Salvatore Accardo

Concerti delle Stagioni sono fra le creazioni più originali e straordinarie di
Antonio Vivaldi. Lo sa il pubblico d’oggi ma lo compresero immediatamente anche i contemporanei del “Prete Rosso”. L’originalità è tanto più sorprendente in quanto i Concerti seguono sostanzialmente il modello usuale: ripartizione in tre movimenti Veloce-Lento-Veloce e alternanze «tutti»-«solo» sulla via aperta da Giuseppe Torelli.

The most comprehensive edition devoted to Gioacchino Rossini marking his 150th anniversary. Born in 1792, Rossini was the most popular opera composer of his time. Although he retired from the Opera scene in 1829, he continued to compose in other genres, including sacred music, piano and chamber works. He did gather his late works under the ironic title Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), which veils a true collection of masterworks.

Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents 42 of its greatest ever recordings for violin, from its matchless catalogue of the finest violinists of the last 75 years. Fritz Kreisler began it all for the company by recording a series of his own compositions and arrangements. 31 violinists grace 111 The Violin, with recordings from the early 1900s to 2012.