Violin Showcase: Matthieu Arama, violin (CD)

John Williams b.1932

1 Violin fantasy on Fiddler on the Roof 4’44

Henryk Wieniawski 1835–1880

2 Variations sur un thème original Op.15 13’22

3 Romance 4’56

Johannes Brahms 1833–1897

4 Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor 3’34

5 Hungarian Dance No.2 in D minor 4’42

6 Hungarian Dance No.3 in F (from WoO1, arr. by Joseph Joachim) 2’44

Edward Elgar 1857–1934

7 Salut d’amour Op.12 3’08

Pablo de Sarasate 1844–1908

8 Habañera (from Spanische Tänze Op.21) 4’52

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840–1893

9 Lensky’s aria (from Eugene Onegin, arr. by Leopold Auer) 6’49

Niccolò Paganini 1782–1840

10 Moses Fantasy (Variations on the G string, based on ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ from Rossini’s Mosè in Egitto) 8’35

Pablo de Sarasate

11 Zigeunerweisen Op.20 9’57

Matthieu Arama violin

Aurélien Pontier piano

Total time 67’59