Sony Classical's 2016 box set The Art of Midori offers reissues of ten of the violinist's best-selling albums in a sturdy case, with each disc protected in a cardboard sleeve featuring the original jacket artwork. The selected recordings date from 1988 to 2003, and include Midori's critically acclaimed performances of violin concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Max Bruch, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvorák, Jean Sibelius, and Dmitri Shostakovich, along with chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Niccolò Paganini, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo de Sarasate, Sergey Prokofiev, and many others. Midori's growth from child prodigy to mature artist is evident in the progression of the recordings, and these albums represent her finest performances, from her precocious solo debut playing Paganini's 24 Caprices to her recitals with pianist Robert McDonald, and concerto performances with Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Christoph Eschenbach, and Mariss Jansons. Devoted fans will no doubt own all of these CDs already, though newcomers will find this collection to be a convenient way to catch up.
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The Art of Midori Review
by Blair Sanderson
Track Listing - Disc 1
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 01:50 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 02:40 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 03:09 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | Midori | 06:18 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 02:42 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 04:53 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 04:13 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | Midori | 03:01 | Amazon | |||
| 9 | Midori | 03:36 | Amazon | |||
| 10 | Midori | 02:04 | Amazon | |||
| 11 | Midori | 03:50 | Amazon | |||
| 12 | Midori | 02:49 | Amazon | |||
| 13 | Midori | 02:48 | Amazon | |||
| 14 | Midori | 01:20 | Amazon | |||
| 15 | Midori | 03:09 | Amazon | |||
| 16 | Midori | 01:48 | Amazon | |||
| 17 | Midori | 03:57 | Amazon | |||
| 18 | Midori | 02:39 | Amazon | |||
| 19 | Midori | 02:54 | Amazon | |||
| 20 | Midori | 03:05 | Amazon | |||
| 21 | Midori | 03:13 | Amazon | |||
| 22 | Midori | 02:26 | Amazon | |||
| 23 | Midori | 03:47 | Amazon | |||
| 24 | Midori | 04:46 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 2
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 11:11 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 10:48 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 09:42 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | Midori | 11:59 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 09:47 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata No. 8 for Piano and Violin in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 06:39 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 08:02 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 03:39 | Amazon | |||
| Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 18 | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 11:06 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 08:27 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 08:56 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 05:00 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | Midori | 09:57 | Amazon | |||
| 9 | Midori | 03:19 | Amazon | |||
| 10 | Midori | 10:40 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 4
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midori | 05:52 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 04:31 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 04:02 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | Midori | 01:37 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 01:35 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 03:14 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 03:12 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | Midori | 02:06 | Amazon | |||
| 9 | Midori | 00:59 | Amazon | |||
| 10 | Midori | 01:12 | Amazon | |||
| 11 | Midori | 01:12 | Amazon | |||
| Pieces, Op. 15 | ||||||
| 12 | Midori | 02:44 | Amazon | |||
| 13 | Midori | 04:54 | Amazon | |||
| 14 | Midori | 04:55 | Amazon | |||
| 15 | Midori | 01:39 | Amazon | |||
| Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 | ||||||
| 16 | Midori | 03:51 | Amazon | |||
| Mythes, Op. 30 | ||||||
| 17 | Midori | 05:55 | Amazon | |||
| 18 | Midori | 02:10 | Amazon | |||
| 19 | Midori | 03:27 | Amazon | |||
| 20 | Midori | 03:07 | Amazon | |||
| 21 | Midori | 01:59 | Amazon | |||
| Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 | ||||||
| 22 | Midori | 01:16 | Amazon | |||
| 23 | Midori | 00:27 | Amazon | |||
| 24 | Midori | 01:04 | Amazon | |||
| 25 | Midori | 01:36 | Amazon | |||
| 26 | Midori | 00:29 | Amazon | |||
| 27 | Midori | 00:55 | Amazon | |||
| 28 | Midori | 04:37 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 5
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 16:27 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 08:11 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 07:47 | Amazon | |||
| Fantasy for Violin with Orchestra and Harp freely using Scottish Folk Melodies, in E-flat major, Op. 46 | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 03:44 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 04:33 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 06:21 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 06:12 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | Midori | 09:38 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 6
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 19:27 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 07:12 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 10:19 | Amazon | |||
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 11:35 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 06:31 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 12:31 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 05:08 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 7
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata No. 2 for Unaccompanied Violin in A minor, BWV 1003 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 05:32 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 06:58 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 06:36 | Amazon | |||
| 4 | Midori | 05:07 | Amazon | |||
| Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano Sz. 75, BB 84 | ||||||
| 5 | Midori | 13:29 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 11:06 | Amazon | |||
| 7 | Midori | 10:10 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 8
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364/320d | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 13:28 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 11:17 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 06:13 | Amazon | |||
| Concerto in D for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, K. Anh. 56 (315f) (Stereo) | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 12:30 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 08:32 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 06:31 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 9
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata for Violin and Piano | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 06:10 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 06:21 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 05:22 | Amazon | |||
| Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 05:02 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 04:17 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 04:31 | Amazon | |||
| Sonata No. 1 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 | ||||||
| 7 | Midori | 12:17 | Amazon | |||
| 8 | Midori | 09:15 | Amazon | |||
Track Listing - Disc 10
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 | ||||||
| 1 | Midori | 13:07 | Amazon | |||
| 2 | Midori | 08:09 | Amazon | |||
| 3 | Midori | 06:53 | Amazon | |||
| Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 26 | ||||||
| 4 | Midori | 08:20 | Amazon | |||
| 5 | Midori | 09:17 | Amazon | |||
| 6 | Midori | 07:31 | Amazon | |||
![Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 [10 tracks]](https://cdn-s3.allmusic.com/release-covers/75/0002/682/0002682316.jpg)
