Listen to Special Selections

Anton Arensky (1861 -1906)
Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky Opus 35a
Eduard Schmieder, conductor/iPalpiti/Concertgebouw (1997)

Der Tod und das Madchen (Death and the Maiden)
(Arranged for string orchestra by Gustav Mahler) Andante con moto
Eduard Schmieder, conductor/iPalpiti/Concertgebouw (1997)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1683 -1750)
Eduard Schmieder, conductor /iPalpiti/ Concertgebouw (1997)

George Enescu (1881 -1955)
Prelude a L'unisson. Recorded live from Ford Amphitheatre

George Gershwin (1898 -1937)
Intermezzo. Recorded live from Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles

P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840 -1893)
Elegie. Recorded live in Los Angeles, California, August 2-6, 2000 at the International Laureates Festival

W.A. Mozart (1756 -1791)
Andante. Recorded live in Los Angeles, California, August 2-6, 2000 at the International Laureates Festival

Henry Purcell (arr. Benjamin Britten)
Chacony for Strings in g minor. Live Festival Recordings 2001

Béla Bartok (arr. Gabriel Ruben Bussi)
Tempo di Ciaccona for Strings. Live Festival Recordings 2001

Tommaso Antonio Vitali (arr. Ottorino Respighi)
Chaconne for violin, organ and strings. Ida Haendel, soloist. Live Festival Recordings 2001

Arnold Schoenberg
Verklarte Nacht Op. 4. Live Festival Recordings 2001

Tomaso Albinoni
Adagio in a minor. Ida Haendel, leader. Live Festival Recordings 2001

Giacomo Puccini
Cristantemi. Ford Amphitheatre, August 2, 2001

Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra in D minor. Sayako Kusaka, violinist. Alex Slobodyanik, pianist.
Ford Amphitheatre, August 2, 2001