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12 Stradivari - Jansen, Pappano

Universal (Hong Kong)  4845096

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Chamber

Works by Falla, Suk, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Vieuxtemps, Tchaikovsky, Szymanowski, Ravel, Elgar, Rachmaninov, Heuberger, Kreisler, Kern

Janine Jansen (violins)
Sir Antonio Pappano (piano)

All

Works (15)

• Edward Elgar: Sospiri for Strings, Harp & Organ, Op. 70
• Manuel de Falla: La vida breve - Opera (1913): Danza Española No. 1
• Richar Heuberger: Mitternachtsglocken (Midnight Bells)
• Jerome Kern: Roberta - Musical (1933): Yesterdays
• Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)
• Fritz Kreisler: Syncopation
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
• Maurice Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera, M. 51
• Clara Schumann: Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 22 No. 1
• Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 No. 1
• Josef Suk: Pieces for Piano, Op. 7 No. 1 Love Song
• Karol Szymanowski: Myths for Violin and Piano, M 29 Op. 30 No. 1 La Fontaine d'Aréthuse
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin - Opera, TH 5 Op. 24
• Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, TH 116 Op. 42
• Henri Vieuxtemps: Romances san paroles for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 No. 2 Désespoir