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1 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/1
2 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/2
3 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64/3
4 Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra, No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40
5 Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23/
6 Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23/2
7 Schumann: Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23/3
8 Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Nol. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
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Billboard chart-topping violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs early Romantic concertos by Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann with Christoph-Mathias Mueller conducting Germany's Göttinger Symphonie Orchestera on the new album Mendelssohn & Schumann Violin Concertos (Cedille Records CDR 90000 144). Following critically praised and commercially successful recordings of the violin concertos of Brahms and Beethoven, the internationally acclaimed musician interprets two more major works of the violin literature. 

 

  • Winnipeg CLASSIC 107 honors 'Black History Month' with Rachel Barton Pine
    Posted At: February 13, 2023 12:00 AM
    Black History Month: Violinist Rachel Barton Pine champions violin concertos by Black composers

    Winnipeg CLASSIC 107 - Chris Wolf writes……Last year the Cedille Record label re-issued a landmark recording done by the American Violinist Rachel Barton Pine called “Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.” Originally released in 1997, this re-issue marks 25 years since the CD’s initial ...
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  • After 25 years, Rachel Barton Pine continues to champion Black composers / Texas Public Radio
    Posted At: February 3, 2023 12:00 AM
    Texas Public Radio's Nathan Cone writes….Rachel Barton Pine's album "Violin Composers by Black Composers" has been newly reissued.
    Classical music may occupy the number one spot on violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s personal playlist, but close behind is Chicago blues. And growing up in Chicago — where different kinds of music naturally coalesced — influenced her approach to performance and curation.“We had ...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine chats with The 2nd Street Dreams Audio Network about 'Black Composers Through the Centuries'
    Posted At: January 23, 2023 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her latest Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 1...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine chats with 88.9WFSU Public Media
    Posted At: January 9, 2023 12:00 AM
    Violinist Rachel Barton Pine is Cedille Records’ best-selling artist. She regularly solos with leading orchestras including, in 2022, the Chicago and Vienna Radio Symphonies and Grant Park Orchestra. She has also performed on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and NPR’s Tiny Desk.Her discography of 40 albums includes 21 for Cedille as orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in repertoire spann...
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  • KDFC: Play On, California! features Rachel Barton Pine - Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries
    Posted At: December 6, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine performs and speaks at the Purdue University Northwest Sinai Forum / nwi.com
    Posted At: December 4, 2022 12:00 AM
    World-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Sunday at the Purdue University Northwest Sinai Forum at its Westville campus.
    Violinist speaks at PNW forum and starts, ends presentation on high notes


    nwi.com's Doug Ross writes….Rachel Barton Pine, a former child prodigy on the violin, is working to help young musicians in their early careers.Pine, who started playing the violin at age 3,...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine talks about 'Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries' with VPM Music
    Posted At: November 30, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th...
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  • Rachel and the Violin / IPR chats with Rachel Barton Pine
    Posted At: November 7, 2022 12:00 AM
    Rachel Barton Pine says for her, one instrument is enough."I'm interested in everything that has to do with the violin and nothing that doesn't," Pine says. "The only thing I wanted to do was play things that were like the violin, whether it was a medieval ancestor of the violin, a cousin of the violin like the viola d'amore, the electric violin."

    IPR - Classical Sprouts host Kate Botello writes….Whe...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine: Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is ideastream: Recording of the Week
    Posted At: October 28, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine sits down for a 2nd round of classical radio interviews to discuss her new Cedille Records album
    Posted At: October 25, 2022 12:00 AM
    Violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries, available September 9, 2022.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of th...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine chats with radio about 'Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries'
    Posted At: October 25, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries, available Released on September 9, 2022, the new album marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine - Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is a delightful album / Classical Candor
    Posted At: October 22, 2022 12:00 AM
    Music of Bologne, Lafitte, Coleridge-Taylor, and Price. Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Encore Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Hege, conductor; Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Jonathon Heyward, conductor. Cedille Records CDR 90000 214.Classical Candor's John J. Puccio writes….Cedille Records reached back into their archives for several of the items on this album and recorded a brand-new selection to wrap it up. Mo...
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  • 'Violin Concertos by Black Composers' is an indispensable addition to Rachel Barton Pine's 40 album discography / textura
    Posted At: October 20, 2022 12:00 AM
    textura writes….In issuing an album of violin concertos by composers of African descent, Rachel Barton Pine could be seen to be capitalizing on the recent resurgence of interest in figures such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, William Grant Still, George Walker, and Florence Price. Said presumption would be wrong on a number of counts. Firstly, Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is a Pine ...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine's 'Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries' gets 91.5WXXI - CD Spotlight
    Posted At: October 17, 2022 12:00 AM
    Sharing releases, present and past, to brighten your day. WXXI Classical has its eyes and ears on the latest releases from classical artists working today. When we come across a story or a release we think you might enjoy, we’ll be sharing it with you on CD Spotlight. You’ll learn more about the artists online at WXXI Classical, and you’ll hear selections from these artists on FM 91.5. CD Spotlight shares n...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine. Discovering music by Black composers / theStrad
    Posted At: October 6, 2022 12:00 AM
    theStrad writes…The violinist recalls her journey exploring works by overlooked composers and how embracing diverse voices promises enriching experiencesOne of the most joyful recent developments in classical music is the widespread embracing of a greater diversity of repertoire than ever before. Performers and teachers are adding works by underrepresented composers, including women and composers of colour,...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine's 'Violin Concertos by Black Composers' debuts No. 5 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums Chart
    Posted At: September 22, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries. The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19t...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine - Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: September 15, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine releases: Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries / The Violin Channel
    Posted At: September 14, 2022 12:00 AM
    Released on Cedille Records, this album marks 25 years since Pine’s 1997 album release of 18th and 19th-century violin concertos by Black composersThe Violin Channel writes….American violinist Rachel Barton Pine has released “Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries,” marking the 25th anniversary of her pioneering 1997 album, “Violin Concertos by Black composers of the 18th & 19th Centu...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine marks the 25th anniversary of her 1997 'Black composers' recording with special-edition reissue / Violinist.com
    Posted At: September 12, 2022 12:00 AM
    Chicago-based violinist Rachel Barton Pine plays 20th-century American composer Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Jonathon Heyward, on her new Cedille Records album Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries.
    The new release marks the 25th anniversary of Pine’s pioneering 1997 Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and ...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine performs Bruchs Violin Concerto No. 1 on one days notice at Grant Park / Violinist.com
    Posted At: July 12, 2022 12:00 AM
    Violinist.com's Diana Skinner writes….There will be drumrolls at Grant Park tonight during the famous moments in Haydn’s Symphony No. 103. And there will most likely be additional fanfare heralding the heroic entrance of Rachel Barton Pine as violin soloist. Replacing ailing solo percussionist She-e Wu, Ms. Pine will perform Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 on one days’ notice.

    Ms. Pine is becoming quit...
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  • Hilary Hahn, Rachel Barton Pine, Frank Almond, Ken Olson & Robert Chen play the greatest instruments ever / ABC7 Chicago
    Posted At: January 31, 2022 12:00 AM
    Watch the attached video as Hilary Hahn, Rachel Barton Pine, Frank Almond, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians Ken Olson, Robert Chen play and discuss the greatest instruments ever made. Thanks ABC 7 Chicago..   .     ...
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  • 9-year-old Sylvia Pine performs a traditional Hanukkah song in a most entertaining way
    Posted At: December 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    Happy Hanukkah from Violinist extraordinaire Rachel Barton Pine. She says: I'm so grateful to the Chicago Children's Choir for introducing my daughter Sylvia to this beautiful Hebrew song. CCC  inspires and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to become global citizens through music. In just the last few months, Sylvia has taken classes about Latin America, jazz, and gospel music,...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine and Elliott Forrest to donate lessons in support of battered women and children / The Violin Channel
    Posted At: November 24, 2020 12:00 AM

    The American violinist; Rachel Barton Pine is joined by WQXR: NYC broadcaster; Elliott Forrest to give lessons in support of battered women and children. The pair's Zoom classes will be auctioned off online from November 20th-28th as part of a larger fundraiser held by the Los Angeles House of Ruth, a shelter for the abused. Barton Pine, the violinist, will provide a violin-specific course while Forr...
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  • OurConcertslive brings together classical music's biggest stars for virtual concert supporting Artist Relief Tree / PIX11
    Posted At: April 2, 2020 12:00 AM

    This Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT, OurConcerts.live, a new online channel and streaming service, will bring together some of the industry's biggest stars for a virtual benefit concert. All proceeds will go to the Artist Relief Tree, a fund created in the past few weeks to financially support artists who are affected by cancellations due to COVID-19. The concert will feature pianist...
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  • 95.5KHFM: Albuquerque interviews Rachel Barton Pine
    Posted At: March 9, 2020 12:00 AM

    Rachel Barton Pine, joined multi-faceted conductor Teddy Abrams and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a new Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos release on AVIE Records.  The album, featuring Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, highlights each composer's prominent use of his own traditional ethnic m...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine records 'headbanger' concerto / New Classical Tracks
    Posted At: February 26, 2020 12:00 AM

    What happens when you have hall and a producer reserved and ready to go, and your musical collaborator has to back out at the last minute? If you're violinist Rachel Barton Pine, you find a new collaborator, and you record two concertos that have been on your bucket list for a long time. Teddy Abrams and the Scottish National Orchestra join Rachel on her 39th recording, which features violin concerto...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine gets folksy with Dvorak And Khachaturian / CLASSICAL CLASSROOM
    Posted At: January 29, 2020 12:00 AM

    Violinist and Classroom mascot Rachel Barton Pine is back to teach all about the violin concertos of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak and Soviet-Armenian Aram Khachaturian. Learn about their lives and music! Get lost with Dvorak in NYC! Hear about Khachaturian becoming a new father! Find out who threw shade at Dvorak and mucked up his concerto composing process, and how Khachaturian wrote his concerto in a ...
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  • Dvorak & Khachaturian Violin Concertos is a wholly enjoyable coupling with Rachel Barton-Pine in good form throughout / MusicWeb International
    Posted At: January 24, 2020 12:00 AM

    Rachel Barton-Pine is one of my very favourite violinists. There are a number of reasons for this but, in essence, it is her fusion of rock-solid yet scintillating technique allied to brilliant musicianship as well as intelligent and stimulating programming. The liner mentions that she has recorded 39 discs which, by definition, covers the bulk of the core violin repertoire as well as many fascinating ra...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine takes WETA through her favorite moments of the Dvorak - Khachaturian Concertos
    Posted At: January 24, 2020 12:00 AM

    WETA Evening Host James Jacobs speaks with world renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine about her latest album on the Avie label, a pairing of the violin concertos of Antonín Dvořák and Aram Khachaturian, in which she collaborates with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Teddy Abrams. In this wide-ranging conversation Ms. Pine takes us through her favorite moments of bot...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine discusses Dvorak & Khachaturian Violin Concertos with Central and Northern Michigan Radio
    Posted At: January 18, 2020 12:00 AM

    Chart-topping, international violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine, joined multi-faceted conductor Teddy Abrams and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for a new Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos release on AVIE Records.  The album, featuring Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, highlights each composer...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine inspires young musicians by celebrating black composers / CBS Evening News
    Posted At: January 16, 2020 12:00 AM

    At Brooklyn's Ryder Elementary School, students in the Harmony Program got a front row seat to world-class violinist Rachel Barton Pine. She plays music you may have never heard, by composers like Ignatius Sancho, a self taught British slave, and Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who was once the envy of Mozart. "This music, a lot of it hasn't been published. A lot of it was published but is long out o...
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  • A pair of folk-inspired concertos from Rachel Barton Pine / KDFC: State of the Arts
    Posted At: January 8, 2020 12:00 AM

    Violinist Rachel Barton Pine says the concertos she's paired on her most recent recording are often overlooked, since they aren't learned and performed as frequently as Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, or Brahms. But Antonin Dvorak and Aram Khachaturian‘s concertos are great works, which were influenced by the folk traditions of their homelands. "Both of them have been part of my life since I was a te...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine discusses Dvorak & Khachaturian Violin Concertos with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: January 7, 2020 12:00 AM

    Rachel Barton Pine, joins conductor Teddy Abrams leading the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a new Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos release, on AVIE records. Featuring Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, the album highlights each composer's prominent use of his own traditional ethnic music. This Dvo"...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine discusses Dvorak & Khachaturian Violin Concertos with 90.3KEDT - Corpus Christi
    Posted At: December 19, 2019 12:00 AM

    Chart-topping, international violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine, joined by multi-faceted conductor Teddy Abrams and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, has released; Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos, on AVIE records.  The album, featuring Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, highlights each composer&#...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine makes a PublicRadio90 - Classiclectic Connection
    Posted At: December 19, 2019 12:00 AM

    Violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine performs Dvorak and Khachaturian concertos with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (led by Teddy Abrams) on this recording from Avie Records. Growing up with a piece of music is something very special for many instrumentalists, and that's something that violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine has done in this new recording (along with the Royal Scottish National Orchest...
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  • Rachel Barton Pine is back for day 2 with classical radio
    Posted At: December 12, 2019 12:00 AM

    Chart-topping, international violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine, joined by multi-faceted conductor Teddy Abrams and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, released Dvořák and Khachaturian Violin Concertos, on AVIE on November 1.  The album features Dvořák's Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, highlights each compos...
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