Upheld by many as a queen amongst her peers, violinist Camilla Wicks led a stellar career in the dozen years following World War II. At the peak of her fame she retired from the concert stage to devote herself to her family. Upon resuming her career, she remained an outstanding if intermittent performer for several more decades.

Wicks made few commercial recordings besides a famed 1952 performance of the Sibelius Concerto. Now this precious set, spanning five decades and a vast range of repertoire, offers the most comprehensive collection of her concert performances ever likely to be assembled. It offers an in-depth insight into Wicks’ evolution from captivating, devil-may-care young virtuoso to profound interpreter.

Music & Arts is pleased to make these great performances available for those who have long wished for Wicks’ discography to be expanded, and to enable a wider audience to be stirred by this extraordinary violinist and artist.

Contents:
CD 1
- Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Danish State Symphony Orchestra / Fritz Busch
- Brahms: Concerto in D Major, Op.77
Norwegian Radio Orchestra / Ari Rasilainen
- Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.7 in A Major (arr. Joachim)
Robert Levin (piano)
- Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song, Op.34, No.2 (arr. Achron)
Robert Levin (piano)
- Paradis: Sicilienne (arr. Dushkin)
Horace Martinez (piano)

CD 2
- Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D Major, Op.35
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra / William Steinberg
- Bjarne Brustad: 'Trollkvenna' ('The Troll’s Windmill') - 4th movement from Eventyr (Fairytale) Suite for solo violin
- Wieniawski: Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski
- Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantelle, Op.43
San Fransisco Symphony Orchestra
- Barber: Concerto, Op.14
Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sixten Ehrling

CD 3
- Beethoven: Sonata No.10 in G Major, Op.96 - Martin Katz (piano)
- R Strauss: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.18 - Martin Katz (piano)
- R Strauss: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op.18 - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Shostakovich: Four Preludes from Op.34 (arr. Tsiganov): No.10 in C-sharp minor, Moderato non troppo / No.15 in D-flat Major, Allegretto / No.16 in B-flat minor, Andantino / No.24 in D minor, Allegretto - Martin Katz (piano)
- Gershwin: Preludes (arr. Heifetz) - Roslyn Frantz (piano)
- Schubert: Ave Maria (arr. Wilhelmj) - Horace Martinez (piano)

CD 4
- Chausson: Poème, Op.25 - Albert Hirsch (piano)
- Fauré: Sonata No.1 in A Major, Op.13 - Miles Braber (piano)
- Tailleferre: Sonata No.1 - Brian Connelly (piano)
- Nín: Four Spanish Songs (arr. Kochanski) - Martin Katz (piano)
- Ysaye: Solo Sonata Op.27 No.3 'Ballade'

CD 5
- Bloch: Sonata No.1 - Roslyn Frantz (piano)
- Ravel: Sonata Opus posthumous - Neal Kurz (piano)
- Debussy: Sonata - Neal Kurz (piano)
- Bartók: Rhapsody No.2 - Jean Barr (piano)
- Ravel: Tzigane - Albert Hirsch (piano)
- Wicks: Ode to the Desert - Horace Martinez (piano)

CD 6
- Grieg: Sonata no.3 in C minor, Op.45 - Robert Levin (piano)
- Wieniawski: Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.14 - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op.16 - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Sarasate: Malagueña - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Sarasate: Zapateado - Roslyn Frantz (piano)
- Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Opus posthumous (arr. Nathan Milstein) - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Chopin: Nocturne in D (originally D-flat), Op.27, No.2 (arr. Wilhelmj)
- Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois
- Scarlatescu: Bagatelle - Horace Martinez (piano)
- Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba, From San Domingo