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Violinist Uto Ughi recounts the lives and artistic journeys of eight great composers and performs some of their most famous pieces.
A human and artistic portrait of Niccolò Paganini told by violinist Uto Ughi with I Filarmonici di Roma, who perform some of his most famous pieces, including: Capriccio No. 1 for solo violin; Capriccio No. 13 “La risata” for solo violin; Concerto No. 4 for violin and orchestra (Rondò).
Uto Ughi recounts Ludwig van Beethoven, performing: Romance in F major for violin and orchestra, Op. 50, with I Filarmonici di Roma; the Kreutzer Sonata with R. Buchbinder; Sonata Op. 24 in F major with T. Vasary; Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, Op. 61, with the MMF Orchestra and Maestro Mehta.
Uto Ughi talks about W. A. Mozart, performing several of his pieces: Concerto in A major for violin and orchestra K 219, with I Filarmonici di Roma; Sonata in A minor for violin and piano K 304, with Marco Grisanti; Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in E-flat major K 364, with Dino Asciolla (2003).
Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of Johannes Brahms, performing several of his pieces, including: Sonata in G major, Op. 78, for violin and piano, with Rudolf Buchbinder; Hungarian Dance No. 17; and Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18.
Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of Franz Schubert, performing several of his pieces, including: Rondo in A major, D. 438, for violin and strings, with I Filarmonici di Roma; Sonata for violin and piano “Gran Duo,” Op. 162, with Rudolf Buchbinder; Quartet in D minor, “Death and the Maiden.”
In the splendid setting of the city of Venice, Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of composer and musician Antonio Vivaldi. Ughi and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra play excerpts from some of Vivaldi's best-known works, including The Four Seasons.
Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of Johann Sebastian Bach, performing several of his pieces: Concerto in E major for violin and strings, BWV 1042; Partita in D minor, BWV 1004; Concerto in A minor for violin and strings, BWV 1041; Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003.
Uto Ughi recounts the life and artistic career of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performing several of his pieces: Concerto in D major, Op. 35, for violin and orchestra, with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra; and “Meditation,” with Marco Grisanti on piano.