Artur Balsam

Piano

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Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas Volume 1

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1

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Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2

First issued on DECCA DL-9641 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3

First issued on DECCA DL-9643 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23

First issued on DECCA DL-9644 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Joseph Fuchs (violin) & Artur Balsam (piano)

Recorded on 25th April, 6th, 9th,13th, 20th, 23rd and 29th May, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 12th and 13th June, 1952, at Pythian Temple,New York, USA.

In his review of the original LP release in the December 21, 1952 New York Times Harold C Schonberg wrote: “Fuchs and Balsam make a magnificent team… Both instrumentalists scorn effects of a superficial nature and probe directly to the music’s bone.These are strong, powerful, thoughtful performances that have the added virtue of being technically impeccable”.

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Nathan Milstein

Bohm, C:	Comme la nuit Ezio Pinza (bass) & Gibner King (piano)
Fauré:	Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
Foster, S:	Old folks at home
Glazunov:	Meditation, Op. 32 Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)
Mendelssohn:	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2
Poldini:	Poupée Valsante (Dancing Doll)
Schubert:	Ave Maria, D839 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4
Stravinsky:	Chanson Russe Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)
Tchaikovsky:	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 29th March, 1953 in Symphony Hall, Boston Boston S.O, Charles Munch None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
Wieniawski:	Mazurka, Op. 19, No. 2, "Village Fiddler" Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)

Nathan Milstein (violin)

RCA Victor Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Rec. 17th/19th January, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York City

“Nathan Milstein was an assured, craftsman-like player with a silken tone, a superb technique and a stylish turn-of-phrase.” Gramophone

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Nathan Milstein

Prokofiev:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Nathan Milstein (violin) & Artur Balsam

Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos & Carlo Maria Giulini

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EMI Great Artists of the Century - 4768612

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Beethoven - ‘Spring’ and ‘Kreuzer’ Sonatas

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring

London, Abbey Road, EMI Studio No. 3, 7 February 1936

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring

Japan, April 1936

Szymon Goldberg (violin), Lili Kraus (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring

New York, RCA Victor Studio No. 2, 6 June 1950

Nathan Milstein (violin), Artur Balsam (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

London, Abbey Road, EMI Studio No. 3, 19 June 1936

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Berlin, Gramophone Studios, May 1935

Georg Kulenkampff (violin), Wilhelm Kempff (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Washington, D.C., Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium, 13 April 1940

Joseph Szigeti (violin), Béla Bartók (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

New York, Liederkranz Hall, 12 December 1941

Adolf Busch (violin), Rudolf Serkin (piano)

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Artur Balsam - Mozart Recordings

Mozart:

Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Rondo in A minor, K511

Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330

Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Artur Balsam (piano)

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Artur Balsam & Louis Kaufman - Music of Dvorak & Chausson

Chausson:

Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21

Pascal String Quartet

Dvorak:

Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 87

Peter Rybar (violin), Oskar Kromer (viola) & Antonio Tusa (violoncello)

Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B130)

Marcel Cervera (violoncello)

Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 75

Artur Balsam (piano) & Louis Kaufman (violin)

With the exception of the Dvorák Quartet, Op. 87, all of the recordings were made in collaboration with the stellar violinist, Louis Kaufman. Kaufman and Balsam were frequent collaborators, especially for the early LPs that they made for the Concert Hall label.

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 'Lützow', etc.

Bach, C P E:	Piano Concerto in D Victor Desarzens
Beethoven:	Piano Concerto in D major, arranged by the composer after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a Clemens Dahinden
Hummel, J:	Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 85 Otto Ackermann
Mozart:	Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 "Lützow" Walter Goehr Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415 Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Henry Swoboda

Artur Balsam (piano)

Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

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Tully Potter writes that "this superb pianist, born in Warsaw in 1906, became Nathan Milstein's accompanist in 1938 and followed the violinist to America two years later, in due course becoming recognized as a soloist."

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Great Violinists - Nathan Milstein

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring

Recorded 6th June, 1950 in New York City

Nathan Milstein (violin) & Artur Balsam (piano)

Brahms:

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

Recorded 29th June, 1951 in Philadelphia

Nathan Milstein (violin) & Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)

The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia, Fritz Reiner

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Great Performances from the Library of Congress, Vol. 23

Franck, C:	Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14
Schubert:	Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout'

Artur Balsam (piano)

Budapest String Quartet

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Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts (1948-52)

Volume Two

Brahms:	Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
Dvorak:	Symphonic Variations, Op. 78
Mozart:	Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Wagner:	Tannhäuser - Overture