Maria Duenas - Beethoven & Beyond (CD)

Details: For her Deutsche Grammophon debut, this rising star has chosen the Beethoven, the most musically demanding of all violin concertos, as the centrepiece. Recorded live at Vienna's prestigious Musikverein Mar¡a has composed her own cadenzas for the violin concerto. The album also includes works by Kreisler, Saint-Saens, Spohr, Wieniawski and Ysa-e, as well as the Beethoven cadenzas by the same composers.

Tracklist:

1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Op. 61 Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Cadenzas: María Dueñas
2. I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
3. II. Larghetto
4. III. Rondo. Allegro
5. Adagio 13/Ii 2nd MVT. from Symphonie Concertante No. 1 for Violin Harp and Orchestra in G Major
6. Berceuse Op. 20 Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
7. Havanaise Op. 83 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
8. Légende Op. 17 Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880)
9. Liebesleid Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
10. Candenzas for the First Movement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto By: Louis Spohr / Eugène Ysaÿe / Camille Saint-Saëns / Henryk Wieniawski / Fritz Kreisler