Salvatore Accardo - The Violins of Cremona/Homage to Fritz Kreisler

Hybrid Multichannel SACD

Every year, tens of thousands of people go to the Cremona Town Hall to visit the Violin Room. Here they admire a unique exhibition of which Cremona is justly proud and which exemplifies the history of the classical Cremonese art of making stringed instruments, from the work of Andrea Amati and various members of his family, through to the absolute perfection of Antonio Stradivarius and the Guarneri family.

The Town’s collection of violins has now become the center of a new enterprise: their voices have been recorded on this SACD, rekindled by one of the greatest musicians of our time, Salvatore Accardo. Cremona is also celebrating its native son, Claudio Monteverdi, with a series of events, which have attracted admiration world-wide, from music experts and from simple music lovers. It is promoting itself as "City of Music": the time is right for this transformation of the Violin Room into a most unusual venue: no longer a dry and soulless museum but a brilliant witness to the city’s tradition and musical vocation.

1. Tempo di Menuetto

2. Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane

3. Variationen uber ein Thema von Corelli

4. Sicilienne et Rigaudon

5. Andantino

6. Romanza in A dur

7. Old Folks at Home

8. Spanischer Tanz

9. Alter refrain

10. Slavonic Dance in G minor

11. Tango

12. renade Spagnole

13. Andante Cantabile

14. Caprice viennois Op. 2

15. Indianisches Lamento in G moll

16. Poupee Valsante

17. Song Without Words

18. Londonderry air

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