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Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Glazunov, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Eugène Ysaÿe, Felix Mendelssohn, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Niccolò Paganini, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 05-08-2025

Main artist: Frank Peter Zimmermann

Composers: Alexander Glazunov - Eugène Ysaÿe - Felix Mendelssohn - Johann Sebastian Bach - Ludwig van Beethoven - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Total duration:5 h 05 min
01
Ysaÿe: Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
04:14
Composers: Eugène Ysaÿe
02
Bach, JS: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060R: III. Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:50
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:39
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
04
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:15
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
05
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:00
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:04
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
07
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:27
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
08
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 6
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:04
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
09
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 7
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:19
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
10
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 8
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:59
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
11
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 9
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:07
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
12
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 10
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:01
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
13
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 11
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:08
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
14
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 12
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:07
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
15
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:37
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
16
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:03
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
17
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:08
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
18
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:49
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
19
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:18
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
20
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 1
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:26
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
21
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 2
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:11
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
22
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 3
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:00
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
23
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 4
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:02
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
24
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler), Pt. 5
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:12
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
25
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. —
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
04:04
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
26
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
07:18
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
27
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:54
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
28
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March (Arr. Heifetz for Violin and Piano)
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:46
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
29
Satie: Choses vues à droite et à gauche: II. Fugue à tâtons
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:11
Composers: Erik Satie
30
Satie: Choses vues à droite et à gauche: III. Fantaisie musculaire
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:29
Composers: Erik Satie
31
Prokofiev: 5 Mélodies, Op. 35bis: No. 4, Allegretto leggero e scherzando
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:18
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
32
Prokofiev: 5 Mélodies, Op. 35bis: No. 5, Andante non troppo
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:02
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
33
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:32
Composers: Maurice Ravel
34
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (a) Tema. Andante cantabile
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:03
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
35
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (b) Variation I
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:09
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
36
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (c) Variation II
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:03
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
37
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (d) Variation III
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:03
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
38
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (e) Variation IV
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:23
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
39
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. (f) Variation V
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:41
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
40
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: III. Allegretto
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:38
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
41
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Andante - Animato - Tranquillo
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
04:05
Composers: Alexander Glazunov
42
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: II. Andante
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:23
Composers: Alexander Glazunov
43
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: III. Tempo I - Più animato - Tranquillo
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:48
Composers: Alexander Glazunov
44
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: IV. Cadenza
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:00
Composers: Alexander Glazunov
45
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: V. Animando - Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:56
Composers: Alexander Glazunov
46
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andantino quasi allegretto
Mariss Jansons
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:24
Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
47
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148, L. 140: II. Intermède. Fantasque et léger
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
04:11
Composers: Claude Debussy
48
Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3 "Ballade"
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
06:46
Composers: Eugène Ysaÿe
49
Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: II. Danse rustique. Allegro giocoso molto moderato
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:23
Composers: Eugène Ysaÿe
50
Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin in G Major, Op. 27 No. 5: III. Moderato amabile - Tempo I - Poco più mosso
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:16
Composers: Eugène Ysaÿe
51
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major: I. Toccata
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:47
Composers: Igor Stravinsky
52
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro ma non tanto
Mariss Jansons
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
07:29
Composers: Jean Sibelius
53
Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
07:17
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
54
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:53
Composers: Maurice Ravel
55
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 5 in A Minor
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:41
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
56
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 1 in E Major "The Arpeggio"
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:48
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
57
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 19 in E-Flat Major
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:26
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
58
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 20 in D Major
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:21
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
59
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 22 in F Major
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:12
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
60
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 23 in E-Flat Major
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:10
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
61
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:13
Composers: Niccolò Paganini
62
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: I. Moderato
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:05
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
63
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: III. Andante
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
03:33
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
64
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: I. Andantino
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
09:28
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
65
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
10:39
Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
66
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:59
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
67
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: I. Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:52
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
68
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (a) Tema. Andante
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:15
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
69
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (b) Variation I
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:11
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
70
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (c) Variation II
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:11
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
71
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (d) Variation III
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:08
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
72
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (e) Variation IV
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:05
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
73
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (f) Variation V
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:12
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
74
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: II. (g) Variation VI
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
01:52
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
75
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, K. 377: III. Tempo di menuetto. Un poco allegretto
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
05:36
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
76
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio (Cadenza by Beyer)
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:55
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
77
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:33
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
78
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
07:37
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
79
Bach, JS: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
02:52
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
80
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
13:55
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
81
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: II. Andante
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:47
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
82
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
07:09
Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
83
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Frank Peter Zimmermann
Greatest Violin Works - From Bach & Beethoven to Mendelssohn & Ysaÿe
08:53
Composers: Johannes Brahms
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