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Along with the piano, the violin is the instrument best served with
concertos, and what a variety there is! Heres a violin concerto Top 10
that embraces all the great works at the centre of every violinists
repertoire ranging from the poise of the Mozart via the red-blooded
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Daniel Hope (vn) Chamber
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Julia Fischer (vn) Tonhalle
Orchestra / David Zinman
'Her bright, attenuated sound,
vibrantly expressive but never
overbearing...' Read review

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No 7
BergViolinConcerto
Isabelle Faust (vn) Orchestra
Mozart / Claudio Abbado
'The Beethoven and Berg violin
concertos arent commonly
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BartkViolinConcerto
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (vn)
Frankfurt RSO / Peter Etvs

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ConcertoNo2
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (vn)
LPO / Vladimir Jurowski
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ShostakovichViolin
ConcertoNo1
Lisa Batiashvili (vn) Bavarian
RSO / Esa-Pekka Salonen

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