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Vivaldi: | Concerto for strings No. 5, RV 114 Bassoon Concerto, RV 488 in F major Violin Concerto, Op. 4 No. 7 in C major, RV 185 Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G major, RV 438 late version Concerto in G minor RV157 Concerto fragment for bassoon, strings & continuo in C, RV468 Flute Concerto RV432 Concerto in F Major, RV 100 Concerto for strings No. 3, RV 119 Violin Concerto, RV 211 in D major |
After the extremely successful and acclaimed series ‘The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto’ Adrian Chandler and La Serenissima return to AVIE to explore another side of Vivaldi’s compositions : The French Connection. “The voracity with which the French devoured Italian music during the late baroque period is well documented. Vivaldi was involved in both the dissemination of the French style in Italy and that of the Italian style in France. His works achieved fashionable status there in the late 1720s thanks to his concertos Le Quattro Stagioni which became a feature at the popular Concert Spirituel (between 1728 and 1763).” Adrian Chandler “Chandler is an impeccably stylish soloist in two violin concertos. Throughout, he also directs La Serenissima in eloquently precise but excitingly spontaneous performances of unfailingly imaginative music” Sunday Times, 5th July 2009 *** “In the flamboyant double-dots of the C-minor concerto, the melancholy groundbass of the G-minor concerto and the delicious closing Chaconne of the C-major, the playing is consistently zestful. Chandler, flautist Katy Bircher and bassoonist Peter Whelan play a further series of exacting concertos with the effortless musicality of birds.” The Independent on Sunday, 25th July 2009 “…the three solo instruments come and go in various combinations, always pleasing us and never outstaying their welcome. They are played with skill and taste… The orchestral sound, as always with La Serenissima, achieves bright attractiveness and vivacity without feeling the need to pursue the taut energy of some other groups. And that's just fine.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 “The performances… are typically neatly-pointed and vivacious.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Vivaldi: | Sonno se pur sei sonno from Tito Manlio, RV738 Armatae face et anguibus (from Juditha Triumphans) Solo quella guancia bella from La verita` in cimento, RV739 Gelido in ogni vena (from Il Farnace, RV711) Tornar voglio al primo ardore from Arsilda, regina di Ponto, RV700 Misero spirto mio from Ottone in villa, RV729 Nel profondo from Orlando Furioso Forse, o caro, in questi accenti from Farnace Cara sorte di chi nata from La verita' in cimento Ho il cor già lacero from Griselda, RV718 Non mi lusinga vana speranza from L’incoronazione di Dario Lo stridor, l'orror d' Averno from Orlando finto pazzo, RV727 Qual favellar?...Anderò, volerò, griderò (from Orlando finto pazzo) Mentre dormi amor fomenti from L’Olimpiade |
Kožená’s own selection of Vivaldi opera and oratorio arias emphasizes the gentler moods she is acclaimed for (Sol da te), but also shows off fierce Vivaldi virtuosity (Nel profondo) The suggestive Gelido in ogni vena is based on The Four Seasons’ “Winter” movement Following her avidly received Handel album Kožená’s return collaboration with the VBO and maestro Andrea Marcon will rejoice her fans and make her new ones “Magdalena Kozená has almost become the Barack Obama of mezzo-sopranos. With that mesmerising voice, that magnetic personality, everybody wants a piece of her, after the Handel recital last year she raids the Baroque pleasure dome again, with 15 Vivaldi opera arias, largely unfamiliar, sung naturally in Italian.” The Times, 5th June 2009 *** “Kozená is a technically assured singer who can give Bartoli a run for her money in a virtuoso martial aria such as “Armatae face” from Juditha Triumphans.... Highlights of the recital include the enchantingly wry and playful “Cara sorte” from La verità in cimento and “Gelido in ogni venta” from Farnace , which recycles material from The Four Seasons .” The Telegraph, 1st July 2009 **** “…redolent with that distinctive Vivaldian poetry are hauntingly beautiful arias from Farnace, L'Olimpiade and Orlando furioso. Their lyrical appeal and expression of deep emotions are affecting, enlivened and intensified at every turn by Kožená's vocal colour and intuitive responses. The Venice Baroque Orchestra is both complementary and supportive throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 ***** “The decision to pack the programme with slower and subtler arias pays dividends: "Sonno, se pur sei sonno" (Tito Manlio) is a quietly ravishing opener, "Sol da te" (Orlando furioso) features beguiling flute-playing by Michele Favaro, and the disc concludes with an exquisite interpretation of "Mentre dormi" (L'Olimpiade). There is plenty of dramatic bite on offer... especially in the compellingly taut "Gelido in ogni vena" (based on the opening of "Winter" from the Four Seasons), as Kožená eloquently conveys Farnace's icy shock that he has unwittingly condemned his son to death. There haven't been many captivating Vivaldi opera aria anthologies, but this is definite among the most intriguing, theatrically varied and convincing.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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" I have never heard a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons quite like this one … Harnoncourt has given us something of undeniable originality and craftsmanship" Gramophone “Harnoncourt's Four Seasons are still among the most fanciful on disc, with subtle accents and violent dynamic contrasts. The other eight concertos, if a touch mannered, are exuberant despite a dry and noisy ambience.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vivaldi: New Discoveries I
Last year, Federico Maria Sardelli, who has made several contributions to the Vivaldi Edition, was appointed to take charge of the Vivaldi catalogue. It is now his job to authenticate any further manuscripts that turn up in what may be Vivaldi’s hand. Over the past ten years, thanks in part to the stimulus of the Vivaldi Edition project, several manuscripts by Vivaldi have surfaced in different countries. Federico Maria Sardelli has decided to record the finest of them. So this recording does indeed present new works by Vivaldi. The content is very diverse, ranging from a motet, which is performed by the mezzo-soprano Romina Basso, to an Oboe Concerto, a Recorder Concerto, arias and other gems. There is a clear pattern to these discoveries. Almost all come from peripheral sources, and most appear to originate from special commissions at the margin of the composer’s activity. The most imposing of the new works introduced here is a solo motet for contralto and strings, Vos invito, barbarae faces, RV811, only recently unearthed by Valerio Losito and Renato Criscuolo in the library of the basilica of S. Francesco, Assisi. The work is anonymous but is attributed to Vivaldi persuasively by Federico Maria Sardelli on the basis of several passages recurring in authenticated Vivaldi works. “This disc has some attractive novelties: an oboe concerto found among the big Berlin Sing-Akademie library; a violin sonata, lurking in an online catalogue, which is a real addition to the recital repertory; and a couple of isolated opera arias plus a motet, sung by Romina Basso.” The Observer, 12th July 2009 “Sardelli's band Modo Antiquo deliver turbulent music with vigorous refinement and successfully convey the fizzy excitement and fantasy of Vivaldi's writing. "se lento ancora il fulmine"… is magnificently sung by Romina Basso, whose masterful technique, clear delivery of text and expression of vocal phrases is also showcased in the motet Vos invito, barbarae faces (RV811... ) Basso's ornamentation is spellbinding here...” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Il Pianto di Maria - The Virgin's Lament
Rare recordings of two settings of Mary’s passionate Easter lament. For their second L’Oiseau Lyre disc, Il Giardino Armonico, again under their director Giovanni Antonini, are joined by celebrated mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, for a project exploring the Passion of Christ as seen through the eyes of the Virgin Mary. The two central works are both vocal settings of the Virgin’s lament. The first, Il Pianto di Maria, was long thought to be by Handel – a clear reflection of its outstanding musical quality. It was not until the 1990s that handwriting experts established it as the work of the little-known Venetian composer Giovanni Ferrandini. The other key vocal work will be the World Premiere recording of an aria by Francesco Conti – composer to the Habsburg court of Vienna - in which the martyr Lorenzo, threatened with being burnt alive, refuses to deny his Christian faith. This deeply touching aria features a rarely heard ancestor of the modern clarinet, frequently used in ‘pathetic’ arias of the period – the soprano chalumeau. Short instrumental pieces form a musical setting around these vocal jewels, and include music by Caldara, Marini, Pisendel, Weiss and Vivaldi. “The playing of Il Giardino Armonico under Giovanni Antonini is very fine, and the mezzo-soprano soloist Bernarda Fink is tremendously expressive.” The Telegraph, 21st April 2009 *** “Fink sings… with fervour and unassuming charm, supported by the sensitive playing of Il Giardino Armonico. This talented ensemble comes into its own in the five short instrumental pieces on the disc. A satisfying issue, imaginatively devised and excellently performed.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 ***** “…Monteverdi's Pianto della Madonna… an adaptation to sacred works - of the Lament from Arianna, composed in 1608. It works well, and Bernarda Fink sings it with an affecting mixture of restraint and passion. The instrumental pieces are done well, and this well planned disc is very desirable.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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La Fida Ninfa premiered during the Verona carnival of 1732 at the Teatro Filarmonico. The work was composed to help celebrate the opening of the theatre, which had been postponed for two years, since at that time, the city had been surrounded by foreign military troops. The production was spectacular, and included elaborate ballets by Andrea Cattani, a famous ballet master from Poland, as well as sumptuous sets by Francesco Bibiena. This new release from Naive is the ninth opera to be featured in the label’s ongoing Vivaldi Edition, a project launched in 2000 with the aim of recording the massive collection of Vivaldi autograph manuscripts preserved today in the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria in Turin. The collection includes fifteen operas and several hundred concertos, as well as sacred compositions and secular cantatas, most of which has not been heard since the eighteenth century. This is the fourth opera in the series to be performed by Ensemble Matheus under the direction of Jean-Christophe Spinosi. The previous three, Griselda, Orlando Furioso and La Verita in Cimento have received many international accolades, including a BBC Music Magazine Award for Griselda in 2007. “Vivaldi's score is a ravishing one, offering a rewarding sequence of beguiling arias, duets, a trio and a quartet. Sandrine Piau (Licori) and Verónica Cangemi (Morasto) take on the considerable vocal challenges of demanding roles with their usual tonal warmth and bravura, while Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Elpina) provides the necessary emotional contrasts. Topi Lehtipuu is a touchingly melancholic Narete, and Philippe Jaroussky an eloquently, sometimes passionately love-sick Osmino. Altogether a splendid achievement by Jean-Christophe Spinosi and his musicians.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2009 **** “..the music screams for attention on CD, as this superb French studio recording proves. One aria of scorching invention follows another, often bedecked with nimbly illustrative orchestral finery...In the hands of Spinosi’s crack team, La fida ninfa is a spectacular baroque rediscovery, and resistance is pointless.” The Times, 3rd July 2009 **** “The music is so gorgeous and erotic that your qualms evaporate and you surrender to it, I'm afraid. It would also be hard to imagine it better done than it is here. Jean-Christophe Spinosi's conducting is infinitely pleasurable.” The Guardian, 24th July 2009 ***** “Those familiar with Ensemble Matheus will expect the immediate plunge into fizzing energy… Much of the singing is marvellous. Sandrine Piau's limpid messa di voce and breathtaking technique in "Selve annose", and her delivery of fiendish coloratura in "Alma oppressa da sorte crudele", are astonishing even for her. "Deh, ti piega", one of Vivaldi's finest arias for the tenor voice, is sung tenderly by Topi Lehtipuu.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 | | | (also available to download from $25.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 100 Best Menuhin
100 BEST MENUHIN is another release in EMI’s highly successful 100 BEST series. This 6 CD set presents 100 highlights from the extensive catalogue of the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999) was one of the greatest musical figures of the 20th century. Throughout his entire life, he distinguished himself as a musician of the highest calibre, as well as an educator, a musical statesman and a compassionate and caring human being. After making a few recordings of short encore pieces in 1928 for RCA Victor in the USA (the country of his birth), he began recording in 1929 for The Gramophone Company (one of the predecessor companies of EMI) and was an exclusive EMI artist for the remaining 70 years of his life – an achievement without parallel in the history of the record industry. The six CDs are themed as follows: CD 1: Vivaldi CD 2: Bach and Mozart CD 3: Beethoven and Brahms CD 4: The Romantic Era CD 5: Showpieces and Encores CD 6: Menuhin the Adventurer The Vivaldi CD includes a complete performance of The Four Seasons, as well as four other popular concertos including The Storm at Sea, The Hunt and Pleasure. CD 2 contains a representative selection of Menuhin’s many recordings of Bach and Mozart, including Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe with Leon Goossens that enjoyed enormous success when a performance was televised by the BBC in the UK in 1962. The violin concertos of Beethoven and Brahms were among the cornerstones of Menuhin’s repertoire. CD 3 includes substantial extracts from both of these concertos, as well as other popular pieces by the two composers. CD 4 includes extracts from some of Menuhin’s most successful concerto recordings, including those of Mendelssohn, Bruch and Paganini. The disc ends with the conclusion of Elgar’s Violin Concerto, recorded in 1932 under the baton of the composer – one of the most famous recordings ever made. CD 5 is devoted to showpieces and encores by composers such as Bazzini, Kreisler, Sarasate, Brahms and Paganini. These recordings, made in the 1930s, show the young Menuhin at the height of his technical powers. Menuhin was always interested in new works, many of which were commissioned for him, and CD 6 includes several examples of such pieces. He also loved to explore different styles of music as exemplified by his collaborations with the Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and the French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli heard here as well. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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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. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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