Opera Fantasies for Violin

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Carmen, fantasie brillante, Op. 3, No. 3 (more info)
Composed by: Jeno Hubay
Benjamin Schmid, violin
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Lisa Smirnova, piano
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


1.   Fantasie brillante on Bizet's Carmen, Op. 3, No. 3 - 8:14


3 Duos on themes from Wagner's operas, Op. 63 (more info)
Composed by: Joachim Raff
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


2.   3 Duos on themes from Wagner's operas, Op. 63: No. 3. Lohengrin - 9:11


Mavra (arr. S. Dushkin) (more info)
Composed by: Samuel Dushkin Igor Stravinsky
Artur Balsam, piano
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Nathan Milstein, violin
Livia Sohn,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


3.   Mavra: Russian Maiden's Song, "Parasha's Aria" (arr. S. Dushkin for violin and piano) - 3:18


Ainadamar: Desde mi ventana (From My Window) (arr. S. Prutsman) (more info)
Composed by: Osvaldo Golijov Stephen Prutsman
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Geoff Nuttall,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


4.   Ainadamar: Desde mi ventana (From My Window) (arr. for 2 violins and piano) - 7:40


7 Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper (7 Pieces from the Threepenny Opera) (arr. S. Frenkel) (more info)
Composed by: Kurt Weill
Emmanuel Bay, piano
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Stefan Frenkel,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


5.   7 Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper: No. 1. Moritat vom Mackie Messer - 2:59


Fantasy Extract on Themes from R. Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier (more info)
Composed by: Stephen Prutsman
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


6.   Fantasy Extract on Themes from R. Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier - 15:53


Introduction and Variations in A major on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, Op. 13, MS 77, "I palpiti" (more info)
Composed by: Nicolo Paganini
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


7.   Introduction and Variations on Di tanti palpiti from Rossini's Tancredi, "I palpiti" - 11:01


Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint (arr. B. Loeb) (more info)
Composed by: Georges Bizet
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Geoff Nuttall,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


8.   Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint (arr. for violin, viola and piano) - 5:08


Le roi d'Ys (arr. J. Szigeti) (more info)
Composed by: Edouard Lalo
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Benjamin Loeb, piano
Livia Sohn,
Recording date: 20-23 March 2006


9.   Le roi d'Ys, Act III: Vainement, ma bien-aimiee, "Aubade" (arr. J. Szigeti for violin) - 2:42

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