Edward William Elgar

(1857-1934)

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Elgar - Enigma Variations, In The South (Alassio) & Allegro

Elgar - Enigma Variations, In The South (Alassio) & Allegro


Elgar:

Enigma Variations, Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata

In the South (Alassio), Op. 50

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin

Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth


“The opening of In the South bursts in explosively, carrying one along, and the great viola solo of the Serenade is most movingly done, leading to the ripest of horn solos.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2009

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Elgar - Enigma Variations

Elgar - Enigma Variations


Delius:

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

arr. Beecham

Elgar:

Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Wagner:

Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music


Following on from Mackerras’ critically acclaimed opening night of the Sydney Opera House (ABC4766440), ABC is delighted to present this live performance recorded at Hammer Hall from November 2007.

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Classic Brass

Classic Brass


Berlioz:

Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9

Debussy:

Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner)

Delibes:

Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

Dvorak:

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - Largo

Elgar:

Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)

Fauré:

Pavane, Op. 50

Handel:

Semele: Where'er you walk

Liszt:

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor

Mascagni:

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

Mozart:

Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331

Parry:

Jerusalem

Rimsky Korsakov:

Snegurochka: Dance of the Tumblers

Verdi:

La forza del destino Overture

Wagner:

Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries


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Elgar - Orchestral Works

Elgar - Orchestral Works


Elgar:

Nursery Suite

Dream Children, Op. 43

Romance, Op. 62

Sospiri, Op. 70

Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Elegy for strings, Op. 58


Julie Price (bassoon), Osian Ellis (harp) & William Bennett (flute)

English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin

Paul Goodwin brings fresh insight and a spirit of renewal to this lyrical program of Elgar rarities, in which the composer recaptures happy memories of his youth.

“Not even Sir John Barbirolli or the much underrated William Boughton quite captures the same sense of strings merely breathing on their instruments in the way Goodwin memorably achieves here. …while the strings of the ECO capture to glowing perfection the barely restrained emotions of the sublime Elegy. An outstanding programme.” International Record Review, March 2001

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Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings


Bach, J S:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050

Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

Musical Offering, BWV1079

Recorded: 11-14 November 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Ensemble

Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt'

with Victoria de los Angeles, Evelyn Rothwell

Bath Festival Orchestra

Cantata BWV199 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut'

Recorded: 15-18 June 1964, Temple Church, London

with Victoria de los Angeles, George Thalben-Ball

Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060

Recorded: 19-20 April 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Leon Goossens

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044

Recorded 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with William Bennett (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord)

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042

Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

Recorded 4 June 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with George Enescu

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001

Recorded: 19 December 1935 & 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002

Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003

Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

Recorded: 23 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005

Recorded: 14 & 23 June 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Recorded: 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Bartók:

Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36

Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120

(ed. Serly) Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87

Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90

(revised 1944 version) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)

Recorded: 20 April 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore (piano)

Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112

Recorded: 5-6 & 24 February 1965; 3 March 1966, Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati

44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 (extracts)

Nos. 28, 31, 33, 36, 41 & 42. Recorded: 15 July 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Neil Gotkovsky

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Recorded: 12 October 1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Recorded: 2-3 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bazzini:

La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25

Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Beethoven:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 28-29 August 1947, Kunsthaus, Lucerne

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50

Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50

Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 5-7 February 1960, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Wiener Philharmoniker, Constantin Silvestri

Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

(cadenzas: Kreisler) Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

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

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

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

Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

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

Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

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

Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1

Recorded: 15 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Recorded: 3 January 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3

Recorded: 17 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

Recorded: 9-10 October 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

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

Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

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

Recorded: 22 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

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

Recorded: 16-17 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Recorded: 7-8 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Berg:

Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935)

Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Berkeley, L:

Violin Concerto, Op. 59

Recorded: 2-3 April 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Berlin, I:

Puttin' on the Ritz

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Berlioz:

Harold en Italie, Op. 16

Recorded: 16, 22-23 October 1962, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Davis

Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8

Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Bloch, E:

Violin Concerto in A minor

Recorded: 18-19 June 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Pau Kletzki

Suite for solo violin No. 1

Recorded: 16 April 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Abodah

Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Boulanger, L:

3 Pieces for violin & piano

Recorded: 27 December 1967, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Clifford Curzon

Brahms:

Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Recorded: 1 July 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Recorded: 29-31 August 1949, Kunsthaus, Lucerne

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

(arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor

Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat major

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 7

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Recorded: 6-7 September 1957, Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe

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

Recorded: 15-16 November 1984, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Paul Tortelier

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18

Recorded: 1-2 September 1963, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson

String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36

Recorded: 20-21 & 23 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson

Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor

(arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40

Recorded: 28-30 July 1966, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alan Civil, Hephzibah Menuhin

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 17-18 & 20-21 December, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 12 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind

Chausson:

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

Recorded: 28 November 1954, Salle de l'Ancient Conservatoire, Paris

with Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal

Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Corelli:

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 in G minor

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)

(arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London

with George Malcolm, Robert Donington

Debussy:

Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin

(arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Sonata

with Jacques Fevrier

Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp

Recorded: 11-12 September 1974, Salle Wagram, Paris

with Michel Debost, Lili Laskine

Dinicu:

Hora Staccato

(arr. Heifetz) Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Dvorak:

Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Recorded: 26 & 28 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, George Enescu

Elgar:

Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Recorded: 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar

Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82

Recorded: 8 April 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Enescu:

Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 'dans le caractère populaire roumain'

Recorded: 6 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Fauré:

Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75

Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Jeremy Menuhin

Berceuse, Op. 16

Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Jeremy Menuhin

Franck, C:

Violin Sonata in A major

Recorded: 22 May 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Gershwin:

Fascinatin' Rhythm

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Soon

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Embraceable You

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

Liza

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

A Foggy Day (In London Town)

Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede

with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway

's Wonderful

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

The Man I Love

Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede

with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway

I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)

Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris

He Loves And She Loves

(arr. Riddle) Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

They all laughed

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Funny Face

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Love Is Here to Stay

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 14-15 June 1972, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Oh, Lady Be Good!

(arr. Harris) Recorded: 6 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Max Harris

Granados:

Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'

(arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Grappelli:

Aurore

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Jermyn Street

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Alison

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Amanda

Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle

Grieg:

Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Op. 8, 13 & 45

Recorded: 9-11 October 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Robert Levin

Handel:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 1, 5-6 July & 27-28 December 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in A major for violin and continuo, HWV372, Op. 1 No. 14

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, HWV370, Op. 1 No. 12

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo, HWV368, Op. 1 No. 10

Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm

Trio Sonata, HWV 393 in G minor

Recorded: 4 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito, John Shinebourne, Raymond Leppard

Haydn:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1

Recorded: 11 February 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Kreisler:

Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3

Recorded: 31 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Schön Rosmarin

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur)

Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6

Recorded: 14 July 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Lalo:

Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Recorded: 13-14 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Martin, F:

Polyptique

Recorded: 5-6 September 1974, Victoria Hall, Geneva

Menuhin Festival Orchestra & Das Züricher Kammerorchester, Edmond de Stoutz

McHugh:

I can't believe that you're in love with me

Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Stéphane Grappelli

Alan Clare Trio

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 15-7 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 25-26 May 1952, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded: 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Moszkowski:

Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2

(arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 20 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Mozart:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

Recorded: 6 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216

Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, KV 271a

Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu

Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a

Recorded: 18-19 May 1934, Salle Pleyel, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4 July & 24 September 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216

Recorded: 14 June 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Recorded: 26 July 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4, 15-16 July 1963, Kingsway Hall, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 1 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bath Festival Orchestra

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

Recorded: 2 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Rudolf Barshai

Bath Festival Orchestra

Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376

Recorded: 29 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526

Recorded: 24 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296: Andante sostenuto

Recorded: 13 November 1929, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301: Allegro

Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378: Andantino

Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Yalta Menuhin

Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & Trio

(arr. Emil Kross) Recorded: 15 July 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

(cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 31 March 1943, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190

Recorded: 18 July 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Derek Simpson

Bath Festival Orchestra

Nielsen:

Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61)

Recorded: 28-29 September, 1952, Copenhagen

Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike

Novácek, O:

Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Recorded: 29 June, 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gerald Moore

Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Paganini:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Recorded: 18 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux

Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella'

Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London

with Hubert Giesen

Introduction & Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's 'Mosé in Egitto', MS23 (Op. 24)

Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Ferguson Webster

Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72

Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor

Recorded: 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with George Enescu

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt'

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor

Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert,

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Recorded: 21-22 May 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Rod, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari

Panufnik, A:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 5 January 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrzej Panufnik

Poulenc:

Violin Sonata, FP 119

Recorded: 22 & 25 November 1971, Salle Wagram, Paris

with Jacques Fevrier

Prokofiev:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

with Marcel Gazelle

Recorded: 30 September & 1 October 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Purcell:

4-part Sonnata No. 9 in F major - 'Called for its excellence the Golden Sonata' Z810

3-part Sonnata No. 8 in G major - Z797

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantasia No. 4 in G minor

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Sonata in 3 parts in G minor, No. 6

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Sonata in 3 parts in C, No. 2

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745

Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London

with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson

Ravel:

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera

Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Tzigane

Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Piano Trio in A minor

Recorded: 12 July 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gaspar Cassadó, Louis Kentner

Rimsky Korsakov:

Flight of the Bumble Bee

(arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris

with Artur Balsam

Saint-Saëns:

Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Recorded: 2-3 July 1953, Kingsway Hall, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Gaston Poulet

Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Recorded: 14 September 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Havanaise, Op. 83

Recorded: 14 August 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens

Sarasate:

Caprice Basque, Op. 24

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1

Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hendrik Endt

Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1

Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2

Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Schubert:

Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70)

Recorded: 6 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Ave Maria, D839

(arr. Menuhin) Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Marcel Gazelle

Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898

Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Notturno in E flat major for piano trio, D897 (Op. post.148)

Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934

Recorded: 22-23 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929

Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28

Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin

Sibelius:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Recorded: 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Spohr:

Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 3

Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 2

Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

with Marcel Gazelle

Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Tchaikovsky:

Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts)

Recorded: 12 March; 25 & 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26

Recorded: 18 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (excerpts)

Recorded: 22 April 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Tippett:

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Recorded: 22-23 October 1964, Kingsway Hall, London

with Robert Masters, Derek Simpson

Bath Festival Orchetra, Sir Michael Tippett

Vaughan Williams:

Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'

Recorded: 18 February 1952, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Violin Sonata in A minor

Recorded: 5 October 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Hephzibah Menuhin

Vieuxtemps:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31

Recorded: 11 May 1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

Recorded: 71 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari

Viotti:

Duo for 2 violins in G major

Recorded: 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Gioconda de Vito

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315

Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk

The Four Seasons

Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Paul Cocker

Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy

Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 'Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato', RV 565

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Eduardo Vassallo, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Cello Concerto in A minor, RV420

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Concerto, Op. 3 No. 1 'Con quattro Violini obligati', RV 549

Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Alberto Lysy, Hu Kun, Mi-Kyung Lee, Jeffrey Gilliam

Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Violin Concerto, Op. 8 No. 10 in B flat major, RV362 'La Caccia'

Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk

Walton:

Violin Sonata

Recorded: 8 May 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

with Louis Kentner

Violin Concerto

(revised version) Recorded: 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton

Viola Concerto

(revised version) Recorded: 9-11 October 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir William Walton

Wieniawski:

Légende in G minor, Op. 17

Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris

Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu

Légende in G minor, Op. 17

Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard

Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6

(arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

with Marcel Gazelle

Williamson:

Violin Concerto

Recorded: 14-16 January 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult


This set of 50 CDs contains some of Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during the 70-year period that he recorded for the Company, and commemorates the tenth anniversary of his death on 12 March 1999.

Arguably the best-known classical musician of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin was born on 22 April 1916 in New York City. In 1918 his family moved to San Francisco where he had his first violin lessons, aged four, with Sigmund Anker. At seven he gave his first public performance accompanied by his then teacher, Louis Persinger. A year later, in 1925, he gave his first full-length recital, also with Persinger. 1926 saw him make his New York début and later that year he gave a performance of Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with the San Francisco Orchestra.

In 1927, at the age of ten, Menuhin made his European début in Paris playing with the Lamoureux Orchestra under Paul Paray. Back in New York he gave his first concerto concert with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Busch and in 1928 he made his first recording for the Victor Company. 1929 was equally eventful for the young Menuhin: he was given a Stradivarius violin; made his Berlin début with the Berlin Philharmonic under Bruno Walter; began studies with Adolf Busch; he gave his début in London and made his first HMV recording.

In 1931 Menuhin made his first concerto recording, Bruch Concerto No.1 in London for HMV and in 1932, at the age of 16, he made what was to become one of the most iconic classical recordings of all time when he went to EMI's new Abbey Road Studios to record the Elgar Concerto with the composer and the London Symphony Orchestra. This event put Menuhin firmly on the international map as one of the great violin virtuosi of the century and he continued to be a prolific recording artist for EMI, both as violinist and conductor, for the rest of his long career.

GGramophone Magazine

Re-issue of the Month - October 2009

EMI Artist Boxes - 2641312

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British Fantasies and Fanfares

British Fantasies and Fanfares


Bairstow:

Evening Song

Bowen:

Wedding March for Organ

Melody in G minor

Fantasia, Op. 136

Cook, John:

Fanfare

Elgar:

Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)

Howells:

Rhapsody for Organ No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 17 No. 1

Spicer:

Saraband for any 3rd October

World Premiere Recording

Walton:

Orb and Sceptre

Whitlock:

Fantasie Choral No. 1 in D flat major


Nigel Potts (organ)

A truly magnificent and stirring release of British Fantasies and Fanfares by John Cook, Herbert Howells, Percy Whitlock, York Bowen, Edward Bairstow, Paul Spicer, Edward Elgar and Willian Walton. Nigel Potts is currently Organist & Choirmaster of Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in New York City and Artist-in-Residence at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bay Shore, NY. On this recording he plays the Schoenstein Organ of St Paul’s Parish, Washington DC.

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Elgar conducts Elgar

Elgar conducts Elgar


Elgar:

Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Recorded 20th – 22nd November, 1930 in Kingsway Hall, London

Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68

Recorded 11th and 12th November, 1931 and 4th February, 1932 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London


Before its sensational première in 1908, Hans Richter, the work’s dedicatee and first conductor, acclaimed Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 as ‘the greatest symphony of modern times’.

Although Falstaff is often treated merely comically, Elgar’s virtuosic tone poem presents him and Prince Hal with a psychological insight truly worthy of Shakespeare.

On these historic and thrillingly realized recordings, made between 1930 and 1932, there really is no match for the composer’s insight and instinctive way with his own works, especially when conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, of which he had been principal conductor from 1911 to 1913.

“Elgar’s recordings of his own music have come to be regarded as one of the great achievements of gramophone history.” MusicWeb International

“The LSO plays out of its skin for the composer; Falstaff is brilliantly characterised, the Symphony has serious intensity. Fair sound for the vintage, with some harshness in the Symphony.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 *****

“It’s a joy to be reintroduced to these wonderful performances — with the Violin Concerto, the summits of Elgar’s recordings of his own music. We have been living in an age of outstanding Elgar conductors — Davis (Colin and Andrew), Elder, Barenboim, Hickox, Vernon Handley, Andrew Litton, Adrian Brown — but none of them surpasses, or even quite matches, the best of the composer’s interpretations. The strong, purposeful tread of the symphony’s opening, straightforward and sublime, the subtlety of the movement’s close, the scherzo’s sheer electricity, the adagio’s astonishing fluidity (scarcely two bars are the same length) and its almost unbearable expressive intensity: these are landmarks in an Elgarian’s experience. As for the captivating Falstaff, recorded two years later, in 1932, it is hard to imagine a more brilliantly convincing reading.” Sunday Times, 15th February 2009 ****

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38


Paul Groves (Gerontius), Alice Coote (Angel), Bryn Terfel (Priest/Angel of the Agony)

Halle, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Sir Mark Elder

Elgar’s late masterpiece is an extraordinary work full of drama and passion alongside exquisite music of sublime delicacy. It is a moving expression of the composer’s personally unorthodox religious faith and a poignant reflection on the journey of a man through death, depicted in striking writing for choir, orchestra and soloist.

“Mark Elder’s interpretation with the Hallé orchestra and choir evaded characterisation, though he stamps his dramatic instincts all over the piece. It is either a religious tone poem or a spiritual opera, either way the effect is frequently cataclysmic” The Guardian

“It is, by a mile, the best-sounding Gerontius we have had, handsome in its depth and breadth with great spatial perspectives and a wonderful sense of how the score is layered. Of course, Janet Baker's timbre still haunts every measure of the Angel's music, but the wonderful Alice Coote conveys great confidentiality in her highly personalised reading.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009

“Paul Groves's sophisticated, elegant tenor is not ideally the sort that should be essaying this role. With Bryn Terfel… sounding a little frayed, Alice Coote makes the biggest impact. It's a lovely sound, but none of her 'Alleluias', from the most hushed to the truly exultant, can compare with those of Janet Baker for Barbirolli or Rattle. Good, then, but not great enough for this extraordinary work.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2009 ***

“For all sorts of reasons Barbirolli's famous Hallé account has lived in everyone's hearts for decades. It still will, because there is something about the immediacy and wholeheartedness of its vision that speaks as directly as ever. Mark Elder's approach is more elusive. He draws us patiently, unerringly, into the profound mystery of the piece, judiciously weighing its theatricality against its inwardness. It is reverent in the best sense, with breathless pianissimi and a potency of atmosphere that takes hold from the moment we enter the dying man's room. Just listen to the Hallé strings in the Prelude, or the introduction to Part 2. The stylistic finesse of the playing, the very particular articulation, the inbred portamento – all these qualities are testament to the fantastic work Elder has done with the orchestra.
It is, by a mile, the best-sounding Gerontius we have had, handsome in its depth and breadth with great spatial perspectives and a wonderful sense of how the score is layered. Onto this impressive sound stage comes Paul Groves's Gerontius with a near-perfect blend of poetic restraint and high emotionalism – though some may feel that the 'operatic' hot-spots, 'Take me away!' being, of course, the hottest of them – are wanting in that last degree of heft. Elder and his sound team might have given us something more startling with that chord of 'utmost force' in the moment Gerontius finally glimpses his creator.
No lack of force or presence in Bryn Terfel's proclamation to 'Go forth!' – the portals of heaven open to that, as indeed they do with the arrival of the heavenly host for the great 'Praise to the Holiest' chorus. The Hallé choir bravely gather momentum in that, thanks to Elder's insistence on clear rhythmic articulation, and he achieves a simply stonking crescendo on the final chord, leaving the organ to plumb infinite depths.
Of course, Janet Baker's timbre still haunts every measure of the Angel's music, but the wonderful Alice Coote conveys great confidentiality in her highly personalised reading. 'Softly and gently' is gloriously enveloping – and maybe that's the word which ultimately best describes this fine and most satisfying recording.”
Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010

“The orchestra and chorus are wonderfully imposing, and Elder's performance never lets you forget this is a work built out of quasi-operatic dialogues...Groves is the perfect embodiment of humanity, neither too English nor too Italianate but with all the power necessary to cope with even the most demanding vocal passages...Coote's performance is a marvel” The Guardian, 7th November 2008 *****

“Alice Coote sings radiantly…Paul Groves is a most affecting Gerontius...and Bryn Terfel is predictably commanding in both his roles...the Halle Chorus is richly expressive over the widest possible dynamic range” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition

GGramophone Awards 2009

Best of Category - Choral

Penguin Guide

Rosette Winner

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20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

20th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music


Adams, J:

The Chairman Dances

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Adès:

Asyla

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Barber, S:

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas

Bartók:

Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Martha Argerich (piano)

Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit

Berg:

Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935)

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Gianluigi Gelmetti

Bernstein:

West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

Birtwistle:

Tragoedia

Melos Ensemble, Lawrence Foster

Boulez:

Le Soleil des Eaux

Josephine Nendick, Barry McDaniel & Louis Devos

BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Britten:

Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Copland:

Fanfare for the Common Man

Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Bátiz

Debussy:

La Mer

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Delius:

Brigg Fair

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Dutilleux:

Cello Concerto

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo

Elgar:

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Jacqueline du Pré (cello)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Falla:

Noches en los jardines de Espana

Gonzalo Soriano

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Gershwin:

Rhapsody in Blue

orch. Grofé

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Gorecki:

Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'

Zofia Kilanowicz

Kraków Symphony Orchestra, Jacek Kaspszyk

Henze:

Barcarola

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Hindemith:

Symphony 'Mathis der Maler'

Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Holst:

The Planets, Op. 32

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Honegger:

Movement symphonique No. 1 'Pacific 231'

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

Janacek:

Sinfonietta

Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Khachaturian:

Masquerade

Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz

Landowski:

Adagio cantabile for string orchestra

Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Marcel Landowski

Lutoslawski:

Concerto for Orchestra

Mahler:

Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde)

Christa Ludwig (soprano)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Maw, N:

Dance Scenes

Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding

Messiaen:

Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum

Ensemble de Percussion de l'Orchestre de Paris & Orchestre de Paris, Serge Baudo

Milhaud:

La Création du Monde, Op. 81

Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein

Nielsen:

Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 (FS97)

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt

Orff:

Carmina Burana

Lucia Popp, Gerhard Unger, Raymond Wolansky & John Noble

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir & New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Pärt:

Spiegel im Spiegel

Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe

Penderecki:

Tren (Threnody), "To the Victims of Hiroshima"

Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki

Poulenc:

Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings & Timpani

Gillian Weir

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Prokofiev:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

Martha Argerich (piano)

Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit

Rachmaninov:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano

Ravel:

Boléro

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Respighi:

Pines of Rome

London Symphony Orchestra, Lamberto Gardelli

Rodrigo:

Concierto de Aranjuez

Angel Romero

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Schnittke:

Minuet for String Trio

Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet & Mstislav Rostropovich

Schoenberg:

5 orchestral pieces, Op. 16

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Shostakovich:

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons

Sibelius:

Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Strauss, R:

Four Last Songs

Nina Stemme

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano

Stravinsky:

The Rite of Spring

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Takemitsu:

Water-ways

London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

Tavener:

The Protecting Veil

Steven Isserlis (cello)

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rhozdestvensky

Tippett:

Concerto for double string orchestra

Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai

Turnage:

Drowned Out

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

Vaughan Williams:

The Lark Ascending

Sarah Chang (violin)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

Walton:

Cello Concerto

Lynn Harrell (cello)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Webern:

Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6

(revised version)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle


Each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible.

EMI - 2175002

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Jascha Heifetz: The Master Violinist

Jascha Heifetz: The Master Violinist


includes:

Albéniz:

Sevilla (from Suite Española, Op. 47)

(arr. Heifetz) recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Bach, J S:

Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005

recorded December 1935

Bazzini:

La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25

recorded April 1937

with Emanuel Bay (piano)

Beethoven:

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

recorded May 1951

with Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)

Clérambault:

Largo in C minor

(arr. Dandelot) recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Dinicu:

Hora Staccato

(arr. Heifetz)

with Emanuel Bay (piano)

Elgar:

La Capricieuse, Op. 17

recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

recorded December 1935

with Emanuel Bay (piano)

Franck, C:

Violin Sonata in A major

recorded April 1937

with Artur Rubinstein (piano)

Glazunov:

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82

recorded March 1934

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Meditation, Op. 32

recorded March 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Korngold:

Dogberry and Verges (March of the Sentinel) from Much Ado About Nothing

recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

recorded June 1949

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Moszkowski:

Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2

recorded March 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Mozart:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

recorded November 1947

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

recorded February 1934

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Paganini:

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major

(arr. Kreisler) recorded March 1934

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor

(arr. Auer) recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Saint-Saëns:

Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

recorded March 1935

Havanaise, Op. 83

recorded April 1937

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Sibelius:

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

recorded November 1935

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Strauss, R:

Ein einsamer Quelle, Op. 9, No. 2

(arr. Heifetz) recorded March 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Szymanowski:

Roxana's Song from the opera 'King Roger', for violin & piano

(arr. P. Kochanski) recorded December 1935

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

recorded March 1937

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Vieuxtemps:

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31

recorded March 1935

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

recorded November 1947

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Vivaldi:

Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2 in A major, RV 31

(arr. Busch) recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Wieniawski:

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

recorded March 1935

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4

recorded March 1937

with Emanuel Bay (piano)

Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16

recorded February 1934

with Arpád Sándor (piano)


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