In 2012 a great virtuoso, the Russian violinist Andrey Baranov, won the Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium. Although a soloist of the first rank, he is also passionately fond of chamber music;...
In 1980 the Queen Elisabeth Competition was played out in the context of the Cold War: the Russian candidates were absent, too many Soviet laureates having taken advantage of their success to cross...
This collection features the work of three masters of the jazz violin, including previously unreleased recordings by the Stuff Smith Trio, compositions by Hollywood stalwart fiddler Paul Nero, and...