Artist
Joshua Bell
Personb. 1967 · Bloomington, United States, United States
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Bio
Joshua Bell is an American violinist and conductor born in Bloomington, Indiana. He began playing the violin at age four and made his Carnegie Hall debut at fourteen. Bell has recorded extensively for Sony Classical and Decca, winning a Grammy for his work on the soundtrack of The Red Violin. He served as music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields from 2011 to 2020 and continues to appear as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide. His playing spans classical repertoire and crossover projects, and he is known for his expressive tone and technical precision.
Popular tracks
- 18:50
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46: I. Introduction: Grave, Adagio cantabile
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- 23:41
Liebesleid, Old Viennese Dance No. 2
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- 36:04
Mi Mancherai (Il Postino) (feat. Joshua Bell)
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- 43:46
Liebesfreud, Old Viennese Dance No. 1
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- 55:45
Praeludium & Allegro "by Gaetano Pugnani"
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- 66:12
My Funny Valentine
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- 76:38
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46: III. Andante sostenuto
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- 85:22
My Heart Will Go On (with Joshua Bell)
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- 98:39
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46: IV. Finale: Allegro guerriero
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- 106:33
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46: II. Scherzo: Allegro
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- 111:58
Schön Rosmarin, Old Viennese Dance No. 3
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- 121:46
The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
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Albums
The Kreisler Album
Album · 1996
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 / Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Album · 2018
Mendelssohn Piano Trios
Album · 2024
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5; Adagio K.261; Rondo K.373
Album · 1992
Messiaen: Quatuor pour le fin du temps / Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2
Album · 1997
Presenting Joshua Bell
Album · 1988
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, FWV 7 (Live from Verbier Festival / 2014)
Album · 2020
Barber: Adagio / Violin Concerto
Album · 2008
Bernstein: West Side Story Suite
Album · 2000
The Red Violin Concerto
Album · 2007
Barber/Walton: Violin Concertos
Album · 1997