Francesca Dego : Discography

VIOLIN

A New Dawn

LSO and Apple Music have released “A New Dawn” a powerful collection of familiar and lesser-known works, featuring the star violinist Francesco Dego in Bologne’s Concerto Op.5 no.2 in A major.

APPLE MUSIC (2022)

Mozart Violin Concertos 2

The follow up to their first collaboration, Francesca Dego and Sir Roger Norrington return to the studio for the third & fourth violin concertos,  once again joined by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Notably, the first time either soloist or conductor has recorded the works.  Of the first album, The Sunday Times noted ‘Pairing the veteran Mozartian Norrington – a pioneer of historical performance practice – with the young Italian-American soloist Dego proves inspiring in what promises to be one of the freshest of recent cycles of the Mozart concertos.’

CHANDOS (2022)

Mozart

Francesca Dego joins forces with the legendary conductor and period performance pioneer Sir Roger Norrington and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for this recording of Mozart’s Third and Fourth Violin Concertos – the first time either soloist or conductor has recorded the works.

CHANDOS (2021)

Il Cannone

Paganini’s violin, the legendary ‘il Cannone’, made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1743, is one of the most important musical instruments in the history of Western music. It has been heard on record just a handful of times. Francesca Dego was given the honour of recording with it after the success of her first performance on the instrument, in October 2019, when she was invited to play Paganini’s First Violin Concerto at the Paganini Celebratory Concert at Teatro Carlo Felice, in Genoa.

CHANDOS (2021)

Suite Italienne

Recorded with pianist Francesca Leonardi, this recital disc pays homage to the aesthetic and influence of twentieth-century Italian musical style. It features Respighi’s Violin Sonata, Stravinsky’s eponymous Suite Italienne, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Ballade, a world premiere recording, as well as his variations “Figaro” and “Rosina” from The Barber of Seville, and “Violetta” from La Traviata, the latter two also world premiere recordings.

DG (2018)

Paganini/Wolf Ferrari – VIOLIN CONCERTOS

Wolf-Ferrari Violin Concerto and Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1.  Daniele Rustioni conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

DG (2017)

Beethoven – VIOLIN SONATAS

Francesca Dego and Francesca Leonardi’s final volume of the Complete Violin Sonatas by Beethoven, featuring Nos.6, 7 and 10, was released in October 2015. Dego and her duo partner Leonardi have been playing together for over 11 years, and Beethoven’s sonatas have always been an important part of their repertoire. They have developed an original interpretation, combining informed research with enchanting youthful fervour. The duo will be touring the sonatas extensively in Italy, Croatia, China, the USA, South America and Lebanon over the coming months.

DG (2015)

Beethoven – VIOLIN SONATAS

Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos. 3, 4 and 9 “Kreutzer” with Francesca Dego (violin) and Francesca Leonardi (piano)

DG (2015)

Beethoven – VIOLIN SONATAS

Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 5 “Spring” and 8 with Francesca Dego (violin) and Francesca Leonardi (piano)

DG (2014)

Paganini – 24 CAPRICCI

Francesca Dego (violin) plays 24 Capricci by Paganini

UNIVERSAL CLASSICS (2013)