Salvatore Accardo
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Salvatore Accardo's unfussy but highly skilled technique has won him praise as the most celebrated Italian violinist of his generation. He is acclaimed as the foremost interpreter of Niccolò Paganini with a canon of recordings that covers the entire range of the composer's works. Among his most revered releases are 'Variations On Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento' for solo violin in 1972 and 'E minor No. 6', which he performed live on Italian television in 1974.
Having picked up a violin at the age of three, he began music lessons at a very young age and studied with Luigi d'Ambrosio at the Naples Conservatory and Yvonne Astruc in Siena. He made his professional debut playing Paganini aged 13 and came first at the Geneva Competition aged 15. In 1958, he won the Paganini Competition in Genoa and confirmed his breakout status with a 1960 recording of 'Tchaikovsky Concerto' followed by Lalo's 'Symphonie Espagnole' in 1963.
Accardo formed the Italian Chamber Orchestra in 1968, founded the Cremona String Festival in 1971, for five years directed and played chamber music with I Musici, and established the Accardo String Quartet. Active as a teacher, he gives masterclasses at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona and he continues to perform.
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Salvatore Accardo
Violin Concerto, No. 1, Violin Concerto, No. 2, 24 Caprices For Solo Violin
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- Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in F , Op. 7/5 , RV 285a - 2. Grave - Adagio (Grave) by Salvatore Accardo
- Vivaldi: Sonata in D for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/11 , RV 9 - 2. Fantasia (Presto) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in G minor, RV 72 - 3. Air - Menuet (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Sonata in E minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/9 , RV 16 - 2. Capriccio (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in D , Op. 11/1 , RV 207 - 1. Allegro featuring I Musici
- Vivaldi: Sonata in A for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/2 , RV 31 - 1. Preludio a Cappriccio (Presto-Adag featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in D , Op. 11/1 , RV 207 - 3. Allegro featuring I Musici
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Strings in E minor, Op.11, No.2, R.277 " Il favorito" - 1. Allegro featuring I Musici
- Vivaldi: Sonata in D for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/11 , RV 9 - 3. Gavotta (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/1 , RV 27 - 4. Corrente (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/1 , RV 27 - 2. Giga (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- I. Allegro featuring Isaac Stern
- Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, MS. 25 - No. 6 in G Minor
- Vivaldi: Sonata in A minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/12 , RV 32 - 4. Allemanda (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Vivaldi: Sonata in C minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/7 , RV 8 - 3. Corrente (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, MS. 25 - No. 4 in C Minor
- Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, MS. 25 - No. 8 in E-Flat Major
- Vivaldi: Sonata in A for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/2 , RV 31 - 4. Giga (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, MS. 25 - No. 7 in A Minor
- Vivaldi: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, Op.2/1 , RV 27 - 3. Sarabanda (Largo) featuring Rohan de Saram
- DvoÅák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 - 3. Finale (Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo) featuring Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in E for 2 Violins and Continuo, Op. 1/4 , RV 66 - 3. Allemanda (Allegro) featuring Rohan de Saram
- Paganini: 24 Caprices for Violin, Op. 1, MS. 25 - No. 10 in G Minor
- II. Adagio featuring Isaac Stern
