Ruggiero Ricci - Complete American Decca Recordings [9 CD Box Set] (2021)

CD 1
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
Concertos for Violin, Strings and Continuo, Op. 8 Nos. 1–4 ‘Le quattro stagioni’ (The Four Seasons)
Ruggiero Ricci, violin & conductor; Stradivarius Chamber Orchestra

CD 2
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Max Rudolf

CD 3
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1002
Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003
Ruggiero Ricci, violin

CD 4
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 in C major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005
Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006
Ruggiero Ricci, violin

CD 5
PABLO DE SARASATE (1844–1908)
8 Danzas españolas
Introduction et Tarantelle, Op. 43
Caprice basque, Op. 24
Serenata andaluza, Op. 28
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Brooks Smith, piano

CD 6
FRITZ KREISLER (1875–1962)
Praeludium and Allegro ‘in the style of Pugnani’
Siciliano and Rigaudon ‘in the Style of Francoeur’
Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane ‘in the style of Couperin’
Rondino on a theme by Beethoven
Variations on a theme by Corelli ‘in the style of Tartini’
Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 (for solo violin)
Caprice viennois
Tambourin chinois
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Schön Rosmarin
La Gitana
The Old Refrain
La Chasse ‘in the style of Cartier’
‘Meet The Masters’ – Ruggiero Ricci interviewed by Victor Alexander*
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Brooks Smith, piano

CD 7
JEAN-ANTOINE DESPLANES (1678–1760)
Intrada

PIETRO NARDINI (1722–1793)
Larghetto [Adagio] (from Violin Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, arr. David)

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
Preludio (from Violin Sonata in C minor, Op. 2 No. 7, RV 8)

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Cantabile e Valser, Op. 19

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791)
Adagio (from Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, KV 282, arr. Friedberg)

DIMITRY KABALEVSKY (1904–1987)
Improvisation for Violin and Piano, Op. 21 No. 1

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893)
Mélodie in E flat major, Op. 42 No. 3 (from Souvenir d’un lieu cher)

FRANCESCO MARIA VERACINI (1690–1768)
Largo (from Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 2 No. 6)

MARIA THERESIA VON PARADIS (1759–1824)
Sicilienne

JENŐ HUBAY (1858–1937)
Violin Solo, Op. 40a (from The Violin Maker of Cremona)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759)
Andante (from Flute Sonata in B minor, HWV 367b. arr. as ‘Larghetto’ by Hubay)

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856)
Romance in A major, Op. 94 No. 2 (arr. Kreisler)

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor, WoO 1 (arr. Kreisler)
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor WoO 1 (arr. Kreisler)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847)
Lied ohne Worte, Op. 62 No. 1: Andante espressivo ‘May Breezes’ (arr. Kreisler)

MAX BRUCH (1838–1920)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (excerpt) – Played on 15 different violins
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Leon Pommers, piano

CD 8
PIETRO LOCATELLI (1695–1764)C
Capriccio (from The Harmonic Labyrinth, Op. 3 No. 12)

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Introduction and Variations on ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ for solo violin

HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST (1812–1865)
Airs Hongrois Variés, Op. 22

FRANZ VON VECSEY (1893–1935)
Caprice No. 1: Le Vent

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI (1835–1880)
Les Arpèges – Variations sur L’Hymne Autrichien (No. 6 of L’École moderne, Op. 10)

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Variations on a theme of Joseph Weigl

HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST (1812–1865)
Variations on ‘The Last Rose Of Summer’ for solo violin

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Variations on ‘God Save the King’ for solo violin, Op. 9
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Leon Pommers, piano
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CD 9
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
Sonata in A major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 2 No. 2, RV 31
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Gloria Agostini, harp

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840)
Sonata No. 12 in E minor for Violin and Guitar, Op. 3 No. 6
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Rolando Valdés-Blain, guitar

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887–1959)
Suite for Voice and Violin
Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Lee Venora, soprano

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)
Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Ruggiero Ricci, violin I; David Nadien, violin II