Ruggiero Ricci
American violinist.
Born 24 July 1918 in San Bruno, California. Died 6 August 2012 in Palm Springs, California.
Brother of cellist George Ricci.
Considered a child prodigy, Ricci gave his first public performance in 1928 at the age of 10 in San Francisco wand at the age of 11, he gave his first orchestral performance. He performed over 6,000 concerts in 65 countries and made over 500 recordings during his 70-year solo career.
The Complete Decca Recordings
Ruggiero Ricci
2021
Decca
20xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp
Complete American Decca Recordings
Ruggiero Ricci
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
9xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box
Vol 3: Partitas No.2 & 3 / Sonata No.3 For Solo Violin
Ricci* Plays Bach*
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Comp
"Liebesfreud-Liebesleid"
Kreisler*, Ruggiero Ricci
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Mono, RE, RM
Concerto Pour Violon N° 1 - La Campanella, Moto Perpetuo, Cantabile, Variations
Paganini*, Michael Rabin, Ruggiero Ricci, Julian Sitkovetski*, Leonid Kogan, David Oïstrakh*, Ossy Renardy, Zino Francescatti
2020
Diapason
CD, Comp, RM, Gat
Violin Concertos
Tchaikovsky* · Sibelius*, Ricci*, London Symphony Orchestra ∙ Sir Malcolm Sargent · Øivin Fjeldstad
2019
Decca
CD, Comp
Discovered Tapes: Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci
2018
Rhine Classics
6xCD, Mono
Discovered Tapes . Sonatas
Ruggiero Ricci
2018
Rhine Classics
4xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp
Discovered Tapes . Show Pieces
Ruggiero Ricci
2018
Rhine Classics
4xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp
1961 Leningrad Recital II
Ruggiero Ricci, Martha Argerich
2018
The Virtuoso
Ruggiero Ricci
2017
Decca
13xCD, Mono, MP, M/Print + Box, Comp
Carmen Fantaisie / Zigeunerweisen, Spanish Dances Op.21, 22, 23, 26 / Caprice Basque / Serenade Andalouse
Ruggiero Ricci Plays Sarasate*
2016
IDIS
CD, Comp, RM
Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky*, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Ruggiero Ricci, New Symphony Orchestra*, BBC Symphony Orchestra
2016
Guild Historical
CD
Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Three Dances From 'Gayaneh'
Anatole Fistoulari, Khachaturian*, Ruggiero Ricci, Moura Lympany*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
2015
Guild, Guild Historical
CD, Comp, Mono
Legendary Violinists In Germany (1938-1944)
Gioconda De Vito, Ruggiero Ricci, Lilia d'Albore, Tibor Von Bisztriczky, Nejiko Suwa
2013
Meloclassic
CD, Comp
Virtuoso Violin
Ruggiero Ricci
2012
Decca, Universal Music
CD, Comp, Ltd, Num, K2H
Liebesfreud · Liebesleid – Homage To Fritz Kreisler
Fritz Kreisler – Ferras* · Heifetz* · Kreisler* · Kremer* · Mintz* · Mutter* · Oistrakh* · Ricci*
2011
Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
2xCD, Comp, Mono
Romantic Violin Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
2010
Decca
2xCD, Comp
Orchestral Works
Lalo* / Chabrier*, Ricci*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ansermet*
2010
Decca, SBS (3)
2xCD, Comp, RM
Sonatas For Violin
Ruggiero Ricci, J.S. Bach* · Prokofiev* · Bartok* · Hindemith*
2010
Decca
2xCD, Comp, Mono
Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Piano Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev*, Ansermet* Conducting L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ruggiero Ricci, Julius Katchen
2009
Decca, SBS (3)
CD, Comp, RM
The Nutcracker • Suites Nos. 3 & 4
Tchaikovsky*, Ruggiero Ricci, Ernest Ansermet Conducting L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
2009
Decca, SBS (3)
2xCD, Comp, RM
Tzigane / Piano Concertos
Ravel* - Ansermet* Conducting L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ricci* / Blancard*
2008
Decca, SBS (3)
CD, Comp, RM
Three Duos For Violin And Cello; Cello Sonata In F Major; Variations From The Magic Flute
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ruggiero Ricci, Mihaly Virizlay, Bonnie Hampton, Nathan Schwartz
2006
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto
Dvořák* - Ruggiero Ricci, Zara Nelsova
2006
Günter Wand-Edition Volume 7
Günter Wand, Ruggiero Ricci, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Koechlin, Hector Berlioz, Luigi Cherubini, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
2005
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
CD
The Art Of Ruggiero Ricci
Ruggiero Ricci
2003
VoxBox
5xCD, Comp
Decca Recordings 1950-1960
Ruggiero Ricci
2003
Decca
5xCD, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM + Box
Hidden Treasures
Ruggiero Ricci
2003
Dynamic (4)
CD, Album
A Life For The Violin
Ruggiero Ricci
2002
Dynamic (4)
10xCD, Comp + Box, Comp
The Legacy Of Cremona (Ruggiero Ricci Plays 18 Contemporary Violins)
Ruggiero Ricci
2001
Dynamic (4)
CD, Comp
The Great Violinists Volume XV
Guila Bustabo, Ruggiero Ricci
2001
Symposium Records
CD, Comp
Violin Concerto / Symphonie Espagnole
Mendelssohn*, Lalo*, Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
2001
Decca
CD, Comp
Zigeuner-Weisen Magic Of The Violin
Ruggiero Ricci, Kyung Wha Chung*, Joshua Bell, Alfredo Campoli, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2000
Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Romeo & Juliet / Symphony No. 5 / Scythian Suite
Prokofiev*, Ansermet*, Ricci*
2000
Piano Concerto No.1 - Violin Concerto
Pyotr Tchaikovsky*, Victoria Postnikova, Ruggiero Ricci, Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra*, Vienna Symphony Orchestra*, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Jean Fournet
2000
24 Caprices - Version For Violin And Orchestra
Niccolò Paganini, Ruggiero Ricci
1999
Dynamic (4)
CD, Album
Famous Recordings
Dohnányi*, R. Strauss*, De Falla*, Ruggiero Ricci, Ferenc Rados
1999
Hungaroton Classic
CD
Recital
Sarasate*, Ruggiero Ricci, Louis Persinger
1999
London Records
CD, Album, Mono, RE
Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Prokofiev*, Ruggiero Ricci, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
1999
London Records
CD, Album, RE
The Concertos = Les Concertos = Die Konzerte / Cello • Violin • Piano
Dvořák* / Lynn Harrell, Ruggiero Ricci, András Schiff
1998
Ruggiero Ricci The Complete Electrola Recordings 1938
Ruggiero Ricci
1997
Strings
CD
Virtuoso Violin
Paganini*, Sarasate* - Ruggiero Ricci
1997
A Homage By Ruggiero Ricci
Vieuxtemps* / Ruggiero Ricci, Marco Vincenzi
1996
Dynamic (4)
CD, Album
Sonatas For Violin Solo Nos. 2 & 3, BWV 1003 & 1005 - Partita For Violin Solo No.3, BWV 1006
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ruggiero Ricci
1996
MCA Records
CD, Comp, RE
Concerto In D / Concerto In G Minor
Ruggiero Ricci, Beethoven*, Bruch*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Violin Concertos / Poema Autunnale
Ruggiero Ricci, Stravinsky*, Shostakovich*, Respighi*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Sonatas
Ruggiero Ricci, Eugenis Bagnoli*, Beethoven* & Debussy*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Concertos / Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
Barber*, Paganini*, Saint-Saëns*, Ricci*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci, Kubik*, Britten*, Lees*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Violin Concertos
Ricci*, Saint-Saëns*, Goldmark*
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Concertos Nos.1, 2, 4 & 6 / Le Streghe, Il Palpiti, Moto Perpetuo
Paganini*, Ricci*
1996
One-Eleven
2xCD, Comp
Fantaisies Fantastiques !
Ruggiero Ricci
1996
One-Eleven
CD, Album, Comp
Mendelssohn • Violin Concerto - Bruch • Violin Concerto - Glazunov • Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn*, Bruch*, Glazunov*, Ruggiero Ricci, Philharmonia Hungarica, Reinhard Peters, Bochum Symphony*, Matthias Kuntzsch
1996
Carlton Classics, Turnabout
CD
'46 Town Hall, New York City / '47 Carnegie Hall, New York City
Ricci*
1996
One-Eleven
2xCD, Comp, RM
Carmen Fantasy
Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Piero Gamba*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Georges Bizet, Pablo de Sarasate, Camille Saint-Saëns, Édouard Lalo
1996
Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Masquerade Suite / Symphonie No. 2
Khachaturian* - Ricci* • De Larrocha* • Khachaturian*
1996
Violin Concerto No. 1
Bruch*, Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Piero Gamba*
1996
Violin Concerto (With 14 Cadenzas)
Beethoven*, Ruggiero Ricci
1995
Biddulph Recordings
CD
Violin Concerto In G Minor Op. 26 / Concerto For Two Pianos & Orchestra / Fantasy For Two Pianos / Swedish Dances For Piano 4-Hands
Max Bruch - Ruggiero Ricci, Bochum Symphony*, Matthias Kuntzsch / Martin Berkofsky, David Hagan, Berlin Symphony Orchestra*, Lutz Herbig
1994
Vox Allegretto, Essex Entertainment, Inc.
CD, Album
24 Caprices / Moto Perpetuo
Paganini* - Ricci*
1994
One-Eleven Ltd.
CD
Symphonie Espagnole - Concerto Pour Piano
Édouard Lalo, Orchestre Symphonique De Bochum, Matthias Kuntzsch, Ruggiero Ricci, Orchestre Philharmonique De Stuttgart*, Marylene Dosse
1993
Pilz, Harmonie Classique
CD
Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra and Cello & Orchestra
Saint-Saëns* - Ruggiero Ricci, Laszlo Varga
1993
VoxBox
2xCD, Comp
Portrait Of An Artist Vol 1
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Portrait Of An Artist Vol 3
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Portrait Of An Artist Vol 5
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
A Homage To Paganini. Works For Violin & Guitar
Paganini*, Ruggiero Ricci
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Album
Portrait Of An Artist Vol 6
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Portrait Of An Artist Vol.2
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Portrait Of An Artist Vol.4
Ricci*
1993
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Carmen Fantaisie / Zigeunerweisen / Havanaise / Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso / Poem
Bizet* / Sarasate* / Saint-Saëns* - Ruggiero Ricci, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierino Gamba, Chausson*, Kyung-Wha Chung, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
1993
Decca, Decca Records Taiwan Ltd.
CD, Album, Comp
All The Music For Violin And Orchestra, All The Music For Cello And Orchestra
Saint-Saëns* - Ruggiero Ricci, Laszlo Varga
1993
Obras Para Violín Y Piano: Aires Gitanos / Zapateado / Habanera / Jota De Pablo ....
Sarasate*, Ruggiero Ricci, E. Hernandez Asiain*
1992
EMI Classics
CD, Album, Comp, RE
Music for Harp - Middle Ages To the 20th Century
Carl Reinecke, Camille Saint-Saëns, Louis Spohr, Maurice Ravel, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Georg Friedrich Händel, Henry Purcell, Walther Von Der Vogelweide, Guilelmus Monachus, Claude Gervaise, Reinhold Glière, Gabriel Pierné, Claude Debussy, Albert Roussel, Orchestra Of Radio Luxembourg, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz, Württembergisches Kammerorchester, Endres-Quartett, Konrad Hampe, Marie-Claire Jamet, Catherine Michel, Susanna Mildonian, Elena Polonska, Ruggiero Ricci, Fritz Ruf, Wilhelm Schwegler, Gerd Starke, Helga Storck
1992
VoxBox
3xCD
Plays
Ricci*, Corelli* & Bach*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Violin Recital
Ricci*, Beethoven*, Bach*, Paganini*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
In Concert With Colleagues
Ricci*, Shostakovich*, Schubert*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
The Making Of A Legend (Vol.1)
Ricci*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
The Making Of A Legend (Vol.2)
Ricci*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp, RM
The Making Of A Legend (Vol.3)
Ricci*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
The Making Of A Legend (Vol.4)
Ricci*
1992
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Celebrating Six Decades On Stage
Ricci*
1992
One-Eleven
2xCD, Album, Comp + Box, Comp
Música Española: Violin • Arpa
Sarasate* • Rodrigo* • Narváez* • Cabezón* • Albéniz* • Falla* - Campoli* • Ricci* • Robles* • Dutoit*
1992
Decca
2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box
A Homage By Ruggiero Ricci
Sarasate*, Ruggiero Ricci, Graeme McNaught
1992
Violin Concerto (With 16 Cadenzas)
Brahms*, Ruggiero Ricci, Norman Del Mar, Sinfonia Of London
1991
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Album
C'est Formidable . Works By Liszt-Milstein, Ysaÿe, Paganini, Ernst, Wieniawski And Others
Ruggiero Ricci
1991
One-Eleven
CD
Ricci In Concert Volume 3
Ricci*
1991
One-Eleven
CD
The 1938 Electrola Recordings / String Trio in C Minor
Beethoven*, Ruggiero Ricci
1991
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, Mono
Violin Concerto N°3 KV216 / Symphonie Espagnole
Ricci*, Mozart*, Lalo*
1991
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
"In Concert" Violin Concertos
Ricci*, Bartok* & Paganini*
1991
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
"In Concert" (Volume 2) Violin Concertos & Others
Ricci*, Mozart* & Beethoven*
1991
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
"In Concert" (Volume 4) Violin Concertos & Others
Ricci*, Tchaikovsky* & Sibelius*
1991
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Violin Concertos
Veerhoff* & Paganini*, Ricci*
1991
One-Eleven
CD, Comp
Saint-Saëns . Pierné
Pierné* • Saint-Saëns* - Catherine Michel, Orchestra Of Radio Luxembourg • Louis de Froment, Ruggiero Ricci, Susanna Mildonian
1991
Turnabout
2xCD
Romantic Violin Concertos
Bruch* / Dvořák* / Saint-Saëns* - Ruggiero Ricci, Pierino Gamba / Sir Malcolm Sargent, London Symphony Orchestra
1991
London Records
CD, Comp
Violoniste Extraordinaire
Ginastera*, Paganini*, Sarasate*, Ruggiero Ricci
1991
Complete Works For Solo Instrument & Orchestra
Schumann*, Peter Frankl, Laszlo Varga, Ruggiero Ricci, Susanne Lautenbacher, Francis Orval, Francois Tommasini, Robert Desprez, Robert Janssens, Kurt Masur, János Fürst, Pierre Cao, Siegfried Landau
1991
Menotti / Barber: Violin Concertos
Ruggiero Ricci / Keith Clark (3), Pacific Symphony Orchestra
1991
Nocturnes. (A Violin Recital)
Chopin*, Ruggiero Ricci, James Wilhelmsen
1990
One-Eleven
CD
Gypsy Melodies
Ruggiero Ricci, James Wilhelmsen
1990
One-Eleven
CD
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: XXIV. Caprice No. 24 in A Minor: Tema con variazioni (Quasi presto)
Ruggiero Ricci
Kreisler: Praeludium And Allegro In The Style Of Pugnani
Ruggiero Ricci
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124: I. Poco allegretto
Ruggiero Ricci
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24. Tema Con Variazioni
Ruggiero Ricci
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124: III. Vivo e grazioso
Ruggiero Ricci
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124: II. Allegro
Ruggiero Ricci
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124: V. Andante con moto
Ruggiero Ricci
Caprice No. 1 in E Major: Andante / Caprice No. 2 in B Minor: Moderato / Caprice No. 3 in E Minor: Sostenuto – Presto
Ruggiero Ricci
Fantaisie for Violin and Harp in A Major, Op. 124: IV. Largamente
Ruggiero Ricci
Violin Concerto In E-Minor, Op. 64 - First Movement: Allegro Molto Appassionato
Ruggiero Ricci
Caprice No. 4 in C Minor: Maestoso / Caprice No. 5 in A Minor: Agitato / Caprice No. 6 in G Minor: Lento
Ruggiero Ricci
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 - I. Allegro molto appassionato
Ruggiero Ricci
Zigeunerweisen for Violin and Piano, Op. 20: IV. Allegro molto vivace
Ruggiero Ricci
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 20: I. Allegro moderato e maetoso
Ruggiero Ricci
Carmen Fantaisie, Op.25
Ruggiero Ricci
Caprice No. 10 in G Minor: Vivace / Caprice No. 11 in C Major: Andante – Presto
Ruggiero Ricci
Caprice No. 7 in A Minor: Posato / Caprice No. 8 in E Flat Major: Maestoso / Caprice No. 9 in E Major: Allegretto
Ruggiero Ricci
Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 48
Ruggiero Ricci
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo I - Allegro
Ruggiero Ricci
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 20: II. Andante espressivo
Ruggiero Ricci
