For the Record, Op. 352: Isabelle Faust; WDR Chamber Players; Ensemble Galilei

September 25, 2025, 1:25 PM · Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep track of your favorite artists, as well as find some new ones to add to your listening! Click on the highlighted links to obtain each album or learn more about the artists.

Violinist Isabelle Faust.

Telemann: Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust, violin
Academie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck conducting

Violinist Isabelle Faust has taken on some gems from the works of the Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) - whose output included some 125+ concertos. Among them is his humorous Violin Concerto in A Major, "Die Relinge" or "The Frogs" - in which a rather conventional sounding tutti introduction gives way to the soloist, croaking like a frog, then joined by what sounds like a pond full of them. BELOW: The first movement from "The Frogs":

The Romantic Room: Chamber Works by Spohr
WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players

The Romantic Room is a six-volume box set by the WDR Sinfonieorchester Chamber Players that features the chamber music of the early 19th-century violinist Louis Spohr. Once hailed as the "German Paganini" and revered across Europe, Spohr was a pivotal figure of early Romanticism – an innovator who shaped the transition from Classical refinement to Romantic expression. This collection showcases his string quintets, sextets, double quartets and "potpourri." BELOW: Louis Spohr's "Potpourri No. 2 in B flat major."

There I Long to Be
Ensemble Galilei

Recorded over the course of two years, the music on "There I Long to Be" encompasses a wide range of musical styles, cultures, and time periods – a combination of the musicians’ individual interests and the group’s focus. The album features 47 tunes over 34 tracks: jigs, reels, traditional tunes, and early music, as well as works by members of the Ensemble. BELOW: Planxty Hewlett - The Dusty Miller - The Last Minute.

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