COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY
1983
BARTÓK / BACH / ERNST — WORKS FOR SOLO VIOLIN
Joseph Swensen, violin
Musical Heritage Society
1986
GRIEG — VIOLIN SONATAS NOS. 1–3
Joseph Swensen, violin · Yuri Funahashi, piano
Musical Heritage Society · MHS 7474X
1988
SCHUBERT — WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, VOL. 1
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane, piano
RCA Victor Red Seal · RD/RK 87823
1988
BEETHOVEN — VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR / ROMANCES NOS. 1 & 2
Joseph Swensen, violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · André Previn, conductor
RCA Victor Red Seal
1989
SCHUBERT — WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, VOL. 2
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane, piano
RCA/BMG Classics
1990
J.S. BACH — WORKS FOR VIOLIN & HARPSICHORD, VOL. 1
Joseph Swensen, violin · John Gibbons, harpsichord · Elizabeth Anderson, cello
RCA Victor Red Seal · 1990
1990
JAMES GALWAY PLAYS BEETHOVEN
James Galway, flute · Joseph Swensen, violin · Paul Neubauer, viola · Phillip Moll, piano
RCA Victor
1992
SIBELIUS — VIOLIN CONCERTO / SIX HUMORESQUES / TWO SERENADES
Joseph Swensen, violin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
RCA/BMG Classics · 09026-60444-2
1992
GIULIANI — PLAY GIULIANI
James Galway, flute · Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar · Joseph Swensen, violin
RCA/BMG Classics · 09026-60237-2
1993
J.S. BACH — WORKS FOR VIOLIN & HARPSICHORD, VOL. 2
Joseph Swensen, violin · John Gibbons, harpsichord · Elizabeth Anderson, cello
RCA Victor Red Seal · 09026-60563-2
1995
SHOSTAKOVICH — SYMPHONY NO. 14 / ADAGIO & ALLEGRETTO
Margareta Haverinen, soprano · Petteri Salomaa, bass
Tapiola Sinfonietta · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Ondine · ODE 845-2
1999
MACMILLAN — TRYST / ADAM'S RIB / THEY SAW THE STONE HAD BEEN ROLLED AWAY / Í
Scottish Chamber Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor
BIS · BIS-CD-1019
1999
MENDELSSOHN & BRUCH — VIOLIN CONCERTOS
Robert McDuffie, violin
Scottish Chamber Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Telarc · CD-80507
c. 2002–2003
SARTORY QUARTET — HAYDN / SCHUBERT / RUDERS
Joseph Swensen, violin I · Kristine Algot Sørensen, violin II · Iben Bramsnæs Teilmann, viola · Henrik Dam Thomsen, cello
Helikon Records · HCD 1043
2003
SIBELIUS — PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE / KUOLEMA / BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST / THE TEMPEST, SUITE NO. 2 / ANDANTE FESTIVO
Scottish Chamber Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Linn Records · CKD 220
2003
LIVE FROM THE SPOLETO FESTIVAL, 1987
Jeffrey Kahane · Joshua Bell · Scott Nickrenz · Carter Brey · Erika Nickrenz · Joseph Swensen · Marvis Martin and others
Joseph Swensen, violin
Musical Heritage Society · 2003 edition
2004
MENDELSSOHN — THE HEBRIDES / VIOLIN CONCERTO / SYMPHONY NO. 3 “SCOTTISH”
Joseph Swensen, violin & conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Linn Records · CKD 216
2004
BRAHMS — VIOLIN CONCERTO / HUNGARIAN DANCES
Joseph Swensen, violin & conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Linn Records · CKD 224
2005
PROKOFIEV — CLASSICAL SYMPHONY / VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 / FIVE MELODIES
Joseph Swensen, violin & conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Linn Records · CKD 219
2005
DVOŘÁK — VIOLIN CONCERTO / CZECH SUITE / NOCTURNE / WALTZ
Joseph Swensen, violin & conductor
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Linn Records · CKD 241
2006
SIBELIUS — SYMPHONY NO. 1 / NIELSEN — SYMPHONY NO. 1
BBC National Orchestra of Wales · Joseph Swensen, conductor (Sibelius)
Ulster Orchestra · János Fürst, conductor (Nielsen)
BBC Music Magazine · BBCMM268
2007
BRIDGING THE AGES
Joseph Swensen, violin · various artists
Music@Menlo LIVE
2008
THE UNFOLDING OF MUSIC II
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane · David Finckel · André Previn and others
Music@Menlo LIVE
2009
BEING MENDELSSOHN
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane · Paul Watkins and others
Music@Menlo LIVE
2010
SAINT-SAËNS — CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1 / CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS & OTHER WORKS
Henri Demarquette · Boris Berezovsky · Brigitte Engerer
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Mirare · MIR108
2011
WALTON & BARBER — VIOLIN CONCERTOS & WORKS FOR STRINGS
Thomas Bowes, violin
Malmö Opera Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Signum Classics · SIGCD238
2012
BRAHMS / SWENSEN — SINFONIA IN B
Malmö Opera Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor, orchestrator & violin
Works by Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann
Signum Classics · SIGCD191
2013
FROM BACH
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane, piano · Carter Brey, cello
Music@Menlo LIVE
2016
MARIE JAËLL — MUSIQUE SYMPHONIQUE & MUSIQUE POUR PIANO
Romain Descharmes · David Violi · Orchestre National de Lille and others
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Palazzetto Bru Zane · ES 1022
2017
SHANGHAI MOZART DREAM
Xiaoming Han, horn · Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra and others
Joseph Swensen, conductor — Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3
Oehms Classics · OC1805
2018
ROCO IN CONCERT: A TIMELESS FEAST
ROCO · Joseph Foley
Joseph Swensen, guest concertmaster & violin soloist
ROCO · ROCO08130209
2020
DEBUSSY & TCHAIKOVSKY — WORKS FOR STRINGS
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra · Joseph Swensen, conductor
CD Accord · ACD 271
2022
ELEANOR ALBERGA — VIOLIN CONCERTOS NOS. 1 & 2 / THE SOUL'S EXPRESSION
Thomas Bowes, violin · Morgan Pearse, baritone
BBC National Orchestra of Wales · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Lyrita · SRCD405
2023
SYMPHONIC LANDSCAPES
Scottish Chamber Orchestra · various conductors
Joseph Swensen, conductor contribution
BBC Music Magazine · BBCMM496
2024
SCHOENBERG — VIOLIN CONCERTO / BRAHMS — SERENADE NO. 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales · various artists
Joseph Swensen, conductor contribution
BBC Music Magazine · BBCMM501
2024
WAGNER / SWENSEN — RING ODYSSEY
Christiane Libor · Michael Weinius · Derek Welton
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine · Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux
Joseph Swensen, conductor & creator/arranger
Alpha Classics · ALPHA1072
2025
BEETHOVEN — SYMPHONY NO. 9
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine · Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux · soloists
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Alpha Classics · ALPHA1163
2025
JOSEPH SWENSEN — SAGA TRILOGY
Jonathan Swensen, cello · Esther Brayer, viola · Bruno Maurice, accordion · Sébastien Batut, double bass
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine · Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux
Joseph Swensen, composer & conductor
B Records · LBM082
2026
TABLEAUX — RAVEL / SCHUMANN / MUSSORGSKY
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Alpha Classics · ALPHA1261
2027 — FORTHCOMING
JOSEPH SWENSEN — HAFIZ / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV — SHÉHÉRAZADE
Angélique Boudeville, soprano · Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Joseph Swensen, composer & conductor
B Records · forthcoming 2027
BERNSTEIN — ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine · Joseph Swensen, conductor
Alpha Classics