Ruggiero Ricci - The Glory Of Cremona mp3 album

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Intrada Composed By – Desplanes*
A2	Larghetto Composed By – Nardini*
A3	Praeludium Composed By – Vivaldi*
A4	Cantabile And Waltz Composed By – Paganini*
A5	Adagio Arranged By – Friedberg*Composed By – Mozart*
A6	Improvisation, Op. 21, No.1 Composed By – Kabalevsky*
A7	Melodie Op. 42, No. 3 Composed By – Tchaikovsky*
B1	Largo Composed By – Veracini*
B2	Sicilienne Arranged By – Dushkin*Composed By – Paradies*
B3	The Violin Maker Of Cremona Composed By – Hubay*
B4	Larghetto Composed By – Handel*
B5	Romance In A Major Arranged By – Kreisler*Composed By – Schumann*
B6	Hungarian Dance No. 20 Composed By – Brahms*
B7	Hungarian Dance No. 17 Composed By – Brahms*
B8	May Breeze (Song Without Words, Op. 62, No. 1) Arranged By – Kreisler*Composed By – Mendelssohn*

Credits

• Liner Notes – Rembert Wurlitzer
• Piano – Leon Pommers
• Violin, Liner Notes – Ruggiero Ricci

Notes

A musical inquiry into the nature of violin sound, comparing the "voices" of fifteen historic and rare instruments made by:
A1: Andrea Amati, c. 1560-70
A2: Antonio Stradivari - The "Rode", 1733
A3: Nicolo Amati, 1656
A4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Monasterio", 1719
A5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Plowden", 1735
A6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Spanish", 1677
A7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Lafont", 1735
B1: Gasparo da Salo, C. 1570-80
B2: Carlo Bergonzi - The "Constable", 1731
B3: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "De Beriot", 1744
B4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Madrileño", 1720
B5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Ex-Vieuxtemps", 1739
B6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Joachim", 1714
B7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Gibson", 1734
B8: Antonio Stradivari - The "Ernst", 1709

A brief history on each violin and its ownership is given on inside sleeve.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DXSE 7179	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremora - Ruggerio Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins ‎(LP + 7")	Decca	DXSE 7179	US	1963
0502-309352	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremona ‎(CD)	MCA Records	0502-309352	Netherlands	1989
SLPEM 136 464	Ruggiero Ricci	Geigen Aus Cremona ‎(LP, Gat)	Deutsche Grammophon	SLPEM 136 464	Germany	1964
SXA 4521	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremona ‎(LP, Album)	Brunswick	SXA 4521	UK	1964
LPEM 19 464, LPEM 19464	Ruggiero Ricci	Geigen Aus Cremona ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Gat)	Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon	LPEM 19 464, LPEM 19464	Germany	1964