Sayaka Shoji, Violin
Itamar Golan, Piano
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zubin Mehta
Orchestre Philharmonique
de Radio France
Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung

July 2000 - Tel Aviv
September 2001 - Paris
December 2003 - Berlin
October 2005 - Paris

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FRANZ WAXMAN (1906 - 1967)
Carmen Fantasy

ANTONIN DVORAK (1841 - 1904)
4 Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, op.75 B.150

Allegro moderato

SERGE PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in D major, op.94a

Allegro con brio

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 - 1897)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, op.100

Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)

NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782 - 1840)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in D major, op.6

Rondo. Allegro spiritoso

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882 - 1937) Sonata pour Violon et Piano en ré mineur, op.9

Allegro moderato

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975)
10 Preludes (from 24 Preludes op.34)

Allegretto poco moderato (op.34 No.21)

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975)
4 Preludes (from 24 Preludes op.34)

Moderato non troppo (op.34 No.10)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN - BARTHOLDY (1809 - 1847)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op.64

Andante

Sayaka Shoji, Violin
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zubin Mehta

July 2000

NICOLÒ PAGANINI (1782 - 1840)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
no. 1 in D major, op. 6

1 : Allegro maestoso
    (Cadenza: Emile Sauret)
2 : Adagio
3 : Rondo. Allegro spiritoso

ERNEST CHAUSSON (1855 - 1899)
Poème, op. 25
for Violin and Orchestra

Lento e misterioso - Molto animato -
Poco lento - Poco meno lento -
Allegro - Tempo I - Tranquillo

FRANZ WAXMAN (1906 - 1967)
Carmen Fantasy
for Violin and Orchestra
(Based on Themes from the Opera by Georges Bizet)
Solo-Part edited by Jascha Heifetz

Allegro giocoso - Cadenza -
Allegretto quasi andante - Andante molto moderato -
Allegro - Meno mosso - Cadenza - Allegretto -
Allegro moderato

NATHAN MILSTEIN (1904 - 1992)
Paganiniana
Variations for Solo Violin

Theme - Var. I : Animato - Var. II
Var. III : Maestoso - Var. IV : Lento -
Var. V : Marcato - Var. VI : Amoroso -
Var. VII

Sayaka Shoji, Violin
Itamar Golan, Piano

September 2001

Coproduction Auditorium du Louvre Deutsche Grammophon

ANTONIN DVORAK (1841 - 1904)
4 Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 75 B. 150

1 : Allegro moderato
2 : Allegro maestoso
3 : Allegro appassionato
4 : Larghetto

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
(1882 - 1937)
Sonate pour Violon et Piano
en ré mineur, op.9

1 : Allegro moderato
2 : Andante tranquillo e dolce -
    Scherzando - Tempo primo
3 : Finale. Allegro molto, quasi presto

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 - 1897)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 100

1 : Allegro amabile
2 : Andante tranquillo
3 : Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)

MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937)
Tzigane

Rhapsodie de Concert pour Violon et piano
Lento quasi cadenza

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Sayaka Shoji, Violin
Itamar Golan, Piano

December 2003

SERGE PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953)
Sonata for Violin and piano
no. 1 in F minor op. 80

1 : Andante assai
2 : Allegro brusco
3 : Andante
4 : Allegrissimo - Andante assai come      prima

Sonata for Violin and Piano
no. 2 in D major, op. 94a

1 : Moderato
2 : Scherzo. Presto
3 : Andante
4 : Allegro con brio

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 - 1975)
Transcription for violin and piano :
Dmitri Mikhailovich Zyganov (1903-1993)
4 Preludes (from 24 Preludes op. 34)

1 : Moderato non troppo (op. 34 no. 10)
2 : Allegretto (op. 34 no. 15)
3 : Andantino (op. 34 no. 16)
4 : Allegretto (op. 34 no. 24)

10 Preludes (from 24 Preludes op. 34)

1 : Allegretto (op. 34 no. 2)
2 : Allegretto (op. 34 no. 6)
3 : Allegretto non troppo (op. 34 no. 12)
4 : Moderato (op. 34 no. 13)
5 : Largo (op. 34 no. 17)
6 : Allegretto (op. 34 no. 18)
7 : Andantino (op. 34 no. 19)
8 : Allegretto poco moderato (op. 34 no. 21)
9 : Adagio (op. 34 no. 22)
10 : Allegretto furioso (op. 34 no. 20)

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PIOTR ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 - 1893)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
in D major, op. 35

1 : Allegro moderato
2 : Canzonetta (andante)
3 : Finale - Allegro vivacissimo

FELIX MENDELSSOHN - BARTHOLDY (1809 - 1847)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra n° 2
in E minor, op. 64

1 : Allegro molto appassionato
2 : Andante
3 : Allegretto non troppo
     Allegro molto vivace

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