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Virtuoso Violinists at the 麻豆社

Nicola Benedetti introduces performances by celebrated violinists including Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Nigel Kennedy.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti explores 60 years of 麻豆社 archive to celebrate the world of the violin and its most outstanding performers. From Nathan Milstein, Mischa Elman and Isaac Stern to Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman and Nigel Kennedy, Nicola gives us a violinist's perspective on what makes a great performance in a tradition which stretches back to the 19th-century virtuoso Paganini. Filmed at the Royal Academy of Music Museum, London.

59 minutes

Last on

Mon 28 Mar 2022 01:15

Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in E Major

    Performer: Nathan Milstein.
  • Antonio Bazzini

    Dance of the Goblins

    Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Performer: Vag Papian.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G Minor Op.12

    Performer: Mischa Elman. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hugo Rignold.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Preghiera

    Performer: Mischa Elman. Performer: Joseph Seiger (piano).
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E Minor

    Performer: Fritz Kreisler. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Landon Ronald.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Sch枚n Rosmarin

    Performer: Henryk Szeryng. Performer: Michael Isador (piano).
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No.3

    Performer: Isaac Stern. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Caprice No.24

    Performer: Ruggiero Ricci.
  • Antonio Bazzini

    Dance of the Goblins

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Zigeunerweisen

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Carmen Fantasy Op.25

    Performer: Sarah Chang. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major

    Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto in D

    Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Four Seasons (Autumn)

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No.5 (Spring)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Lambert Orkis.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: David Oistrakh. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rudolf Schwarz.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Double Violin Concerto

    Performer: David Oistrakh. Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Serenade

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nicola Benedetti
Producer Helen Mansfield
Executive Producer Mark Cooper

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