Samuel Dushkin (1891-1976), advisor, duo partner and friend of Igor Stravinsky, wrote several transcriptions for his instrument, the violin, of then well-known and popular melodies from works by Stravinsky, of course, but also by other composers such as Bizet, Rachmaninov, Albéniz and Wieniawski.The present collection is a compilation of arrangements by well-known and unknown composers: Exotically tinged melodies by Paul Kirman, R. Felber or Alexander Sasonoff are juxtaposed to a beguiling waltz by Max Reger, tone paintings in Mussorgsky's 'Ripples', George Gershwin's jazzy 'Short Story' and many others. The collection is not complete without a movement from Stravinsky's 'L'Oiseau de feu' and a tango - spectacular music for the violin.

C. Artok: Chanson à bercer et à danser - P. Kirman: Chanson Palestinienne - P. Kirman: Chants des juifs du Yemen - A. Sasonoff: Air et Trépak - A. Glasunow: Mélodie Arabe - M. Reger: Deutscher Walzer / German Waltz - M. Mussorgsky: Ripples - G. Gershwin: Short Story - I. Strawinsky: Scherzo de L'oiseau de feu - I. Strawinsky: Berceuse - L. Boccherini: Canzonetta - R. Felber: Dance Slovaque No. 2