces) LRL1 5094
LP: RCA Victor (Golden Flute) LRL1 5127
CD: RCA Victor Gold Seal (James Galway: Man with the Flute) GD 60924
CD: RCA Victor (The Legendary James Galway: Man with the Golden Flute) 63807
Recorded c.1974
[Arranged by Charles Gerhardt for flute and orchestra]
Garami, Arthur (violin) / Solchany, G. (piano)
78: Columbia
78: Pacific PIZ 1571
78: Pacific PIZ 6166
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Hall, Marie (violin) / ? (piano)
78: His Master's Voice 2–07916
78: His Master's Voice D 77
LP: Rococo (Famous Violinists) 2001
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Hasson, Maurice (violin) / Brown, Ian (piano)
CD: Pickwick IMP Classics (Violin Favourites) PCD 1027
Recorded 26 or 27 February 1992 (Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, England)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Heifetz, Jascha (violin) / Benoist, André (piano)
78: His Master's Voice 2–07963
78: His Master's Voice DB 287
78: RCA Victor 74581A (s-s)
LP: RCA Victor
CD: Biddulph Recordings (The Early Victor Recordings) LAB 015
CD: Istituto Discografico Italiano (Omaggio a Paganini) IDIS 291
CD (3): RCA Victor Gold Seal (The Heifetz Collection, Vol. 1: The Acoustic Recordings) 09026–61732–2
CD (65): RCA Victor Gold Seal (The Heifetz Collection: Complete) 09026–61778–2
Recorded 3 October 1918 (New York, USA)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Hentrich, Wolfgang (violin) / Gottschall, Markus (guitar)
CD: Auris Subtilis (Cantabile) AS 5008–2000 [German issue]
Recorded sometime between 21–23 November 2005 (Kirche der Gemeinde Reichenberg, Germany)
[Arranged for violin and guitar]
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra / Dragon, Carmen (conductor)
LP: Capitol (L'Italia) P 8351 (m), SP 8351 (s)
Recorded c.1956
[Arranged for orchestra]
Huschke, Wolfram (cello)
CD: RCA Victor (Diabolica) 74321 27014 2
[Arranged for solo cello ?]
Jeunesses Musicales Orchestra / Martinon, Jean (conductor)
LP: EMI MLGD 120
Recorded 1975
[Arranged for orchestra by Jean Martinon]
Jucker, Rama (cello) / Wolfensberger, Rita (piano)
LP: Pelca PSR 40625
[Arranged for cello and piano]
Krylov, Sergej (violin) / Mormone, Stefania (piano)
CD: Agorá Musica AG 198
Recorded sometime between 21–24 September 1998 (Palazzo Pallavicino, Cremona, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Kubelik, Jan (violin) / ? (piano)
78: Fonotipia 39192
78: Fonotipia F 980
78: Odeon 8012 FXC
LP: Pearl (Great Virtuosi of the Golden Age, Volume II – Violin) GEM 102
CD (2): Biddulph Recordings LAB 033/4
Recorded 1905
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Lénert, Pierre (viola) / Decamp, Nelly (guitar)
CD: Syrius SYR 141365
Recorded April 2001 (Grand auditorium de l'Ecole de Musique d'Aulnay-sous-Bois, France)
[Arranged for viola and guitar]
Lewkowitz, Henri (violin) / Vallribera, P. (piano)
LP: Decca 215766
LP: Decca CCL 38005
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra, Budapest / Rolla, Janos (conductor)
CD: Hungaroton White Label (Encores) HRC 060
[Arranged for orchestra]
Macaluso, Vincenzo (guitar)
MC: Klavier (The 10 String Guitar Interprets Classics) KC 508
[Arranged for solo guitar]
Manén, Juan (violin) / Orchestra ? / Kark (conductor)
78: Parlophone 2–2043
78: Parlophone E 10105
78: Parlophone P 211
Recorded 1919
Manén, Juan (violin) / ? (piano)
78: Scala 5010
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Marsalis, Winton (cornet) / Eastman Wind Ensemble / Huntsberger, Donald (conductor)
LP: CBS Masterworks (Winton Marsalis: Carnaval) IM 42137
CD: CBS Masterworks (Winton Marsalis: Carnaval) MK 42137
Recorded 1986
[Arranged by Donald Huntsberger for cornet and wind ensemble]
Meadowmount Summer School of the Society for Strings / ? (conductor)
78 (s-s): RCA Victor [Catalogue number ?]
[Arranged for string orchestra]
Menuhin, Yehudi (violin) / Gazelle, Marcel (piano)
78: His Master's Voice DB 2414
78: His Master's Voice DB 3499
78: His Master's Voice ED 370
78: RCA Victor 8866
78: RCA Victor 17730
LP: EMI References C051 43322
CD: Aura Music (Yehudi Menuhin Plays Paganini) AUR 228–2
CD: Biddulph Recordings (Yehudi Menuhin Plays Virtuoso Violin Music) LAB 126
CD: Dante Lys (Pierre Monteux Edition, Volume 3) LYS 479
CD: EMI References CDH 5 65959 2
CD (6): EMI References (Y. Menuhin: 80th Birthday Edition) CHS 5 65964 2
CD: Istituto Discografico Italiano (Omaggio a Paganini, Vol. 2) IDIS 6409
CD: Malibran (The Young Menuhin) CDRG 135
CD: Testament SBT 1003
Recorded 28 September 1934 (Albert Studio, Paris, France)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Menuhin, Yehudi (violin) / Baller (piano)
45: RCA Victor EP 3043
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Mezzena, Franco (violin) / Sebastiani, Adriano (guitar)
LP [fold out]: Dynamic DS 4003
CD: Dynamic In Primis CDS 03
Recorded March 1979 (Santuario della Madonnetta, Genoa, Italy)
[Original arrangement for violin and guitar]
Milenkovich, Stefan (violin) / Paderni, Massimo (piano)
CD: Dynamic (N. Paganini: Recital) CDS 166
CD: Kvadro Disk Romantic Classic RCL 007 [Artists not named. Russian issue]
Recorded sometime between 13 & 18 June 1996 (Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Nadien, David (violin) / Barere, Boris (piano)
LP: Kapp (Works by the Virtuoso Violinists) KC 9060 (m), KCL 9060 (s)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Nadruz, Eduardo (harmonica) / Peracchi, Leo (piano)
78: Continental 20.153 [Brazilian pressing]
Recorded June 1956 (Brazil)
[Arranged for harmonica and piano. It took Nadruz (aka 'Edú da Gaita') 11 years of practice to learn to play Moto Perpetuo on the harmonica; omitting the repeat and a few bars near the end, he manages to 'blow it out' in 3 minutes and 21 seconds. An mp3 file of the recording can be downloaded from a web site authored by Nadruz's son, Eduardo: www.edudagaita.com.br ]
Nakarjakov, Sergei (trumpet) / Markovich, Alexander (piano)
CD: Teldec 4509–94554–2
Recorded 1994
[Arranged by Sergei Nakarjakov for trumpet and piano]
National Symphony Orchestra / Rostropovich, Mistislav (conductor)
CD: Sony (Rostropovich: Return to Russia) SK 45 836
Recorded 13 or 14 February 1990 (Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia)
[Live recording. Arranged for orchestra]
NBC Symphony Orchestra / Toscanini, Arturo (conductor)
78: His Master's Voice DB 3858
78 (2): Victor M 590
LP [fold out]: Dynamic (Documenti Storici) DS 4020
LP: RCA Victor RB 6606–7
CD: Dynamic In Primis (Paganini Historical Documents) CDS 01
CD: RCA Victor Gold Seal (Toscanini Collection, Vol.40) GD 60308
Recorded 1939
[Arranged by Bernardino Molinari for orchestra]
NBC Symphony Orchestra / Toscanini, Arturo (conductor)
CD: Dell’ Arte CDDA9020
Recorded 1940
[Arranged by Arturo Toscanini for orchestra]
Oistrakh, Igor Davidovich (violin) / Zertsalova, Nataliya (piano)
LP: ABC Classics (Igor Oistrakh Plays Paganini) AB 67027
LP: Eterna 8 26 744
LP: Eurodisc (Igor Oistrakh Plays Paganini) 87 953 KK
LP: Le Chant du Monde LDX 78716
LP: Melodiya (Igor Oistrakh Plays Paganini) 33C10 04841/2
LP (2): Musical Heritage Society MHS 824311
LP: United Artists Melodiya UACL 10003
Recorded September 1973 (Moscow, Russia)
[Arranged by Konius for violin and piano]
Papavrami, Tedi (violin) / Larrieu, Christophe (piano)
CD: Harmonia Mundi HMC90 5207
Recorded January 1990
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Parlow, Kathleen (violin) / ? (piano)
78 (10"): His Master's Voice 3–7917
CD (2): APR CDAPR 7015
Recorded 1909
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Perenyi, Miklos (cello) / Kocsis, Zoltan (piano)
LP: Hungaroton (Encores) SLPD 12574
CD: Hungaroton White Label (Cello Encores) HRC 177
[Arranged for cello and piano]
Perlman, Itzhak (violin) / Sanders, Samuel (piano)
LP: EMI (Violin Recital, Volume 1) C063 02463
CD: EMI (My Favourite Kreisler) CDC 7 47467 2
Recorded 1985
[Arranged by Fritz Kreisler for violin and piano]
Philadelphia Orchestra / Ormandy, Eugene (conductor)
LP: Columbia (Virtuosi) ML 5129
Recorded c.1959
[Arranged for orchestra]
Pittel, Harvey (saxophone) / Nel, Anton (piano)
CD: Crystal Records (Bach & Noodles) 654
[Arranged for saxophone and piano]
Rabin, Michael (violin) / Columbia Symphony Orchestra / Voorhees, Donald (conductor)
LP (10"): Columbia AL 38
45: Philips 409007 AE
45: Philips NBE 11003
CD: Sony Classical Masterworks Heritage (Michael Rabin and Ossy Renardy) MHK 60894
Recorded 29 January 1953 (Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, USA)
Rabin, Michael (violin) / Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra / Slatkin, Felix (conductor)
LP (10"): Capitol K 60690 (m), STK 60690 (s) [German pressings]
LP: Capitol (The Magic Bow) P 8510 (m), SP 8510 (s)
LP: EMI C063 81646
LP: Seraphim (Michael Rabin – In Memoriam) S 60199
LP: World Record Club (The Magic Bow) S 5129 [Australian pressing]
CD: EMI CDM 7 63660–2
CD (6): EMI Classics CMS 7 64123–2
CD: Royal Classics (Strings By Starlight: Immortal Classics) ROY 6463
Recorded September 1959
[Arranged by Fritz Kreisler for violin and orchestra]
Ricci, Ruggiero (unaccompanied violin)
CD: One-Eleven, Ltd. (Ricci: The Making of a Legend, Vol. 4) URS 50110
Recorded sometime between 1926–1930
[Recording cut off during closing bars]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin) / Persinger, Louis (piano)
78: Polydor 8004
78: Polydor 566257
78 (3): Vox 614 [Disc 615]
LP: Festival CFR 12–292 [Australian pressing]
LP: Vox VLP 6490
45: Vox VIP 45340
CD (5): VoxBox (The Art of Ruggiero Ricci) CD5X 3611
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin) / Fürstner, Carl (piano)
CD: One-Eleven, Ltd. Essential Performance Reference EPR 94010
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin) / U.S. Army Airforce Symphony Orchestra / Schlussel, Sanford (conductor)
CD (2): Istituto Discografico Italiano (Ruggiero Ricci Plays Paganini) IDIS 6439/40
CD (2): One-Eleven, Ltd. Essential Performance Reference (Paganini – Ricci) EPR 95013
Recorded 1945
[Live recording]
Ricci, Ruggiero (violin) / Persinger, Louis (piano)
LP: Decca 18174
LP: Decca 71066
LP: Decca 220062
LP: Decca Eclipse (A Paganini Recital) ECS 585
LP: Decca LXT 2808
LP: London (A Paganini Recital) CM 9099
LP: London (A Paganini Recital) LL 1005
CD (2): Double Decca (Virtuoso Violin – The Art of Ruggiero Ricci) 458 191–2
Recorded February 1954 (Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Rostal, Max (violin) / Szreter, K. (piano)
78: Vox 06247
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Rusin, Miroslav (violin) / Miansarov, Eduard (piano)
LP: Melodiya 33C10 06577/8
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja (violin) / Harrell, Lynn (cello) / Kim, Benny (instrument ?) / Kawasaki, Masao (instrument ?) / Lidström, Mats (instrument ?) / Sasaki, Ryo (instrument ?)
CD: Angel Classics (Speaking in Strings) 56908B
[Arranged for string ensemble]
Schneidermann, Dina (violin) / Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra / Margarytov (conductor)
LP: Balkanton BCA 1262
LP: Balkanton BKA 10517
Sextuor de Clarinettes de Paris
LP (10"): London LD 9219
[Arranged for clarinet sextet]
Shaham, Gil (violin) / Sollscher, Goran (guitar)
CD: Aquarius AQVR 078–2 [Russian issue]
CD: Deutsche Grammophon 437 837–2
Recorded November 1992 (Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin, Germany)
[Revision by Lars Hannibal of original arrangement for violin and guitar]
Shikhmurzayeva, Zarius (violin) / Kokonina (piano)
LP (10"): Melodiya D 17623/4
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Shikhmurzayeva, Zarius (violin) / Muntyan, Mikhail (piano)
LP: Melodiya D 17643/4
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Silverstein, Joseph (violin) / Zgodava, Richard (piano)
CD: Intersound Records (Family Time Classics) 3762
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Sitkovetsky, Julian Gregorevich (violin) / Yampolsky, Vladimir (piano)
78 (10"): CCCP 17549/50
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Šporcl, Pavel (violin) / Jiříkovský, Petr (piano)
CD: Supraphon SU 3772–2
Recorded on one of the following dates: 6/7 June, or 6/7/12/13 July 2004 (Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Sroubek, Karel (violin) / Maxián, Frantisek (piano)
78: Supraphon G 22259
78: Ultraphon G 14204
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Steiger-Betzak, Annie (violin) / ? (piano)
78: Polydor 2035
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Stokowski Symphony Orchestra / Stokowski, Leopold (conductor)
LP: Capitol P 8415 (m), SP 8415 (s)
Recorded c.1958
[Arranged for orchestra]
Tortelier, Paul (cello) / Iwasaki, Shuku (piano)
LP: EMI (Encores) C039 81294
LP: EMI (Encores) HQS 1289
LP: EMI ED 290209–1
LP: EMI SEOM 19
CD: EMI CDM 7 69456–2
CD: EMI HMV Classics Collection (138: The Sound of the Cello) HMV 5 68782 2
Recorded c.1972
[Arranged for cello and piano]
Trabucco, Mario (violin) / Scanu, José (guitar)
CD (multimedia): Art Music in Liguria D2001G8 [See note below]
CD: Devega (Il Cavaliere Filharmonico) DC1013
Recorded c.1998 (Orange Studio, Genoa, Italy)
[Original arrangement for violin and guitar and performed on Paganini's Guarnieri del Gesù violin, 'Il Cannone'. Art Music in Liguria CD contains interactive tracks on Paganini's life, music and violin]
Viólin, Mischa (violin) / ? (piano)
78 (10"): Edison Diamond Disc 80828
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Virtuosi, USA / Vardi, Emanuel (conductor)
LP: Brunswick AXTL 1093 (m), SXA 4002 (s)
LP: Decca Gold Label DL 10024 (m), DL 710024 (s)
Recorded c.1960
[Arranged by J. Vardi for string orchestra]
Yashvili, Marina (violin) / Walter, Naum (piano)
CD: Russian Compact Disc (Russian Violin School) 16252
Recorded 1975
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Zhuk, Valentin I. (violin) / Rossokhatsky, A. (piano)
LP: Melodiya D 016013/4
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Orchestra ? / Cremier, Jean-Eddie (conductor)
LP: CBS 51012
[Arranged for orchestra]
Orchestra ? / Linden, Dolf van der (conductor)
78: Decca XP 6134
[Arranged for orchestra]
Napoleon: Sonata with variations for the fourth string, in E flat major, M.S. 5
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dutoit, Charles (conductor)
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2531 261
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2536 376
CD: Aquarius The Best of Classics (Violin Sonatas) AQVR 108–2 [Russian issue]
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Galleria 439 981–2
CD (6): Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition (Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings) 463 754–2
CD: Kvadro Disk Romantic Classic RCL 007 [Russian issue]
Recorded January 1976 (Barking Town Hall, London, England)
[Re Kvadro CD: Introduzione, Andantino variato, Variation No. 1 and Finale only; note that the track listed as 'Andantino variato' comprises the Andantino variato AND Variation No. 1. Artists not named]
Elbeck, Lance (violin) / Cozens, Charles T. (piano)
CD: 'Fiddle on Fire' [Canadian promo CD with no catalogue number]
Recorded c.2003
[Arranged by Charles T. Cozens for violin and piano]
Fornaciari, Marco (violin) / Sebastiani, Adriano (guitar)
CD (6): Fone 93 F 08
CD: Fone (Omaggio a Paganini) 99 F 08
Recorded June 1990 or July 1992 (Villa Antonietta, Crespina, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and guitar]
Pikaizen, Viktor Alexandrovich (violin) / Seidel, Evgeny (piano)
LP: Melodiya 33C10 07637/8
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Quarta, Massimo (violin) / Redaelli, Stefania (piano)
CD: Dynamic CDS 232
Recorded sometime between 22 & 24 September 1998 (Genoa, Italy)
[Première recording of autograph manuscript original version. Arranged for violin and piano]
Non più mesta: Variations on the rondo Non più mesta accanto al fuoco from the opera La Cenerentola by Giacomo Rossini, in E flat major, M.S. 22 (Op. 12)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dutoit, Charles (conductor)
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2530 900
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2837 507 [Special edition, Austrian pressing]
CD: Deutsche Grammophon 423 717–2
CD (6): Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition (Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings) 463 754–2
CD (2): Elite Classics (Paganini Collection, Vol. 3) SI–655–C,D [Russian issue]
CD: Musical Heritage Society MHS 5122030
Recorded April 1975 (Barking Town Hall, London, England)
Bolognese, Vincenzo (violin) / Prayer, Luisa (piano)
CD (2): Centro di Promozione Artistica CDC 008/9 [Italian issue]
CD: P&P Classica (From Baroque to the Present) CDC 009
Recorded 1997 (Trafalgar Recording Studios, Rome, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Feng, Ning (violin) / Hoppe, Thomas (piano)
SACD (hybrid disc): Channel of China (Hello Mr Paganini) CCS SA 80807
Recorded January 2007 (Frits Philipszaal, Eindhoven, Holland)
[Arranged for violin and piano by Fritz Kreisler]
Jucker, Rama (cello) / Wolfensberger, Rita (piano)
LP: Pelca PSR 40625
[Arranged for cello and piano]
Milenkovich, Stefan (violin) / Paderni, Massimo (piano)
CD: Dynamic (N. Paganini: Recital) CDS 166
Recorded sometime between 13 & 18 June 1996 (Genoa, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Pikaizen, Viktor Alexandrovich (violin) / Pikaizen, Tatiana (piano)
LP: Melodiya (Niccolo Paganini: Works for Violin and Piano) C10 18013/4
CD (5): Melodiya (Violin Solo) MEL CD 10 01000
Recorded 1982
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Redditi, Aldo (violin) / Bodini, Maria Rosa (piano)
LP: PDU (Pagine inedite di Paganini e Rossini) Pld AC 60099
Recorded 1975
[Arranged for violin and piano]
I Palpiti: Variations on the theme Di tanti palpiti from the opera Tancredi by Giacomo Rossini, in A major, M.S. 77 (Op. 13)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / Beltrami, Antonio (piano)
LP: Camden ML 79
LP: Prétoria CL 8011
LP: RCA Victor 430355
LP: RCA Victor GL 32514
LP: RCA Victor GL 32578
LP: RCA Victor Serie Europa ML 20179
Recorded c.1961
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Dutoit, Charles (conductor)
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2531 261
LP: Deutsche Grammophon 2536 376
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Galleria 439 981–2
CD (6): Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition (Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings) 463 754–2
Recorded January 1976 (Barking Town Hall, London, England)
Accardo, Salvatore (violin) / Collard, André (piano)
LP: Saga (The Virtuoso Violin) 5488
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Agaronyan, Ruben (violin) / Mamaev (piano)
LP: Melodiya C10 19363/4
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Bolognese, Vincenzo (violin) / Prayer, Luisa (piano)
CD (2): Centro di Promozione Artistica CDC 008/9 [Italian issue]
CD: P&P Classica (From Baroque to the Present) CDC 009
Recorded 1997 (Trafalgar Recording Studios, Rome, Italy)
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Boulier, Christophe (violin) / ? (piano)
LP: REM (Long–Thibaud Competition 1984) 10965
Recorded 1984
[Arranged by Fritz Kreisler for violin and piano]
Feng, Ning (violin) / Hoppe, Thomas (piano)
SACD (hybrid disc): Channel of China (Hello Mr Paganini) CCS SA 80807
Recorded January 2007 (Frits Philipszaal, Eindhoven, Holland)
[Arranged for violin and piano by Fritz Kreisler]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Balsam, Artur (piano)
78: Columbia 73042 D
LP: Columbia Masterworks (Francescatti Violin Recital) ML 4310
LP: Philips N 02101 L [Spanish pressing]
LP (10"): Philips S 06602 R
CD: Biddulph Recordings (The Art of Zino Francescatti) BID 80169
Recorded 27 April 1949
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Balsam, Artur (piano)
CD: Bridge Records (Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol.17: An Evening of Paganini) 9125
Recorded 1954 (Library of Congress, Washington, USA)
[Live recording. Arranged for violin and piano. First commercial release of this never-before-issued recital piece]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Lanner, Max (piano)
LP: Philips NBL 5010
Recorded c.1954
[Arranged for violin and piano]
Francescatti, Zino (violin) / Zurich Chamber Orchestra / Stoutz, Edmond de (conductor)