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start of Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4NF0Rf2Htc&list=OLAK5uy_mhS3PzSv-R-KnNDn3fzYzqyrCDz6lPXDI&index=2

start of Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano, BB 94a (Sz.87)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO0960m7FS8&list=OLAK5uy_mhS3PzSv-R-KnNDn3fzYzqyrCDz6lPXDI&index=5

start of Bartók: Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Piano, BB 96 (Sz.89) (1928, rev.1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1eWCn1VQw&list=OLAK5uy_mhS3PzSv-R-KnNDn3fzYzqyrCDz6lPXDI&index=7

start of Brahms: Hungarian Dance (selection of four)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWGwoFq6AZE&list=OLAK5uy_mhS3PzSv-R-KnNDn3fzYzqyrCDz6lPXDI&index=8

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhS3PzSv-R-KnNDn3fzYzqyrCDz6lPXDI

>Kavakos has, at his fingertips (or, perhaps more accurately, in his bow arm) both the silvery tone that many violinists prize, as well as a gutsy generous warmth where he needs it. His double stops are effortless, and his legato sounds as if he could draw it out forever. But most of all, he has the sense to use all this intelligently and to avoid anything showy. --The Washington Post on Kavakos s Brahms Concerto