Discography


The discography is organized by Record Label below. Recordings are also available organized by composer.

Recordings Released on CD

VOX

American Concertos

Lees – Violin Concerto

American Symphony Orchestra; Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor

CDX 5158 (2 CD compilation)

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Saint-Saëns – Complete Works for Violin & Orchestra, Cello & Orchestra

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 20

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Caprice Andalous for violin and orchestra, op. 122

Philharmonia Hungarica; Pierre Cao, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 58

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Morceau de concert for violin and orchestra, op. 62

Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Pierre Cao, conductor

Saint-Saëns – Romance for violin and orchestra, op. 48

Philharmonia Hungarica; Reinhard Peters, conductor

Recorded 1972, Hamburg

CDX 5084 (2 CD compilation)

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Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 28

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Recorded 1977

ACD 8173

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Paganini Variations

Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1

Paganini – Caprice D’Adieu

Recorded 1975

CD3X 3020 (3 CD compilation)

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Saint-Saëns – The Complete Music for Piano and Orchestra, Chamber and Orchestral Pieces for Various Instruments

Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, op. 124

Susanna Mildonian, harp

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Saint-Saëns – “La Muse et Le Poete” for violin, cello and orchestra, op. 132

Georges Mallach, cello

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

CD3X 3028 (3 CD compilation)

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Music for Harp: Middle Ages to the 20th Century

Spohr – Concertante in G major for Harp, Violin, and Orchestra

Susanna Mildonian, harp

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

CD3X 3019 (3 CD compilation)

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Schumann – Complete Works for Solo Instrument & Orchestra

Schumann – Fantasy in C major for violin & orchestra, op. 131

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor

CDX 5027 (2 CD compilation)

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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19

Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

PVT 7141

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The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor

Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 28

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor

Brahms – Double Concerto in A, op. 102

Giorgio Ricci, cello

New Philharmonia Orchestra; Kurt Masur, conductor

Wieniawski – Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, op. 20

Sarasate – Fantaisie de concert on themes from Bizet’s “Carmen,” op. 25

Ernst – Fantaisie brillante on themes from Rossini’s “Otello,” op. 11

Paganini – I palpiti (Variations on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini’s “Tancredi”

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Lalo – Violin Concerto in F major, op. 20

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21

Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor

Lalo – Fantasie Norvegienne

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Bochum Symphony; Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor

Sinding – Suite for Violin and Orchestra, “Suite in the Old Style,” op. 10

Novácek – Perpetuum mobile

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg; Louis de Froment, conductor

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in G minor, op. 27, no. 1 (dedicated to Joseph Szigeti)

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, op. 27, no. 2 (dedicated to Jacques Thibaud)

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor, op. 27, no. 3 (dedicated to Georges Enesco)

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in E minor, op. 27, no. 4 (dedicated to Fritz Kreisler)

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in G major, op. 27, no. 5 (dedicated to Mathieu Crickboom)

Ysaÿe – Sonata for Solo Violin in E major, op. 27, no. 6 (dedicated to Manuel Quiroga)

Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin in A minor, BWV 1003

Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 2

Hindemith – Violin Sonata in E*

Paganini – La Campanella*

Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 13*

Paganini-Kreisler – Caprice No. 20*

Paganini – Le Streghe (Variations on a Theme from Süssmayr’s “Il Noce del Benevento”*

Paganini – Moto perpetuo*

Paganini – Sonata a preghièra (Fantasia on Dal tuo stellato soglio from Rossini’s “Mosé”)*

Tartini-Kreisler – Variations on a Theme of Corelli*

Wieniawski – Stacatto Study*

Hubay – Zephyr*

Veracini – Menuetto and Gavotte*

Beethoven-Auer – Chorus of Dervishes*

Chopin-Ricci – Etude in Sixths*

Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”*

*Louis Persinger, piano

CD5X 3611 (5 CD box set)

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BIDDULPH

“The 1938 Electrola Recordings”

Bach – Prelude from Partita No. 3 in E

Mattheson – Air in B minor*

Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy*

Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*

Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle**

Sarasate – Habanera**

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen*

Ysaÿe – Rêve D’Enfant*

Rachmaninov-Press – Vocalise**

Suk – Burleska*

Suk – Burleska (alternate take)*

Sarasate – Allegro Molto Vivace from Zigeunerweisen*

*Carl Fürstner, piano

**Louis Persinger, piano

Recorded November 1938

Beethoven – String Trio in C Minor, op. 9, no. 3

Giorgio Ricci, cello

Joseph DePasquali, viola

Recorded September 28, 1948

LAB 044

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Ruggiero Ricci Plays Beethoven Violin Concerto

Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61

Orchestra del Chianti; Piero Bellugi, conductor

Cadenzas by Beethoven, David, Vieuxtemps, Joachim (first version), Joachim (second version), Laub, Wieniawski, Saint-Saëns, Auer, Ysaÿe, Busoni, Kreisler, Milstein, and Schnittke

Recorded September 19-20, 1994, San Angiolo Vico l’Abate Cantine Grevepesa, Florence, Italy

LAW 017

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Ruggiero Ricci Plays Brahms Violin Concerto

Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77

Sinfonia of London; Norman del Mar, conductor

Cadenzas by Busoni, Joachim, Singer, Heermann, Auer, Ysaÿe, Ondricek, Kneisel, Marteau, Kreisler, Tovey, Kubelik, Busch, Heifetz, Milstein, and Ricci

Recorded February 25 and May 21, 1999, Walthamstow Town Hall, London

LAW 002

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Paganini – 24 Caprices, op. 1 (on Paganini’s “Cannon” Guarneri del Gesù)

Recorded April 16-20, 1988, Sala Rossa-Palazzo, Genova

LAW 016

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Recordings on CD: London/Decca | VOX, Biddulph | Dynamic | One-Eleven | Istituto Discografico Italiano | Unicorn-Kanchana | Concerto Royale, Carlton Classics, Classical Gold & Regis | Brillant Classics, Orion, Vai, Price-Less, Water Lily Acoustics, John Marks Records, Gallo, Symposia | Sony, MCA/Universal, Toshiba, Tahra, Etcetera, Strad Magazine, Nederlandse Klassieke | Vakhandel/MCA Records, EMI | Reference Recordings, Hungaroton Classic, Bongiovanni, Pearl, JVC

Recordings NOT YET released on CD