Discography

Ysaÿe · 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27

The complete Ysaÿe sonatas for solo violin, Op. 27, together with works by Bartók, Chansarel, Crickboom, Enescu, Godowsky and Quiroga.

Dmitry Smirnov, violin · Marco Scilironi and Benedek Horváth, piano

Stranger Sainton

Built around a Guarneri del Gesù once owned by the violinist Prosper Sainton, with works by Paganini, Berlioz, Richard Strauss and Rossini.

‘With this release, Dmitry Smirnov proves that he ranks among the most distinctive violinists of his generation.’ Online Merker

Dmitry Smirnov, violin · Kammerorchester Basel · Victor Jacob, conductor

Haydn2032 No. 17 · Per il Luigi

Haydn’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIa:1, written for Luigi Tomasini, within Giovanni Antonini’s complete Haydn symphony cycle.

Dmitry Smirnov, violin · Kammerorchester Basel · Giovanni Antonini, conductor

L’Invitation au Voyage

Lalo’s violin concertos on gut strings, together with Dmitry’s own arrangements of songs by Mussorgsky.

Dmitry Smirnov, violin · Kammerorchester Basel · Heinz Holliger, conductor

Bartók · J.S. Bach · Schneeberger

Debut album with solo works by Bach and Bartók and a sonata by Hansheinz Schneeberger, which Dmitry discovered in the composer’s personal archive and recorded as a world premiere.

Dmitry Smirnov, violin