The most Beautiful violin piece

November 16, 2004 at 07:24 AM · Itzhak Perlman's playing of Dvorak's Songs My Mother Taught Me always moves me (sentimental though it is).

Milstein's playing of the 2nd movement of the Beethoven concerto is very touching too.

Carl.

November 16, 2004 at 09:44 AM · my favs:

Einleitung (Grave) from Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

November 16, 2004 at 10:30 PM · there are too many. its just too hard to answer. heifetz sibelius 2nd mvt is really beautiful though

November 16, 2004 at 10:38 PM · Shostakovich a-minor, Passacaglia, Hilary Hahn :)

November 17, 2004 at 01:57 AM · This is a rather subjective question! I could tell you that I find Pachelbel's Canon to be the most divine thing out there, only for Buri to pitch up and say that it's overplayed drivel. Who would you believe?

November 17, 2004 at 04:11 AM · Any recording of Lark Ascending.

November 17, 2004 at 06:31 AM · I'd say either the Franck Sonata or the Chausson Poeme. Sarah Chang does the Franck pretty well, but I'd love to hear Oistrakh's rendition. Anyone know if he has recorded the piece?

As for the Chausson, I'd say Sergey Khachatryan plays it very well...possibly the best.

November 17, 2004 at 12:39 PM · Noone has mentioned Massenet Meditation... ?

Is this a piece that has been done to death? I only really discovered it fairly recently so with fresh ears it is a lovely piece. I can imagine it being overly "saccharined" by some however.

Don

November 17, 2004 at 03:41 PM · Strauss violin sonata

November 17, 2004 at 04:07 PM · There are too many great pieces out there to pick just one!

Right now I'm going to have to say, for me, it's the second movement of the Barber concerto though because I'm playing it at the moment. :)

November 17, 2004 at 10:01 PM · massenet is a little overdone... however I recall when I first played it i hadn't really listened to it before. I really was touched by it

November 18, 2004 at 04:02 AM · Andrew, it is interesting question about Oistrakh's recording of Franck. Did you hear Yo-YO-Ma's version of this Sonata?

November 18, 2004 at 06:36 AM · Oistrakh have at least 5 commercial versions avalible, so yes, he recorded it ;)

November 18, 2004 at 06:47 AM · Szymanowski Romance played by Mr. Friedman.

November 18, 2004 at 06:57 AM · Greetings,

but when Milstein plays those beautiful Mozart Adagios don`t you just splinter?

Cheers,

Buri

November 18, 2004 at 07:48 PM · Hi Rita,

Haven't heard Yo-Yo's recording... the reason I asked about Oistrakh was that I had seen on the Art of Violin DVD that he performed the end of the 4th mvt.

November 18, 2004 at 09:37 PM · Yo-Yo??? Wow!

November 18, 2004 at 10:07 PM · du Pre recorded the Franck also.

November 19, 2004 at 12:18 AM · Hmmm.... too many to list, but don't think I won' try!

-Shostakovich-Passacaglia ( from violin concerto no.1) : Oistrakh

-Barber concerto: Stern

-Sibelius 2nd movement: Perlman

-Wieniawski- Legende: Perlman

Argh, I give up. There's just too many.