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"Suli Xue is an internationally acclaimed violin soloist who performs with rare virtuosity and winning personal charm in this set of two discs.  Here Xue explores folkloric and classical musical strains, searching out and interweaving Eastern and Western themes; delicate, rare miniatures offering the listener beautiful and meaningful insights into mutual cultural understanding and enjoyment. "

1¡¢  Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

       for violin and piano, Op. 28          Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)  
2¡¢  Meditation from the opera ¡°Thais¡±     Jules Massenet (1842-1912) 
3¡¢  Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20        Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908)  
4¡¢  Humoresque                    Anton¨¬n Dvoř¨¤k (1841-1904)

5¡¢  Melodie from ¡°Souvenir

       d¡¯un lieu cher¡±, Op. 42                Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

6¡¢  March from ¡°The Love for             Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

       Three Oranges¡±                          Arr. by Jascha Heifetz (1899-1987)       
 7¡¢  Nocturne in C-sharp minor Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Chopin (1810-1849)
8¡¢  Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22           Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908)

9¡¢  Orientale, Op. 50 from  

       ¡°The Kaleidescope¡±                    C¨¦sar Cui (1835-1918)         
10¡¢       Rondo in C major, K. 373  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
11¡¢   Liebeslied (Love¡¯s Sorrow)    Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
12¡¢       Rev¨¦rie, Op. 15                    Robert Schumann (1810-1856)    
13¡¢       Serenade, Op. 6                   Enrico Toselli (1883-1926)   

14¡¢       Waltz in A major, Op. 39  Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)                     

Transcribed by David Hochstein

15¡¢       Csardas                  Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)    Csardas