Szymanowski: Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

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Szymanowski - The Complete Music for Violin & Piano

Szymanowski - The Complete Music for Violin & Piano


Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Mythes, Op. 30

Romance in D major, Op. 23

Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

Paganini Caprices (3), Op. 40

Berceuse d’Aïtacho Enia, Op. 52 (1925)


Alina Ibragimova (violin) & Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

This disc contains some of Szymanowski’s most overtly sensual and vividly gestural music; his lush, exotic textures intensified and crystallized in miniature.

From the early Violin Sonata in D minor onwards, evidence of the composer’s unusual brilliance in writing for solo violin is paramount. The Romance in D major Op 23 (1910), first performed in Warsaw in April 1913, already reveals a considerable advance towards the exotic, strangely inward exaltation of mature works. In the extraordinary Mythes (1915) Szymanowski reaches the zenith of his artistry, creating ‘a new mode of expression for the violin’ and through this an intoxicating, other-wordly musical language.

This recording features the wonderful young violinist Alina Ibragimova, who appears on her third Hyperion disc. Her growing catalogue is receiving the highest critical acclaim. Accompanying her is an equally youthful yet highly distinguished performer, the French pianist Cédric Tiberghien.

“…this is a performance that shows Ibragimova's art at her remarkable best; at one moment poised, the next playing with abandon, she is one of the most expressive violinists around. The beguiling Three Paganini Caprices and with variations on that tune (composed 16 years before Rachmaninov's treatment), and give both players a chance for virtuosic display.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 *****

“Alina Ibragimova has become Hyperion's violinist of choice for sensual-esoteric 20th-century repertoire, and she and the super-sensitive Tiberghien make a winning combination… All in all, this repertoire should be high on the priority list for all those interested in 20th-century violin music, and it's not easy to imagine a stronger case being made for it than here.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2009

“Here, Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien produce beautifully characterised accounts, whether in the veiled contours of the Nocturne and the explosion of rhythmic energy that follows it in the Tarantella, or in the refined exoticism of Mythes, with its strange mixture of classical evocation and sensuous indulgence.” The Guardian, 29th May 2009 ****

“Alina Ibragimova wields her intoxicating violin with Cedric Tiberghien’s dappled piano in the febrile splendour of the Polish master Szymanowski. Just when you’re ready to faint after the early Violin Sonata, his Three Paganini Caprices arrive, dazzling us with Ibragimova’s light touch and the duo’s wonderful ability to move as one. More characteristic is Mythes — music of mysterious portent and idiosyncratic beauty.” The Times, 9th May 2009 ****

“We are living in a Second Golden Age of violinists, but even in the context of Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowitz and Julia Fischer, Alina Ibragimova is an astonishing talent … technically the playing is superb. Intonation is exceptional, and Ibragimova’s timbral range—from the coarse to the silken, from the richly throbbing to the chastely disembodied—seems unlimited. The music is studded with challenges … she tosses it all off with self-confident authority … this is a major release” International Record Review

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010

Chamber Finalist

Hyperion - CDA67703

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Szymanowski - Chamber Works

Szymanowski - Chamber Works

Complete Works for Violin and Piano


Szymanowski:

Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

Mythes, Op. 30

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Paganini Caprices (3), Op. 40


Joanna Madroszkiewicz (violin) & Paul Gulda (piano)

MDG - MDG6031555

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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

Szymanowski - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2


Szymanowski:

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

orch. G. Fitelberg


Ilya Kaler (violin)

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit

“Ilya Kaler is a near ideal interpreter of these works and the delightful Nocturne and Tarantella which serve as makeweight. His playing certainly has the requisite passion, but he also has a strong sense of line.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2007 ****

“Ilya Kaler, as on his other Naxon discs, gives pure, clear reading with flawless intonation and careful use of vibrato. Having a Polish conductor and orchestra as his accompanists adds to the idiomatic feel of each, with the magical orchestral sounds beautifully conjured up, particularly in No. 1, the more radical of the two works.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2007

“A wonderfully compelling disc from Ilya Kaler…in the sense that you never want to stop listening to it…as on his other Naxos discs [Ilya Kaler] gives pure, clear readings with flawless intonation and careful use of vibrato…beautifully and idiomatically played.” Gramophone Magazine

GGramophone Magazine

Editor's Choice - July 2007

Naxos - 8557981

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Szymanowski - Violin and Piano Music

Szymanowski - Violin and Piano Music


Szymanowski:

Etudes (12), Op. 33

Métopes Op. 29 (Trois poèmes pour piano)

Masques Op. 34

Mazurkas (2), Op. 62

Mythes, Op. 30

Romance in D major, Op. 23

Paganini Caprices (3), Op. 40

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 13

Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 15

Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 7


Mikhail Rudy, Ulf Hoelscher & Michel Béroff

EMI Gemini - 4769242

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Paris

Paris


Laks:

String Quartet No. 3

Ravel:

String Quartet in F major

Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

arr.Skoryk


Szymanowski Quartet

Avi Music - AVI8553158

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Szymanowski: Violin & Piano Works

Szymanowski: Violin & Piano Works


Szymanowski:

Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

Romance in D major, Op. 23

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Mythes, Op. 30

Kolysanka


Piotr Plawner (violin), Waldemar Malicki (piano)

Dux - DUX0287

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Ida Haendel plays Mendelssohn & Stravinsky

Ida Haendel plays Mendelssohn & Stravinsky


Albéniz:

Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3

(arr Kreisler) Recorded 1941

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

(arr Kreisler) Recorded 1942

Adela Kotowska (piano)

Mendelssohn:

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Recorded 1945

National Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Stravinsky:

Le Baiser de la Fée

Recorded 1947

Ivor Newton (piano)

Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka)

Recorded 1947

Ivor Newton (piano)

Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Recorded 1946

Adela Kotowska (piano)


Ida Haendel (violin)

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Szymanowski - Music for Violin and Piano

Szymanowski - Music for Violin and Piano


Szymanowski:

Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

Berceuse d’Aïtacho Enia, Op. 52 (1925)

Mythes, Op. 30

Romance in D major, Op. 23

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

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


Miriam Kramer (violin) & Nicholas Durcan (piano)

“a violinist of superior natural talent, an exceptionally sensitive interpreter, and a phrase maker of uncommon expressivity” The Strad

Naxos - 8557748

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Leonid Kogan Edition

Leonid Kogan Edition


Bach, J S:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041

Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 1 in B minor, BWV1014

Barber:

Violin Concerto, Op. 14

Beethoven:

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

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

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

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

Bloch, E:

Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2)

Chausson:

Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Denisov:

Partita

Franck, C:

Violin Sonata in A major

Grieg:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8

Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

Khachaturian:

Violin Concerto in D minor

Concerto-Rhapsody for violin & orchestra

Khrennikov:

Violin Concerto No. 2

Kreisler:

Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven

Massenet:

Méditation (from Thaïs)

Mozart:

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

Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261

Paganini:

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

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

Rachmaninov:

Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Op. post.

Saint-Saëns:

Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Sarasate:

Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25

Schubert:

Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934

Schumann:

Fantasie in C major for Violin and Orchestra, Op.131

Shostakovich:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

Szymanowski:

Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34

Meditation in D minor Op. 42 No. 1

Vieuxtemps:

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

Waxman, F:

Carmen Fantasie for violin & orchestra

Wieniawski:

Légende in G minor, Op. 17


Leonid Kogan (violin)

Grand Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, State Academy Symphony Orchestra of Russia, State Symphony Orchestra, A. Gauk, Aram Khachaturian, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Kiril Kondrashin

Brilliant Classics Historic Russian Archive Edition - 93030

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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 No. 2 in B 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:

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)

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, Op. 2, No. 8 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

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:

The Tsar's Bride

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

with Hubert Giesen

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


Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

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.

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