Uto Ughi - Vivaldi

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.”

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.