Spans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.
Anna's Theme — Joshua Bell & Alexys Schwartz & Philharmonia Orchestra & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Main Title — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, The Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen & Philharmonia Orchestra
II. Vienna, The Monastery — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Birth of the Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
I. Cremona, Death of Anna — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
II. Vienna, Etudes - Death of Kaspar — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
II. Vienna, Kaspar's Audition - Journey to Vienna — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
IV. Shanghai, Journey to China — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Betrayal — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
IV. Shanghai, People's Revolution - Death of Chou Yuan — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen & Joshua Bell & Philharmonia Orchestra
V. Montréal, The Theft — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Red Violin - Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Concert — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Pope's Gypsy Cadenza — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, The Gypsies - Journey Across Europe — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
III. Oxford, Coitus Musicalis - Victoria's Departure — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, End Titles — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, Morritz's Theme — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen
V. Montréal, Morritz Discovers the Red Violin — John Corigliano & Esa-Pekka Salonen