DISCOGRAPHY
THE COMPOSER
JOSEPH SWENSEN SAGA TRILOGY
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL BORDEAUX AQUITAINE CHOEUR DE L’OPERA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX
ESTHER BRAYER, JONATHAN SWENSEN BRUNO MAURICE, SÉBASTIEN BATUT
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NEW ALBUM 2026
Joseph Swensen
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
TABLEAUX Ravel Schumann Mussorgsky
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Alpha Classics - 2026
THE CONDUCTOR
WAGNER–SWENSEN: RING ODYSSEY
Christiane Libor, soprano
Michael Weinius, tenor
Derek Welton, bass-baritone
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Chœur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux
Joseph Swensen, conductor
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Alpha Classics -2024
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
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Alpha Classics - 2025
DEBUSSY & TCHAIKOVSKY: WORKS FOR STRINGS
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Arranged for string orchestra by Joseph Swensen
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
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CD Accord - 2022
SIBELIUS: THE TEMPEST
Joseph Swensen
Robin Ticciati
Sir Charles Mackerras
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2014)
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Linn Records - 2014
WALTON & BARBER
Joseph Swensen Thomas Bowes
Malmö Opera Orchestra (2011)
Walton: Violin Concerto Walton: Two Pieces from Henry V Barber: Violin Concerto Barber: Adagio for Strings
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Signum Classics - 2011
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Joseph Swensen, conductor and violin
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 in D Major, “Classical”
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor
Five Melodies for Solo Violin and Strings
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Linn Records - 2005
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Joseph Swensen Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2004)
Violin Concerto in D 21 Hungarian Dances (Version for Orchestra)
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Linn Records - 2004
MENDELSSOHN, BRAHMS, DVOŘÁK AND PROKOFIEV: VIOLIN CONCERTOS COLLECTION
Joseph Swensen
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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LINN RECORDS · 2018
BRAHMS & CLARA SCHUMANN
Joseph Swensen Malmö Opera Orchestra (2011)
Brahms: Sinfonia in B (arr. Swensen) Clara Schumann: Three Romances
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Signum Classics - 2012
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Henri Demarquette, cello
Boris Berezovsky, piano
Brigitte Engerer, piano
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Cello Concerto
The Carnival of the Animals
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Romance for Cello and Piano
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Piano Classics - 2010
DVOŘÁK
Joseph Swensen Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2005)
Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor Dvořák: Czech Suite
Linn Records - 2005
JEAN SIBELIUS
Joseph Swensen Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2004)
Pelléas et Mélisande Kuolema: Valse triste Belshazzar’s Feast The Tempest: Suite No. 2 Andante Festivo
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Linn Records · 2003
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Joseph Swensen
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (2003)
Hebrides Overture
Violin Concerto No. 2
“Scottish” Symphony No. 3
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JAMES MACMILLAN
Joseph Swensen Scottish Chamber Orchestra (1999)
Tryst I (A Meditation on Iona) Adam’s Rib They Saw the Stone Had Been Rolled Away
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ALBERGA: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
The Soul’s Expression
Thomas Bowes, violin
Morgan Pearse, baritone
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Lyrita - 2022
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Joseph Swensen
Margareta Haverinen, soprano
Petteri Salomaa, bass
Tapiola Sinfonietta (1995)
Symphony No. 14
Adagio and Allegretto for String Orchestra
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THE VIOLINST
J. S. BACH: WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND HARPSICHORD — VOLUME I
Joseph Swensen, violin
John Gibbons, harpsichord
JEAN SIBELIUS
Joseph Swensen, violin
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (1992)
Violin Concerto in D minor
Humoresques, Op. 87 & Op. 89
Two Serenades, Op. 69
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GIULIANI
James Galway · Kazuhito Yamashita · Joseph Swensen
1992
Mauro Giuliani
Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Duo Concertant, Op. 25
Serenade, Op. 19
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BEETHOVEN — SERENADES & FLUTE SONATA
James Galway · Joseph Swensen · Phillip Moll · Paul Neubauer
1990
Ludwig van Beethoven
Serenade, Op. 25
Flute Sonata in B-flat major
Serenade, Op. 8
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BRIDGING THE AGES 1
Joseph Swensen, violin
Handel: Concerto No. 15 in D minor, HWV 304
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Bach: Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux
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BRIDGING THE AGES 2
Joseph Swensen, violin
Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque
Copland: Vitebsk: Study on a Jewish Theme
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
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BRIDGING THE AGES 3
Joseph Swensen, violin
Schnittke: Moz-Art for Two Violins, after Mozart K. 416d
Ravel: Violin Sonata
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
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THE UNFOLDING OF MUSIC II
Joseph Swensen, violin
Purcell: Fantasia upon One Note, Z. 745
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise”
Schumann: Phantasiestücke, Op. 73
Britten: Phantasy, Op. 2
Frazelle: Piano Trio
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BRAHMS — PIANO TRIO NO. 3 IN C MINOR, OP. 101
Joseph Swensen, violin · Carter Brey, cello · Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
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BEING MENDELSSOHN
Joseph Swensen, violin
Mendelssohn: Selected Lieder ohne Worte
Schumann: Piano Trio in D minor
Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1 in A major
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BEETHOVEN — VIOLIN CONCERTO & 2 ROMANCES
Joseph Swensen, violin · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · André Previn
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven: Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
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SCHUBERT — WORKS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, VOL. 1
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 574
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 385
Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D. 934
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RCA Victor Red Seal · 1988
SCHUBERT — WORKS FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN, VOLUME 2
Joseph Swensen, violin · Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 821 “Arpeggione”
Schubert: Sonatina in D major, D. 384
Schubert: Sonatina in G minor, D. 408
Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
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RCA Red Seal · 1988