Discography

The discography is organized by Record Label below.

LONDON/DECCA

Paganini – 24 Caprices

Recorded July 1950

POCL-4721 (Japan release)

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Strauss – Violin Sonata in E flat major, op. 18

Recorded June 1953

Weber – 6 Sonatas for Violin and piano, op. 10

Recorded February 1954

Carlo Busotti, piano

POCL-4722 (Japan release)

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Brahms Violin Sonatas

Sonata No. 2 in A major for violin & piano, op. 100

Sonata No. 3 in D minor for violin & piano, op. 108

Julius Katchen, piano

4757221  

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Paganini – 24 Caprices

Recorded April 1959

UCCD-7075 (Japan release)

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Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6

Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”

London Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Collins, conductor

POCL-3916 (Japan release)

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Beethoven – Violin sonata No. 7 in C minor, op. 30, no. 2

Beethoven – Violin sonata No. 10 in G major, op. 96

Friedrich Gulda, piano

POCL-4399 (Japan release)

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Beethoven – Concerto in D major

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor

Recorded January 1952

POCL-4615 (Japan release)

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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Recorded January 1957

POCL-4616 (Japan release)

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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35

Dvorak – Concerto in A minor, op. 53

London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Recorded January 1961

POCL-4617 (Japan release)

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Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole

Ravel – Tzigane

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded March 1959

POCL-4618 (Japan release)

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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19

Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded May 1958

POCL-4619 (Japan release)

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Sibelius – Concerto in D minor

London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor

Recorded February 1958

Khachaturian – Concerto in D minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor

Recorded July 1956

POCL-4620 (Japan release)

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Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy, op. 25

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Recorded September 1959

Tchaikovsky – Sérénade Mélancholique, op. 26

Tchaikovsky – Scherzo

London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor

Recorded February 1958

POCL-4621 (Japan release)

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Paganini Recital

Paganini – Le Streghe*

Paganini – Fantasia on the G string, op. 24, after Rossini’s Mosè*

Paganini – Moto perpetuo, op. 11*

Paganini – Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento”

Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King”*

Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*

Paganini – Sonata No. 12 in E minor, op. 3, no. 6*

Paganini-Kreisler – I palpiti*

*Louis Persinger, piano

Recorded February 1954

POCL-4622 (Japan release)

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Sarasate Recital

Sarasate – Malagueña, op. 21, no. 1

Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2

Sarasate – Romanza andaluza, op. 22, no. 1

Sarasate – Jota navarra, op. 22, no. 2

Sarasate – Playera, op. 23, no. 1

Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 23, no. 2

Sarasate – Dance in A minor, op. 26, no. 1

Sarasate – Dance in C major, op. 26, no. 2

Sarasate – Caprice Basque, op. 24

Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, op. 43

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Louis Persinger, piano

Recorded February 1954

POCL-4623 (Japan release)

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Virtuoso Showpieces

Wieniawski – Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16

Elgar – La Capricieuse, op. 17

Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”

Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle

Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor

Smetana – From the Homeland

Suk – Burleska, op. 17, no. 4

Achron – Hebrew Melody

Sarasate – Jota aragonesa, op. 27

Hubay – The Zephyr, op. 30, no. 5

Moszkowski-Sarasate – Guitarre, op. 45, no. 2

Bazzini – La ronde des lutins, op. 25

Ernest Lush, piano

Recorded May 1958

POCL-4624 (Japan release)

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Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Recorded January 1957

POCL-4625 (Japan release)

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Solo Violin Recital

Bartók – Sonata for solo violin, sz. 117

Stravinsky – Elégie

Prokofiev – Sonata for solo violin in D major, op. 115

Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 1

Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 2

Recorded April 1960

POCL-4626 (Japan release)

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Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 in G major, op. 61 “Mozartiana”

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded 1966

UCCD-3032 (Japan release)

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Tchaikovsky – Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in G major, op. 55

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded February 1967

UCCD-3048 (Japan release)

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Virtuoso Showpieces

UCCD-7143 (Japan release – a reissue of POCL-4624)

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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

UCCD-7059 (Japan release)

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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35

London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Recorded 1961

Sibelius – Concerto in D minor, op. 47

London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor

Recorded February 1958

UCCD-7136 (Japan release)

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Mendelssohn –Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic; Jean Fournet, conductor

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen

London Symphony Orchestra; Pierino Gamba, conductor

KICC 8480 (Japan release)

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Original Masters: Ruggiero Ricci Decca Recordings 1950-1960

Paganini – 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1

Recorded 1950

Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 6

Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”

London Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Collins, conductor

Recorded February 1955, Kingsway Hall, London

Ravel – Tzigane

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded March 1959, Victoria Hall, Geneva

Strauss – Violin Sonata in E flat major, op. 18

Carlo Busotti, piano

Recorded June 1953

Weber – 6 Sonates Progressives, J99-104

Carlo Busotti, piano

Recorded February 1954

Sarasate – “Carmen” Fantaisie de Concert, op. 25

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Recorded September 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Recorded March 1959, Victoria Hall, Geneva

Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 1

Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 31, no. 2

Prokofiev – Sonata for Solo Violin, op. 115

Recorded April 1960, Kingsway Hall, London

Khachaturian – Violin Concerto

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor

Recorded July 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

475 105-2 (5 CD box set)

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The Classic Sound

Sarasate – Carmen Fantaisie

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

452 309-2

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Virtuoso Violin: The Art of Ruggiero Ricci

Paganini – Le Streghe*

Paganini – Fantasia on the G string, op. 24, after Rossini’s Mosè*

Paganini – Moto perpetuo, op. 11*

Paganini – Variations on “Nel cor più non mi sento”

Paganini – Variations on “God Save the King”*

Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella*

Paganini – Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 6*

Paganini-Kreisler – I palpiti*

Wieniawski – Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16**

Elgar – La Capricieuse, op. 17**

Vecsey – Caprice No. 1 “Le Vent”**

Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle**

Chopin-Milstein – Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor**

Smetana – From the Homeland**

Sarasate – Malagueña, op. 21, no. 1*

Sarasate – Habanera, op. 21, no. 2*

Sarasate – Romanza andaluza, op. 22, no. 1*

Sarasate – Jota navarra, op. 22, no. 2*

Sarasate – Playera, op. 23, no. 1*

Sarasate – Zapateado, op. 23, no. 2*

Sarasate – Dance in A minor, op. 26, no. 1*

Sarasate – Dance in C major, op. 26, no. 2*

Sarasate – Caprice Basque, op. 24*

Sarasate – Introduction et Tarantelle, op. 43*

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20*

Sarasate – Jota aragonesa, op. 27**

Suk – Burleska, op. 17, no. 4**

Achron – Hebrew Melody**

Hubay – The Zephyr, op. 30, no. 5**

Moszkowski-Sarasate – Guitarre, op. 45, no. 2**

Bazzini – La ronde des lutins, op. 25**

*Louis Persinger, piano

**Ernest Lush, piano

458191-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD set)

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Paganini – 24 Caprices (1960)

440 034-2 (Serenata)

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Tchaikovsky –Concerto in D major, op. 35

Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jean Fournet, conductor

467 404-2 (Eloquence)

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Khachaturian – Violin Concerto

London Philharmonic Orchestra; Anatole Fistoulari, conductor

Recorded 1956

448 252-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)

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Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53

London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Recorded January 1961, Kingsway Hall, London

455 957-2 (Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)

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Tchaikovsky – Concerto in D major, op. 35

Mendelssohn –Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Jean Fournet, conductor

417 687-2 (Weekend Classics)

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Prokofiev – Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19

Prokofiev – Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor

289 466 996-2 (Legends/Double Decca – 2 CD compilation)

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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

461 3692 (Belart)

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Mendelssohn – Concerto in E minor, op. 64

Bruch – Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

461 369-2 (Eloquence – Australian reissue of 461 3692)

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The 20th Century Solo Violin

Bartók – Sonata for solo violin, sz. 117

Stravinsky – Elégie

Prokofiev – Sonata for solo violin in D major, op. 115

Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 1

Hindemith – Sonata for solo violin, op. 31, no. 2

Recorded April 1960

UCCD-9262 (Japan release – reissue of POCL-4626)

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Famous Violin Pieces

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, op. 20

Sarasate – “Carmen” Fantaisie de Concert, op. 25

Saint-Saëns – Havanaise, op. 83

Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28

London Symphony Orchestra; Piero Gamba, conductor

Recorded September 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Tchaikovsky – Sérénade mélancolique, op. 26

Tchaikovsky – Scherzo from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42

London Symphony Orchestra; Oivin Fjeldstad, conductor

Recorded February 1958

UCCD-9261 (Japan release – reissue of POCL-4621)

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