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A1	Intrada Composed By – Desplanes*
A2	Larghetto Composed By – Nardini*
A3	Praeludium Composed By – Vivaldi*
A4	Cantabile Und Walzer Composed By – Paganini*
A5	Adagio Arranged By – Friedberg*Composed By – Mozart*
A6	Improvisation, Op. 21, Nr.1 Composed By – Kabalevsky*
A7	Melodie Op. 42, Nr. 3 Composed By – Tchaikovsky*
B1	Largo Composed By – Veracini*
B2	Siciliana Arranged By – Dushkin*Composed By – Paradies*
B3	Des Geigenbauer Von Cremona Composed By – Hubay*
B4	Larghetto Composed By – Handel*
B5	Romanze A-Dur Arranged By – Kreisler*Composed By – Schumann*
B6	Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 20 E-Moll Composed By – Brahms*
B7	Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 17 Fis-Moll Composed By – Brahms*
B8	Lied Ohne Worte Op. 62, Nr. 1: Andante Espressivo Arranged By – Kreisler*Composed By – Mendelssohn*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded By – Decca Records, Inc.

Credits

• Liner Notes – Israel Horowitz, Rembert Wurlitzer
• Piano – Leon Pommers
• Violin – Ruggiero Ricci

Notes

1964 STEREO release.
Made in Germany; Recorded by Decca Records Inc., New York.
Gatefold sleeve, "Alle Hersteller" tulip labels.

A musical inquiry into the nature of violin sound, comparing the "voices" of fifteen historic and rare instruments made by:
A1: Andrea Amati, c. 1560-70
A2: Antonio Stradivari - The "Rode", 1733
A3: Nicolo Amati, 1656
A4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Monasterio", 1719
A5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Plowden", 1735
A6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Spanish", 1677
A7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Lafont", 1735
B1: Gasparo da Salo, C. 1570-80
B2: Carlo Bergonzi - The "Constable", 1731
B3: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "De Beriot", 1744
B4: Antonio Stradivari - The "Madrileño", 1720
B5: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Ex-Vieuxtemps", 1739
B6: Antonio Stradivari - The "Joachim", 1714
B7: Joseph Guarneri de Gesù - The "Gibson", 1734
B8: Antonio Stradivari - The "Ernst", 1709

A brief history on each violin and its ownership is given on the liner notes inside gatefold sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DXSE 7179	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremora - Ruggerio Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins ‎(LP + 7")	Decca	DXSE 7179	US	1963
0502-309352	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremona ‎(CD)	MCA Records	0502-309352	Netherlands	1989
SXA 4521	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremona ‎(LP, Album)	Brunswick	SXA 4521	UK	1964
LPEM 19 464, LPEM 19464	Ruggiero Ricci	Geigen Aus Cremona ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Gat)	Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon	LPEM 19 464, LPEM 19464	Germany	1964
DXE 179	Ruggiero Ricci	The Glory Of Cremora - Ruggerio Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins ‎(LP, Mono + 7", Mono)	Decca	DXE 179	Canada	Unknown