Il y a 4 siècles, le luthier Bussotti perdit sa femme et son fils naissant. Fou de chagrin, il vernit avec le sang de la défunte le violon qu'il avait confectionné pour son futur enfant. Accompagné d'une étrange prophétie de passion, de génie et de mort, l'instrument bouleversera jusqu'à nos jours le destin de ses différents possesseurs...
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