Frank Peter Zimmermann - The Complete Warner Recordings

Warner Classics

£119

Format: 30 x CD Box
ICPN: 0190296317880
Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Genre: Classical

A violinist of outstanding accomplishment and integrity, Frank Peter Zimmermann has for decades sustained achievement at the highest level as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. As the New York Times has written, “Mr. Zimmermann's style is based on an absolutely clean technique and a true ability to let music unfold and develop at a natural pace.” Before recording any work in his repertoire, from essential masterpieces to intriguing rarities, Zimmermann has taken time to understand and define the meaning of every note in the context of his interpretation. As a consequence, each of these 30 albums – originally the fruit of his long collaboration with EMI Classics (and Teldec) – bears witness to the grace, insight and authority of his playing.

#1 Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann (b.1965) has numbered among the leading violinists of his generation, and among the most prominent German-born musicians. As a distinguished player of repertoire ranging from Bach to contemporary music, he continues to be in great demand as a concerto soloist with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist and chamber musician at major venues.
#2
Zimmermann is a musician of outstanding accomplishment and integrity. He has built and sustained his reputation with playing of grace, insight and authority – and without needing to become a ‘media personality’. Before he records a work, he takes time to achieve an understanding of every note and to be certain of the meaning it holds in his interpretation. As the American music critic David Mermelstein has written: “What this artist lacks in flash, he more than makes up for in subtle, learned, compelling musicianship.”
#3 Zimmermann enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with Warner Classics’ predecessor, EMI Classics, and the recordings in this 30CD box were made between 1984 (when he was just 19 years old) and 2001. It contains all the recordings he made over that period for EMI, and also the one for Teldec.
#4 Born in Duisburg, the son of professional musicians, Zimmermann always set his sights on becoming a violinist. He started playing the violin at the age of five and gave his first concert with orchestra at the age of 10.

He studied with Valery Gradov (a pupil of Leonid Kogan), Saschko Gawriloff and Herman Krebbers, and his great violin heroes during his development were David Oistrakh, Arthur Griumiaux and Nathan Milstein. He has said: “It's like the guy who wants to climb Mount Everest. The guides bring him up to a certain point, but for the rest of the journey he has to find his own way. That's the life and way of an artist."

While still a teenager, Zimmermann was given major concerto opportunities by Lorin Maazel and Daniel Barenboim, and he also cites Wolfgang Sawallisch as a conductor who furthered his early career.

Zimmermann says that the first piece of music he fell in love with was Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ quartet and that “For me, chamber music is the crown of classical music.” He has always preferred to collaborate with regular chamber partners (for example the pianist Alexander Lonquich, the viola player Tabea Zimmermann and the late cellist Heinrich Schiff). This set duly contains smaller-scale works to set beside the concertos.

Since the age of 20, Zimmermann has played a Stradivarius. Over the years he has been in possession of four of the legendary violin-maker’s instruments.
#5 A succession of reviews from the New York Times, dating from 1986 to 2001, articulate the nature, quality and consistency of Frank Peter Zimmermann’s playing over the period concurrent with the recordings in this collection:
1986 (when Zimmermann was 19 years old)
“ … technically impeccable. Indeed there was something rather awe-inspiring about the unhurried calm with which Mr. Zimmermann's left hand zeroed in on the notes in the highest positions, and there was a musical presence not to be denied in his measured approach … The new violinist is one of formidable attainments and we will surely be hearing him often.”
1989
“Mr. Zimmermann's style is based on an absolutely clean technique and a true ability to let music unfold and develop at a natural pace.”
1996 [In Bruch’s Violin Concerto No 1 – a concerto that does NOT feature in the box]
“Mr. Zimmermann brought technical wizardry, rich tone and romantic flair to his performance … More striking were his rhythmic integrity and rhetorical clarity. In the Gypsy-inflected Finale, he showed that panache and accurate rhythm were not incompatible. In the soulful, lyrically expansive Adagio, where many violinists smother the line with sumptuous tone, Mr. Zimmermann revealed the phrase structure of this music, without making it seem as though he was diagramming sentences.”
1999
“Mr. Zimmermann's playing is consistently fine and clean-cut … The bounce of his line made the Beethoven finale a fresh delight, and at times a rhythmic connection, with a shift of emphasis, would carry the music from one section to another.”
2001 [Mozart's D Major Violin Concerto]
“… pristine technique and a nice sense of balance between Romantic sentiment and Classical restraint.”
#6 The 30CD box offers a wide range of repertoire, from ‘essential’ concertos by composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius to comparative rarities that merit (re)discovery.
Among the landmark recordings in this collection are:
• MOZART Violin Concertos (conductor: Jörg Faerber)
• MOZART Violin Sonatas (piano: Alexander Lonquich)
• PAGANINI 24 Caprices
• SIBELIUS Violin Concerto · PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 (conductor: Mariss Jansons)
• YSAŸE 6 Violin Sonatas

The breadth of Zimmermann’s musical interests is further attested by the (alphabetical) list of the other composers to feature in the set. It ranges from the 18th to the 21st century (Ligeti’s With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles, dating from 2000), and across Europe and Russia.
AURIC
BACH
BEETHOVEN
BERG
BRAHMS
DEBUSSY
DVOŘÁK
FRANÇAIX GLAZUNOV
JANÁČEK
LIGETI
MENDELSSOHN
MILHAUD
POULENC
PROKOFIEV
RAVEL
SAINT-SAËNS
SATIE
SCHUMANN
STRAVINSKY
TCHAIKOVSKY
WEILL

#7 Among Frank Peter Zimmermann’s colleagues in the collection are:
• Pianists: Alexander Lonquich, Christian Zacharias
• Instrumentalists: Tabea Zimmermann, Robert Cohen, Heinrich Schiff, Neil Black
• Conductors: Gerd Albrecht, Jörg Faerber, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Mariss Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Jeffrey Tate, Hans Vonk, Franz Welser-Möst
• Orchestras: Berliner Philharmoniker, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
#8 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto on CD 3 appears here for the first time on CD

Tracklist
CD 1 54.58

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”
1 I. Allegro aperto 10.19
2 II. Adagio 11.34
3 III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto 8.57
Cadenzas: J. Joachim

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
4 I. Allegro 8.50
5 II. Adagio 8.56
6 III. Rondeau. Allegro 6.19
Cadenzas: F. Beyer

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn · Jörg Faerber

Recorded: 19-21.III.1984, Kreuzkirche, Heilbronn
Producer: Gerd Berg · Recording supervision: Christfried Bickenbach
Balance engineer: Wolfgang Gülich
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1984 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 2 74.01

NICOLÒ PAGANINI 1782-1840
24 Caprices, Op. 1
1 No. 1 in E major 1.49
2 No. 2 in B minor 3.07
3 No. 3 in E minor 3.24
4 No. 4 in C minor 6.56
5 No. 5 in A minor 2.41
6 No. 6 in G minor 4.59
7 No. 7 in A minor 4.00
8 No. 8 in E-flat major 3.05
9 No. 9 in E major 2.54
10 No. 10 in G minor 2.40
11 No. 11 in C major 4.09
12 No. 12 in A-flat major 2.35
13 No. 13 in B-flat major 1.38
14 No. 14 in E-flat major 1.12
15 No. 15 in E minor 3.09
16 No. 16 in G minor 1.35
17 No. 17 in E-flat major 3.48
18 No. 18 in C major 2.31
19 No. 19 in E-flat major 2.26
20 No. 20 in D major 2.21
21 No. 21 in A major 3.21
22 No. 22 in F major 2.12
23 No. 23 in E-flat major 2.11
24 No. 24 in A minor 5.13

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Recorded: 10-12.XII.1984 & 5-8.II.1985, Historischer Reitstadl, Neutmarkt, Oberpfalz
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 3 37.17

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 for piano, violin, cello & orchestra
1 I. Allegro 17.59
2 II. Largo 5.45
3 III. Rondo alla polacca 13.30

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Robert Cohen cello
Wolfgang Manz piano
English Chamber Orchestra · Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Recorded: 24-26.III.1985, Henry Wood Hall, London
Producer: Andrew Keener · Balance engineer: Mr. Bear
Newly remastered from original tapes by Art & Son Studio
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1986, Remastered (p) 2022 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 4 53.27

FELIX MENDELSSOHN 1809-1847
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
1 I. Allegro molto appassionato 13.55
2 II. Andante 8.48
3 III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace 7.10

Violin Concerto in D minor
4 I. Allegro 9.51
5 II. Andante 8.50
6 III. Allegro 4.50

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin · Gerd Albrecht

Recorded: 6-8.VII.1985, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
Producers: Gerd Berg & Horst Dittberner · Balance engineer: Gert Puhlmann
A co-production with RIAS Berlin
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1986 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 5 45.40

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207
1 I. Allegro moderato 8.13
2 II. Adagio 7.27
3 III. Presto 5.53
Cadenzas: K. Mostras

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
4 I. Allegro 9.58
5 II. Andante cantabile 6.51
6 III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso 7.15
Cadenzas: J. Joachim

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn · Jörg Faerber

Recorded: 27-28.I.1986, Kirche auf der Karlshöhe, Ludwigsburg
Producer: Gerd Berg · Recording supervision: Christfried Bickenbach
Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1986 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 6 41.17

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
1 I. Allegro moderato 8.39
2 II. Andante 7.20
3 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4.47
Cadenzas: P. Zukerman (I.) & D. Oistrakh (II. & III.)

4 Rondo for violin and orchestra in C major, K. 373 6.17
5 Adagio for violin and orchestra in E major, K. 261 7.19
6 Rondo for violin and orchestra in B-flat major, K. 269 6.52
Cadenza: F.P. Zimmermann

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn · Jörg Faerber

Recorded: 16-18.III.1987, Kirche auf der Karlshöhe, Ludwigsburg
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1987 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 7 72.06

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Sonata in G major, K. 379
1 I. Adagio – 6.14
2 Allegro 6.22
II. Tema con variazione
3 Tema. Andantino cantabile 1.03
4 Variation I 1.09
5 Variation II 1.04
6 Variation III 1.03
7 Variation IV 1.24
8 Variation V 2.41
9 Tema. Allegretto 1.38

Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454
10 I. Largo – 1.51
11 Allegro 5.59
12 II. Andante 8.26
13 III. Allegretto 7.12

Violin Sonata in A major, K. 526
14 I. Molto allegro 6.56
15 II. Andante 11.40
16 III. Presto 7.19

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 27-29.V.1987, Historischer Reitstadl, Neumarkt
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 8 70.41

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Sonata in D major, K. 306
1 I. Allegro con spirito 7.25
2 II. Andantino cantabile 7.17
3 III. Allegretto 6.56

Violin Sonata in E-flat major, K. 302
4 I. Allegro 5.25
5 II. Rondeau. Andante grazioso 5.50

Violin Sonata in C major, K. 296
6 I. Allegro vivace 6.35
7 II. Andante sostenuto 6.09
8 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4.35

Violin Sonata in F major, K. 377
9 I. Allegro 5.52
II. Tema con variazione
10 Tema. Andante 1.16
11 Variation I 1.12
12 Variation II 1.11
13 Variation III 1.08
14 Variation IV 1.05
15 Variation V 1.13
16 Variation VI. Siciliana 1.52
17 III. Tempo di menuetto 5.36

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 27-29.V.1987 (K. 296) & V.1988, Historischer Reitstadl, Neumarkt
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 9 57.19

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840-1893
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
1 I. Allegro moderato 19.02
2 II. Canzonetta 6.38
3 III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo 10.40

SERGEI PROKOFIEV 1891-1953
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
4 I. Andantino 9.28
5 II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo 3.41
6 III. Moderato 7.48

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Berliner Philharmoniker · Lorin Maazel

Recorded: VI.1987, Philharmonie, Berlin
Producer: David Groves · Balance engineer: Michael Sheady
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 10 62.24

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770-1827
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 25.18
2 II. Larghetto 9.57
3 III. Rondo. Allegro 10.45
Cadenzas by Kreisler

4 Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 7.12
5 Romance for violin and orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 8.55

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
English Chamber Orchestra · Jeffrey Tate

Recorded: 20-21.XI.1987, Abbey Road Studios, London
Producer: Gerd Berg & David Groves · Balance engineer: Mark Vigars
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 11 68.04

SERGEI PROKOFIEV 1891-1953
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
1 I. Moderato 8.06
2 II. Presto 4.56
3 III. Andante 3.33
4 IV. Allegro con brio 7.04

5 March from “The Love of the Three Oranges” (transc. Heifetz) 1.46

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
6 I. Andante assai 7.14
7 II. Allegro brusco 6.46
8 III. Andante 8.12
9 IV. Allegrissimo 7.27

Cinq Mélodies, Op. 35bis
10 No. 1 Andante (à Paul Kochanski) 2.15
11 No. 2 Lento, ma non troppo (à Cecilia Hansen) 2.53
12 No. 3 Animato, ma non allegro (à Paul Kochanski) 3.27
13 No. 4 Allegretto leggero e scherzando (à Paul Kochanski) 1.18
14 No. 5 Andante non troppo (à Joseph Szigeti) 3.02

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 30.XI.-3.XII.1987, Landgasthof, Riehen (CH)
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 12 61.22

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K. 478
1 I. Allegro 10.41
2 II. Andante 6.47
3 III. Rondo 7.54

Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493
4 I. Allegro 14.52
5 II. Larghetto 12.50
6 III. Allegretto 8.16

Christian Zacharias piano
Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Tabea Zimmermann viola
Tilmann Wick cello

Recorded: 30.VIII.-2.IX.1988, Saal des Deutschlandfunk, Köln
Producesr: Gerd Berg & Wolf Werth · Balance engineer: Karl-Heinz Stevens
A co-production with the Deutschlanfunk
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 13 49.24

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685-1750
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
1 I. — 4.05
2 II. Andante 7.19
3 III. Allegro assai 3.55

Concerto for oboe and violin in D minor, BWV 1060R
4 I. Allegro 5.18
5 II. Adagio 5.52
6 III. Allegro 3.50

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
7 I. Allegro 8.33
8 II. Adagio 7.37
9 III. Allegro assai 2.52

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Neil Black oboe
English Chamber Orchestra · Jeffrey Tate conductor & harpsichord

Recorded: XI.1988, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Producer: David Groves · Balance engineer: Mark Vigars
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 14 71.26

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Sonata in A major, K. 305
1 I. Allegro di molto 6.53
II. Tema con variazione
2 Tema. Andante grazioso 1.23
3 Variation I 1.15
4 Variation II 1.18
5 Variation III 1.09
6 Variation IV 1.38
7 Variation V 1.16
8 Variation VI 0.53

Violin Sonata in F major, K. 376
9 I. Allegro 7.19
10 II. Andante 5.00
11 III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso 6.16

Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 378
12 I. Allegro moderato 8.59
13 II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile 5.34
14 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4.25

Violin Sonata in E-flat major, K. 380
15 I. Allegro 6.57
16 II. Andante con moto 6.41
17 III. Rondeau. Allegro 4.25

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 3-5.VII.1989, Historischer Reitstadl, Neumarkt
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 15 59.54

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Sonata in G major, K. 301
1 I. Allegro con spirito 8.04
2 II. Allegro 5.03

Violin Sonata in C major, K. 303
3 I. Adagio - Molto allegro 5.09
4 II. Tempo di menuetto 4.27

Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304
5 I. Allegro 9.01
6 II. Tempo di menuetto 5.05

Violin Sonata in E-flat major, K. 481
7 I. Molto allegro 7.36
8 II. Adagio 7.33
9 III. Allegretto con variazioni 7.54

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 4-6.I.1990, Historischer Reitstadl, Neumarkt
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 16 60.48

KONZERT ZUM 70. GEBURTSTAG DES BUNDESPRÄSIDENTEN RICHARD VON WEIZSÄCKER
Concert for the 70th anniversary of the President Richard von Weizsäcker

ANTON VON WEBERN 1883-1945
1 Im Sommerwind, idyll für groβes Orchester nach einem Gedicht von Bruno Wille, M 63 15.44

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218*
2 I. Allegro 9.09
3 II. Andante cantabile 6.14
4 III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso 7.29
Cadenzas: J. Joachim

IGOR STRAVINSKY 1882-1971
Suite from the ballet “The Firebird” (1919)
5 I. Introduction 2.37
6 II. Dance of the Firebird 1.30
7 III. Khorovod. Round Dance of the Princesses 5.08
8 IV. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei 4.56
9 V. Berceuse 3.54
10 VI. Finale 3.13

11 Applauses 0.51

*Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester · Gary Bertini

A recording by WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
Recorded: 22.IV.1990, Philharmonie, Köln (Live)
Producer: Heiner Müller-Adolphi · Balance engineer: Otto Nielen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 17 57.49

ALBAN BERG 1885-1935
Violin Concerto “To the memory of an Angel” / “Dem Andenken eines Engels”
1 I. Andante – Allegretto 11.04
2 II. Allegro – Adagio 14.46

IGOR STRAVINSKY 1882-1971
Violin Concerto in D major
3 I. Toccata 5.47
4 II. Aria I 4.18
5 III. Aria II 5.26
6 IV. Capriccio 6.14

MAURICE RAVEL 1875-1937
7 Tzigane, Rhapsody for violin and orchestra, M. 76 10.12

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart · Gianluigi Gelmetti

Recorded: 28-29.V.1990 (Stravinsky), 3-5.IX.1990 (Berg) & 6.IX.1990 (Ravel), Villa Berg (SDR-Studio), Stuttgart
Producers: Dr. Lutz Lüdemann & Gerd Berg · Recording Supervision: Dietmar Wolf & Gerd Berg
Balance engineer: Bernhard Bauer
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 18 55.19

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola in E-flat major, K. 364*
1 I. Allegro maestoso 12.20
2 II. Andante 9.32
3 III. Presto 6.37
Cadenzas: W.A. Mozart

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
4 I. Molto allegro 7.30
5 II. Andante 7.41
6 III. Menuetto. Allegretto 4.49
7 IV. Allegro assai 6.46

*Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
*Tabea Zimmermann viola
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart · Gianluigi Gelmetti

Recorded: 29.V.-1.VI.1990, Sendesaal der alten Villa Berg, Stuttgart
Producers: Dr. Lutz Lüdemann & Gerd Berg · Recording supervision: Dietmar Wolf
Balance engineer: Bernhard Bauer
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 19 65.36

CLAUDE DEBUSSY 1862-1918
Violin Sonata in G minor, CD 148, L. 140
1 I. Allegro vivo 5.23
2 II. Intermède. Fantasque et léger 4.11
3 III. Finale. Très animé 4.34

MAURICE RAVEL 1875-1937
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
4 I. Allegretto 8.15
5 II. Blues. Moderato 5.33
6 III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro 3.53

LEOŠ JANÁČEK 1854-1928
Violin Sonata, JW VII/7 (rev. Josef Suk)
7 I. Con moto 5.32
8 II. Ballada. Con moto 5.28
9 III. Allegretto 2.39
10 IV. Adagio 4.53

MAURICE RAVEL 1875-1937
11 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, M. 12 15.12

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 5-7.VII.1990, Landgasthof Riehen (CH)
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1991 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 20 68.28

GEORGES AURIC 1899-1983
Violin Sonata in G major
1 I. Assez lent et librement 4.48
2 II. Vif 3.03
3 III. Lent 4.19
4 IV. Vif 5.16

JEAN FRANÇAIX 1912-1997
Sonatine
5 I. Vivace 2.24
6 II. Andante 3.28
7 III. Thème varié & Variations 5.19

ERIK SATIE 1866-1925
Choses vues à droite et à gauche (sans lunettes)
8 I. Choral hypocrite 1.00
9 II. Fugue à tâtons 2.11
10 III. Fantaisie musculaire 1.29

DARIUS MILHAUD 1892-1974
Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 40
11 I. Pastoral 5.38
12 II. Vif 3.02
13 III. Très lent 3.59
14 IV. Très vif 4.05

FRANCIS POULENC 1899-1963
Violin Sonata, FP 119 édition corrigée 1949
15 I. Allegro con fuoco 6.50
16 II. Intermezzo. Très lent et calme 6.06
17 III. Presto tragico 5.27

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Alexander Lonquich piano

Recorded: 5-9.VI.1991, Landgasthof Riehen (CH)
Producer: Gerd Berg · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1993 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 21 58.52

JEAN SIBELIUS 1865-1957
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
1 I. Allegro moderato 15.39
2 II. Adagio di molto 8.54
3 III. Allegro ma non tanto 7.29

SERGEI PROKOFIEV 1891-1953
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
4 I. Allegro moderato 10.37
5 II. Andante assai 9.59
6 III. Allegro ben marcato 6.12

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Philharmonia Orchestra · Mariss Jansons

Recorded: VIII.1991, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Producer: David Groves · Balance engineer: Mark Vigars
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1992 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 22 66.22

ROBERT SCHUMANN 1810-1856
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
1 I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem tempo 15.09
2 II. Langsam 6.21
3 III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell 8.30

Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
4 I. Nicht zu schnell 11.58
5 II. Langsam 4.26
6 III. Sehr lebhaft 8.22

7 Manfred, Op. 115: Overture 11.33

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin (1-3)
Truls Mørk cello (4-6)
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester · Hans Vonk

Recorded: 26-27.VI.1992 (1-3), 10-12.III.1994 (4-6) & 25-30.V.1992 (7), Philharmonie, Köln
Producers: Gerd Berg (1-3), Heiner Müller Adolphi & Christoph Held (4-7) · Recording supervision: Siegfried Spittler
Balance engineer: Christoph Gronarz & Franz-Peter Esser
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1992 (1-3) & 1995 (4-7) Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 23 49.53

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK 1841-1904
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo – 9.44
2 Quasi moderato 1.02
3 II. Adagio ma non troppo 9.33
4 III. Finale. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo 10.18

ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV 1865-1936
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
5 Moderato – Animato – Tranquillo – 4.05
6 Andante sostenuto – 3.24
7 Tempo I – Più animato – Tranquillo – 3.48
8 Cadenza – 2.01
9 Animando – Allegro – Quasi allegretto – Sempre animando 5.57

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra · Franz Welser-Möst

Recorded: 22-24.IV.1993, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Producer: David Groves · Balance engineer: Mark Vigars
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 24 79.09

EUGÈNE YSAŸE 1858-1931
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 No. 1 à Joseph Szigeti
1 I. Grave (Lento assai) 3.55
2 II. Fugato (Molto moderato) 4.08
3 III. Allegretto poco scherzoso (Amabile) 3.54
4 IV. Finale con brio (Allegro fermo) 2.32

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2 à Jacques Thibaut
5 I. Obsession: Prélude (Poco vivace) 2.20
6 II. Malinconia (Poco lento) 3.00
7 III. Danse des ombres: Sarabande (Lento) 4.12
8 IV. Les furies (Allegro furioso) 3.09

9 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 “Ballade” à Georges Enesco 6.41

Violin Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Op. 27 No. 4 à Fritz Kreisler
10 I. Allemanda (Lento maestoso) 5.23
11 II. Sarabande (Quasi lento) 3.19
12 III. Finale (Presto ma non troppo) 3.01

Violin Sonata No. 5 in G major, Op. 27 No. 5 à Mathieu Crickboom
13 I. L’aurore (Lento assai) 3.39
14 II. Danse rustique (Allegro giocoso molto moderato) 1.23
15 Moderato amabile - Tempo I - Poco più mosso 3.11

16 Violin Sonata No. 6 in E major, Op. 27 No. 6 à Manuel Quiroga’ 6.26

17 Poème élégiaque, Op. 12, for violin with piano accompaniment* 13.47
18 Rêve d’enfant, Op. 14, for violin with piano accompaniment* 4.15

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
*Edoardo Maria Strabbioli piano

Recorded: 5-6.IV.1994 (op. 27 nos. 1, 5, 6), 12-13.X.1993 (op. 27 nos. 2–4), Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, NL; 30.V.1994, Stadtsaal Frechen (opp. 12 & 14)
Producer: Dr. Michael Stille · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1994 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 25 63.20

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS 1835-1921
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61*
1 I. Allegro non troppo 8.41
2 II. Andantino quasi allegretto 8.24
3 III. Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo 10.31

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ Symphony”#
4 I. Adagio – Allegro moderato – 9.52
5 Poco adagio 9.49
6 II. Allegro moderato – Presto – 7.06
7 Maestoso – Allegro 8.42

*Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
#Wayne Marshall organ
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra · Mariss Jansons

Recorded: I.1994, Konserthus, Oslo (1–7); III.1994, Abbatiale Saint-Ouen, Rouen (organ, 4–7)
Producers: David Groves (1–7); John Fraser (organ, 4–7)
Balance engineer: Michael Sheady
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 26 59.23

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
1 I. Allegro 8.24
2 II. Adagio 7.18
3 III. Rondeau. Allegro 5.59
Cadenzas: F. Beyer

JOHANNES BRAHMS 1833-1897
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
4 I. Allegro non troppo 21.07
5 II. Adagio 8.54
6 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 7.39
Cadenza: J. Joachim (I.)

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Berliner Philharmoniker · Wolfgang Sawallisch

Recorded: 16.I.1995 (Mozart) & 19-21.I.1995 (Brahms, Live), Philharmonie, Berlin
Producer: Dr. Michael Stille · Recording Supervision: David Groves
Balance engineer: Michael Sheady
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1995 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 27 28.00

SERGEI PROKOFIEV 1891-1953
Sonata for solo violin in D major, Op. 115
1 I. Moderato 5.46
2 II. Andante dolce. Tema con variazioni 3.29
3 III. Con brio 4.06

Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56
4 I. Andante cantabile 3.07
5 II. Allegro 3.03
6 III. Commodo (quasi Allegretto) 3.28
7 IV. Allegro con brio 4.57

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin/violin II (4-7)

Recorded: 8-10.III.1995, Ev. Kirche Honrath (1-3); 23-25.I & 8-9.VIII.1996, NL-Renswoude, Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk (4-7)
Producer: Dr. Michael Stille (1-3) · Balance engineer: Hartwig Paulsen (1-3)
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1997 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 28 60.37

JOHANNES BRAHMS 1833-1897
Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102
1 I. Allegro 16.38
2 II. Andante 7.45
3 III. Vivace non troppo 8.34

Trio for piano, violin and horn in E-flat major, Op. 40
4 I. Andante – Poco più animato 7.13
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro – Molto meno allegro 6.49
6 III. Adagio mesto 7.22
7 IV. Finale. Allegro con brio 6.12

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Heinrich Schiff cello (1-3)
Marie-Luise Neunecker horn (4-7) · Wolfgang Sawallisch piano (4-7)
London Philharmonic Orchestra · Wolfgang Sawallisch

Recorded: 17-18.IV.1996, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (1-3); 3-5.VII.1996, Bavaria Studios, München (4-7)
Producer: David Groves (1-3), Dr. Michael Stille (4-7)
Balance engineer: Michael Sheady (1-3), Peter Fuches, Bavaria Studios/Hartwig Paulsen (4-7)
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1997 Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

CD 29 70.42

KURT WEILL 1900-1950
Symphony No. 2 (1933)
1 I. Sostenuto – 1.29
2 Allegro molto 7.53
3 II. Largo 11.11
4 III. Allegro vivace 6.39

Concerto for violin and wind orchestra, Op. 12 (1924)*
5 I. Andante con moto 9.29
6 II. Notturno: Allegro un poco tenuto – 3.13
7 Cadenza: Moderato – 3.02
8 Serenata: Allegretto 3.35
9 III. Allegro molto, un poco agitato 6.52

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny - Suite aus der Oper
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Suite from the opera)
10 I. Allegro giusto 1.15
11 II. Moderato assai 2.20
12 III. 1.34
13 IV. Lento 1.57
14 V. Molto vivace 2.11
15 VI. 3.23
16 VII. Largo 4.34

*Frank Peter Zimmermann violin
Berliner Philharmoniker · Mariss Jansons

Recorded: II. & III.1997, Philharmonie, Berlin (5-9: Live)
Producer: John Fraser · Balance engineer: Mike Clements
0190296317880 · A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 30 67.44

GYÖRGY LIGETI 1923-2006
Cello Concerto (1966) dedicated to Siegfried Palm
1 I. 6.56
2 II. 7.32

3 Clocks and Clouds (1973), for 12 female voices 14.28

Violin Concerto (1992)
4 I. Vivacissimo luminoso 4.06
5 II. Aria, Hoquetus, Choral. Andante con moto 7.35
6 III. Intermezzo. Presto fluido 2.20
7 IV. Passacaglia. Lento intenso 6.46
8 V. Appassionato. Agitato molto 5.53

With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles (2000), seven Hungarian songs on poems by Sándor Weöres for mezzo-soprano and four percussionists
Síppal, dobbal, nádihegedűvel: Weöres Sándor verseire
9 I. Fabula 1.04
10 II. Táncdal 0.56
11 III. Kínai templom 2.15
12 IV. Kuli 1.52
13 V. Alma álma 2.47
14 VI. Keserédes 2.28
15 VII. Szajko 0.41

Frank Peter Zimmermann violin (4-8)
Siegried Palm cello (1-2)
Capella Amsterdam (chorus master Daniel Reuss) (3)
Asko│Schönberg Ensemble · Reinbert de Leeuw conductor (1-8)
Katalin Károlyi mezzo-soprano · Amadinda Percussion Group (Károly Bojtos, Aurél Holló, Zoltán Rácz, Zoltán Váczi) (9-15)