Complete Decca Recordings (14CD)

Artist: 
Joshua Bell
$119.99

A new-world virtuoso with old-world musicianship: the complete Decca recordings of JOSHUA BELL, capturing the first decade of the violinist’s career on record.

Decca signed the nineteen-year-old Joshua Bell in 1986 on the basis of privately made concerto tapes. Bell had first picked up a violin at the age of four, but he had been taking the instrument seriously for less than a decade. His musicianship and technical aptitude were nurtured and coached by Josef Gingold, a pupil of Eugène Ysaÿe. He made astonishingly rapid progress. Within months of signing for Decca, he had already made his first three albums, of concertos by Bruch, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski, and recital encores.

Tracklist

# Title Length
1 Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15 12:39
2 4 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 78: No. 2, Romance 3:05
3 5 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 81: No. 1, Mazurka 2:59
4 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (Arr. Joachim for Violin & Piano) 3:22
5 Cantabile, Op. 17 4:08
6 Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 4:47
7 II. Nigun 6:47
8 Perpetuum mobile 2:45
9 VII. Vogel als Prophet (Arr. Auer for Violin & Piano) 3:29
10 Danse espagnole No. 1 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) 3:39
11 Waves at Play 1:43
12 Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 (Arr. Waxman for Violin & Piano) 14:36
# Title Length
1 I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato 8:42
2 II. Adagio 9:23
3 III. Finale. Allegro energico 7:31
4 I. Allegro molto appassionato – 13:54
5 II. Andante – 9:10
6 III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace 6:06
# Title Length
1 I. Allegro molto 7:28
2 II. Andante 7:10
3 III. Allegro vivo 3:49
4 IV. Allegro quasi presto 5:21
5 I. Allegro vivo 4:45
6 II. Intermède. Fantasque et léger 4:17
7 III. Finale. Très animé 4:07
8 I. Allegretto ben moderato 6:09
9 II. Allegro 8:01
10 III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato – Molto lento 7:06
11 IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6:04
# Title Length
1 I. Décidé 13:20
2 II. Sicilienne 4:03
3 III. Grave 10:08
4 IV. Finale 9:44
5 I. Modéré 9:10
6 II. Pantoum. Assez vif 3:59
7 III. Passacaille. Très large 7:25
8 IV. Final. Animé 4:56
# Title Length
1 Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 9:45
2 Méditation 5:14
3 Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 9:02
4 Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 17:22
5 Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns 8:10
6 Tzigane, Concert Rhapsody, M. 76a 10:30
# Title Length
1 I. Allegro 10:30
2 II. Adagio 8:07
3 III. Rondeau. Allegro 6:49
4 Adagio in E Major for Violin & Orchestra, K. 261 8:50
5 I. Allegro aperto 10:20
6 II. Adagio 11:25
7 III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto 9:55
8 Rondo for Violin & Orchestra in C Major, K. 373 5:53
# Title Length
1 I. Andante assai 6:40
2 II. Allegro brusco 6:40
3 III. Andante 7:15
4 IV. Allegrissimo 6:52
5 No. 1, Andante 2:12
6 No. 2, Lento, ma non troppo 2:17
7 No. 3, Animato, ma non allegro 3:08
8 No. 4, Allegretto leggero e scherzando 1:16
9 No. 5, Andante non troppo 2:56
10 I. Moderato 8:05
11 II. Scherzo. Presto 5:03
12 III. Andante 3:28
13 IV. Allegro con brio 7:42
# Title Length
1 I. Andante 6:33
2 II. Allegro non troppo 2:51
3 III. Largo 5:03
4 IV. Allegretto 10:09
5 I. Liturgie de cristal 2:37
6 II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps 4:36
7 III. Abîme des oiseaux 8:40
8 IV. Intermède 1:34
9 V. Louange à l'Eternité de Jésus 8:03
10 VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes 5:36
11 VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps 6:45
12 VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus 6:29
# Title Length
1 Praeludium & Allegro "by Gaetano Pugnani" 5:45
2 Schön Rosmarin, Old Viennese Dance No. 3 2:02
3 Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 3:34
4 Caprice viennois, Op. 2 4:36
5 La Précieuse "by Louis Couperin" 3:10
6 Liebesfreud, Old Viennese Dance No. 1 3:46
7 Liebesleid, Old Viennese Dance No. 2 3:41
8 La Gitana 3:16
9 Berceuse romantique, Op. 9 4:30
10 Polichinelle (Sérénade) 1:42
11 Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven 2:45
12 Tempo di minuetto "by Gaetano Pugnani" 3:41
13 Toy Soldiers' March 1:50
14 Allegretto "by Luigi Boccherini" 3:00
15 Marche miniature viennoise 3:11
16 Aucassin and Nicolette, Medieval Canzonetta 2:23
17 Menuet "by Niccolo Porpora" 3:07
18 Sicilienne & Rigaudon "by François Francoeur" 3:56
19 Syncopation 1:52
# Title Length
1 I. Allegro moderato 18:58
2 II. Canzonetta. Andante 6:53
3 III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo 9:41
4 I. Allegro moderato 11:51
5 II. Romance 4:51
6 III. Allegro con fuoco 6:17
# Title Length
1 I. Allegro non troppo 8:57
2 II. Andantino quasi allegretto 8:14
3 III. Molto moderato e maestoso – Allegro non troppo 10:54
4 I. Allegro non troppo 7:36
5 II. Scherzando. Allegro molto 4:24
6 III. Intermezzo. Allegretto non troppo 6:20
7 IV. Andante 6:45
8 V. Rondo. Allegro 8:06
# Title Length
1 I. Andantino 9:37
2 II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo 3:51
3 III. Moderato 8:19
4 I. Allegro moderato 10:46
5 II. Andante assai 9:39
6 III. Allegro ben marcato 6:18
7 I. The Ridiculous People 3:14
8 II. Infernal Scene 3:54
9 III. March 1:30
10 IV. Scherzo 1:22
11 V. The Prince and the Princess 3:58
12 VI. The Escape 2:18
# Title Length
1 I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza: Bell) 22:45
2 II. Adagio 9:09
3 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 8:03
4 I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo 13:31
5 II. Langsam – 5:55
6 III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell 8:14
# Title Length
1 Air for Violin 11:38
2 I. Allegro 10:14
3 II. Andante 8:46
4 III. Presto in moto perpetuo 3:43
5 I. Vidui 3:03
6 II. Nigun 6:28
7 III. Simchas Torah 4:36
8 I. Andante tranquilo 11:20
9 II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana – Trio. Canzonetta – Tempo I 6:25
10 III. Vivace 12:47