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Recorded October 1994, remastered February 2008 “The virtuoso violistes of Hespèrion XX underscore the stark melancholy of Purcell's fantasias in these intense, poetic readings from 1994.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 ***** “Alia Vox's reissue of the Hesperion XX recording reminds me of how I was taken through this amazing music by that great Purcellian John Beckett, his expression ecstatic, a glass of wine in his left hand, his right
hand pointing out crunching dissonances that make Monteverdi seem cautious in comparison. Listening to these rich performances, you wonder yet again what the "English Orpheus" would have achieved had he lived longer than his 36 years.” Sunday Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Purcell: Fantazias & In Nomines
Purcell: | Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732 Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741 Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742 Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743 Fantazia 13 in A minor, Z. 744 Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733 Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734 Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736 Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740 Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian" |
After the success of 'The Nascita del Bologna & Violoncello', Bruno Cocset and Les Basses Réunies give us a new version of Purcell’s 'Fantazias' [British Library manuscript]. All the instruments played on this recording borrow from both families, the viols and the violins, taking the best from each: richness of timbre and development of the harmonics, so that each voice plays an equal part in the narrative while retaining its own identity. Henry Purcell’s fifteen Fantazias for the viols, which exist in an autograph manuscript source in the British Library, were not published until 1927. They were composed for the most part during the summer of 1680 by a young man of twenty-one, who, despite his short life and therefore career, was to become a truly great musician and composer. These pieces represent both the culmination and the demise of an instrumental tradition: that of the fantasia (also known as fantasy or fancy) for viol consort, a unique genre that existed for two centuries in England and represented instrumental chamber music at its most successful and elevated in Europe before the age of the string quartet. Purcell was the last to practise it. “a more than worthy addition … It fully meets the challenge, sheds new light on this wonderful music, and deserves to be widely heard … Whatever recording you have of these works, you must also have this one” Early Music Review, December 2012 “Purcell’s In nomines and Fantazias are simultaneously ancient and modern...The fine French group Les Basses Réunies brings to them a freshness and clarity of vision.” Sunday Times, 4th November 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Purcell: Love’s Madness
Johnson, R: | As I walked forth Full fathom five | Locke: | Curtain Tune from The Tempest | Purcell: | Tis women make us love Then mad, very mad let us be (from The Richmond Heiress or A Woman Once in the Right, Z608) Fantasia: three parts on a ground, for three recorders & b.c I'll sail upon the dog-star (from A Fool's Preferment or The Three Dukes of Dunstable, Z571) Jack, thou'rt a Toper - a catch (from Bonduca, Z574) Dido and Aeneas: The Triumphing Dance Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627: Oh the sweet delights of love O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627: Dance of the Bacchanals Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Sing, sing ye druids from Bonduca Z574 Oft she visits (from Dido and Aeneas) Distressed Innocence, Z577: Rondo Beneath a poplar's shadow (from Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow, Z590) From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196 Once, twice, thrice, Z265 Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627: Charon the peaceful shade invites Ground When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) With Drooping Wings (from Dido and Aeneas) | Ravenscroft, T: | The Three Ravens | trad.: | Bedlam Boys Grim King of the Ghosts (broadside ballad) The Cruel Mother William and Margret Willow Song Ophelia's mad song |
Following her previous very successful release of Love Songs by Purcell (CARUS83435), Dorothee Mields now turns her attention to a darker side of life. Reminiscences of Shakespeare, melancholy and madness are evident throughout this collection. “…marvellously expressive throughout…” International Record Review “Mields has a fine, conventional voice for this kind of music - pure, pretty and with clear, largely correct English - and she enters into the spirit to the point of the odd deranged cackle, sob or moan...Ultimately they seem more like the kind of adaptations you might hear in a modern staging of a Restoration play than a reflection of the 17th-century sound world.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 “Most effective are the ballads and lighter, folksy numbers, where Mields's agile voice enchants...Purists may fgind the ensemble takes a few too many liberties, orchestrating these pieces wioth a battery of percussion, wind and stringed instruments, but there's no denying that it's all done with terrific style and bravura.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Purcell - Viol Fantasias
Purcell: | Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732 Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733 Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734 Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736 Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740 Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741 Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742 Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743 Fantazia 13 in A minor, Z. 744 Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian" Dance for the Green Men Monkey’s Dance (from The Fairy Queen, Z628) When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas) |
André Mangeot described these works as being “of astonishing beauty”. Here they are performed by an ensemble which has received much critical acclaim on the “Hart House Viols”, a collection of instruments at the University of Toronto. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Purcell: Fantazias
Purcell: | Fantasia in A minor (incomplete) Chacony in G minor - for Two Violins, Viola and Bass Z730 Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732 Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733 Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734 Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736 Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740 Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741 Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742 Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743 Fantazia 13 in A minor, Z. 744 Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian" |
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| |  | For Thy PleasureJ S Bach and other Baroque Masters
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| |  | Purcell: Complete Music For Strings
Purcell: | Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683) Ten Sonatas in Four Parts (1697) Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732 Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741 Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742 Fantazia 12 in D minor, Z. 743 Fantazia 13 in A minor, Z. 744 Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733 Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734 Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736 Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740 Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian" |
Such was his renown in the musical world ('one of the most celebrated Masters of the Science of Musick in the Kingdom and scarce inferior to any in Europe'), when Henry Purcell tragically died aged only 36 in 1695, he was essentially afforded a state funeral. This collection brings together the composer's complete works for strings. Showing Purcell's success as a cutting-edge composer, both sets of sonatas showcase the contrapuntal technique with which he would become so intimately linked, demonstrating the techniques that Purcell detailed in John Playford's The Introduction to the Skill of Musick of 1694. The act of pushing the boundaries of composition here is in stark contrast to the Fantasias, which resurrected a form that had been long since forgotten. The use of the viol - rather than its more modern counterpart, the violin - is also a curious choice, but this series of works may in fact be the last written for viol consort. Among them in this special collection is the magnificent 'Golden Sonata' as well as the 'One Note Fantasia', in which the tenor viol plays a sustained middle C for the entire piece, perhaps showing Purcell's impish sense of humour, with the part being intended for a particularly unskilled player. The works are performed by Musica Amphion, a group dedicated to performing works of the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments. The ensemble was formed in 1993 by harpsichordist Pieter-Jan Belder and the leader is violinist Rémy Baude, who is also concertmaster of Frans Brüggen's Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. | 
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| |  | Fretwork - English Music For Viols
Jenkins, J: | Fantasy No. 8 in A Suite No. 4 in C Fantasy No. 16 in D Fantasy a 4 No. 6 in F major Fantasia No. 7 Pieces for lyra viol Fantasy a 4 No. 12 in D In nomine a 6 No. 2 in E minor Pavan for 2 bass viols in A minor Fantasy No. 5 in F Fantasy No. 3 in C Suite No. 7 in D Pavan a 6 No. 2 in F major Divisions for two bass viols Fantasy No. 8 in C In Nomine (No.1) in G minor | Lawes, W: | Complete Consort Setts for 5 & 6 viols with organ | Locke: | Consort of Fower Parts | Purcell: | Fantazia 4 in G minor, Z. 735 Fantazia 5 in B flat major, Z. 736 Fantazia 6 in F major, Z. 737 Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Fantazia 9 in A minor, Z. 740 Fantazia 10 in E minor, Z. 741 Fantazia 11 in G major, Z. 742 Fantazia 1 in D minor, Z. 732 Fantazia 2 in F major, Z, 733 Fantazia 3 in G minor, Z. 734 Fantasia in A minor (incomplete) Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746 Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, "Dorian" |
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| |  | Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings
Bach, J S: | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV1047 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050 Recorded 4-13 July 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Elaine Shaffer (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra Musical Offering, BWV1079 Recorded: 11-14 November 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Ensemble Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt' with Victoria de los Angeles, Evelyn Rothwell Bath Festival Orchestra Cantata BWV199 'Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut' Recorded: 15-18 June 1964, Temple Church, London with Victoria de los Angeles, George Thalben-Ball Concerto for Oboe & Violin in C minor, BWV1060 Recorded: 19-20 April 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London with Leon Goossens Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044 Recorded 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with William Bennett (flute) & George Malcolm (harpsichord) Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Recorded 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Recorded 4 June 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with George Enescu Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Recorded: 19 December 1935 & 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 Recorded: 19 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Recorded: 23 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005 Recorded: 14 & 23 June 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006 Recorded: 3 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris | Bartók: | Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36 Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120 (ed. Serly) Recorded: 24 February 1965 [1-2]; 28-29 September 1966 [3-5], Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87 Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90 (revised 1944 version) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano) Recorded: 20 April 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore (piano) Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 Recorded: 5-6 & 24 February 1965; 3 March 1966, Kingsway Hall, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati 44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 (extracts) Nos. 28, 31, 33, 36, 41 & 42. Recorded: 15 July 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Neil Gotkovsky Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 Recorded: 12 October 1957, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 Recorded: 2-3 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London | Bazzini: | La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25 Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 28-29 August 1947, Kunsthaus, Lucerne Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Recorded: 9 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 Recorded: 20, 22, 27 November & 16 December 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 5-7 February 1960, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna Wiener Philharmoniker, Constantin Silvestri Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40 Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (cadenzas: Kreisler) Recorded: 16 & 18 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2 Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 Recorded: 16 February 1952, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1 Recorded: 15 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Recorded: 3 January 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 Recorded: 17 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 Recorded: 9-10 October 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Recorded: 11 & 13 December 1954, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring' Recorded: 22 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Recorded: 16-17 September 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Recorded: 7-8 April 1953, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler | Berg: | Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel' (1935) Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez | Berkeley, L: | Violin Concerto, Op. 59 Recorded: 2-3 April 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Berlin, I: | Puttin' on the Ritz Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle | Berlioz: | Harold en Italie, Op. 16 Recorded: 16, 22-23 October 1962, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Colin Davis Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8 Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard | Bloch, E: | Violin Concerto in A minor Recorded: 18-19 June 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Pau Kletzki Suite for solo violin No. 1 Recorded: 16 April 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Abodah Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt | Boulanger, L: | 3 Pieces for violin & piano Recorded: 27 December 1967, Abbey Road Studios, London with Clifford Curzon | Brahms: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Recorded: 1 July 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Recorded: 29-31 August 1949, Kunsthaus, Lucerne Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 4 in B minor Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat major Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 7 Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F sharp minor Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 Recorded: 6-7 September 1957, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Recorded: 15-16 November 1984, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Paul Tortelier London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18 Recorded: 1-2 September 1963, Abbey Road Studios, London with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 Recorded: 20-21 & 23 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Ernst Wallfisch, Maurice Gendron, Derek Simpson Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor (arr. Joachim) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 Recorded: 28-30 July 1966, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alan Civil, Hephzibah Menuhin | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 17-18 & 20-21 December, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 12 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind | Chausson: | Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21 Recorded: 28 November 1954, Salle de l'Ancient Conservatoire, Paris with Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu | Corelli: | Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 in G minor (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia) (arr. Donington) Recorded: 9-10 November 1978; 11-12 July 1979, Abbey Road Studio, London with George Malcolm, Robert Donington | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Sonata with Jacques Fevrier Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp Recorded: 11-12 September 1974, Salle Wagram, Paris with Michel Debost, Lili Laskine | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz) Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt | Dvorak: | Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 22 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 Recorded: 26 & 28 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, George Enescu | Elgar: | Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Recorded: 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 Recorded: 8 April 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin | Enescu: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 'dans le caractère populaire roumain' Recorded: 6 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Fauré: | Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75 Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London with Jeremy Menuhin Berceuse, Op. 16 Recorded: 14-15 May & 23 September 1970, Abbey Road Studios, London with Jeremy Menuhin | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major Recorded: 22 May 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner | Gershwin: | Fascinatin' Rhythm (arr. Harris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Soon Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Nice Work If You Can Get It Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Embraceable You Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris Liza Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris A Foggy Day (In London Town) Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway 's Wonderful Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris The Man I Love Recorded: 28-29 October 1977, EMI Bovema Studios, Heemstede with Stéphane Grappelli, Pierre Michelot, Ronnie Verrell, Laurie Holloway I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris) Recorded: 21-23 May 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Max Harris He Loves And She Loves (arr. Riddle) Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle They Can't Take That Away From Me Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle They all laughed Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Funny Face Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Love Is Here to Stay (arr. Harris) Recorded: 14-15 June 1972, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Oh, Lady Be Good! (arr. Harris) Recorded: 6 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Max Harris | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' (arr. Kreisler) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster | Grappelli: | Aurore Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Jermyn Street Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio Alison Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle Amanda Recorded: 15-16 July 1981, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli, Instrumental Ensemble, Nelson Riddle | Grieg: | Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Op. 8, 13 & 45 Recorded: 9-11 October 1957, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Robert Levin | Handel: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 1, 5-6 July & 27-28 December 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in A major for violin and continuo, HWV372, Op. 1 No. 14 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, HWV370, Op. 1 No. 12 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo, HWV368, Op. 1 No. 10 Recorded: 5-6 March [1-12]; 25-26 & 28 April [13-24] 1967, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ambrose Gauntlett, George Malcolm Trio Sonata, HWV 393 in G minor Recorded: 4 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito, John Shinebourne, Raymond Leppard | Haydn: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIa:1 Recorded: 11 February 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Recorded: 31 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Schön Rosmarin Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 Recorded: 14 July 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Recorded: 13-14 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Martin, F: | Polyptique Recorded: 5-6 September 1974, Victoria Hall, Geneva Menuhin Festival Orchestra & Das Züricher Kammerorchester, Edmond de Stoutz | McHugh: | I can't believe that you're in love with me Recorded: 14-15 June 1972 & 6-7 March 1973, Abbey Road Studios, London with Stéphane Grappelli Alan Clare Trio | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 15-7 November 1971, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 25-26 May 1952, Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Recorded: 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 (arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 20 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Recorded: 6 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, KV 271a Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, George Enescu Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a Recorded: 18-19 May 1934, Salle Pleyel, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4 July & 24 September 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Recorded: 14 June 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish' Recorded: 26 July 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 4, 15-16 July 1963, Kingsway Hall, London Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 1 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Bath Festival Orchestra Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 Recorded: 2 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Rudolf Barshai Bath Festival Orchestra Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376 Recorded: 29 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526 Recorded: 24 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296: Andante sostenuto Recorded: 13 November 1929, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301: Allegro Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378: Andantino Recorded: 7 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Yalta Menuhin Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & Trio (arr. Emil Kross) Recorded: 15 July 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 (cadenzas: Menuhin) Recorded: 31 March 1943, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190 Recorded: 18 July 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Derek Simpson Bath Festival Orchestra | Nielsen: | Violin Concerto, Op. 33 (FS61) Recorded: 28-29 September, 1952, Copenhagen Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mogens Wöldike | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 Recorded: 29 June, 1953, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gerald Moore Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen | Paganini: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Recorded: 18 May 1934, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Pierre Monteux Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella' Recorded: 11 December 1930, Studio C, Small Queen's Hall, London with Hubert Giesen Introduction & Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' from Rossini's 'Mosé in Egitto', MS23 (Op. 24) Recorded: 21 March 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Ferguson Webster Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72 Recorded: 28 September 1934, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor Recorded: 21 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with George Enescu Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major 'The Hunt' Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6 Recorded: 21-22 May 1955, No.1 Studio, Abbey Rod, London London Symphony Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Panufnik, A: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 5 January 1975, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Sir Andrzej Panufnik | Poulenc: | Violin Sonata, FP 119 Recorded: 22 & 25 November 1971, Salle Wagram, Paris with Jacques Fevrier | Prokofiev: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 with Marcel Gazelle Recorded: 30 September & 1 October 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London | Purcell: | 4-part Sonnata No. 9 in F major - 'Called for its excellence the Golden Sonata' Z810 3-part Sonnata No. 8 in G major - Z797 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantasia No. 4 in G minor Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia 8 in D minor, Z. 739 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Sonata in 3 parts in G minor, No. 6 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Sonata in 3 parts in C, No. 2 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson Fantazia Upon One Note in F major, Z. 745 Recorded: 22, 25, 28 June; 2 July; 15 December 1964, Abbey Road Studios, London with Alberto Lysy, Robert Masters, Cecil Aronowitz, Walter Gerhard, Derek Simpson, Ambrose Gauntlett, Roy Jesson | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Tzigane Recorded: 20 & 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam Piano Trio in A minor Recorded: 12 July 1960, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gaspar Cassadó, Louis Kentner | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee (arr. Hartmann) Recorded: 23 May 1932, Studio Albert, Paris with Artur Balsam | Saint-Saëns: | Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Recorded: 2-3 July 1953, Kingsway Hall, London London Symphony Orchestra, Gaston Poulet Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28 Recorded: 14 September 1957, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens Havanaise, Op. 83 Recorded: 14 August 1957, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens | Sarasate: | Caprice Basque, Op. 24 Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1 Recorded: 14 March 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hendrik Endt Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 Recorded: 28 November 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2 Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Schubert: | Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70) Recorded: 6 May 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin Ave Maria, D839 (arr. Menuhin) Recorded: 6 April 1943, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Marcel Gazelle Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898 Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Notturno in E flat major for piano trio, D897 (Op. post.148) Recorded: 31 May & 22 July [1-4] & 29-31 May & 22-23 July [5] 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934 Recorded: 22-23 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929 Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28 Recorded: 30 & 31 May 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Maurice Gendron, Hephzibah Menuhin | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Recorded: 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Spohr: | Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 3 Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito Duet for two violins, Op. 67 No. 2 Recorded: 4 & 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito | Szymanowski: | Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28 with Marcel Gazelle Recorded: 21 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris | Tchaikovsky: | Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts) Recorded: 12 March; 25 & 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26 Recorded: 18 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (excerpts) Recorded: 22 April 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz | Tippett: | Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Recorded: 22-23 October 1964, Kingsway Hall, London with Robert Masters, Derek Simpson Bath Festival Orchetra, Sir Michael Tippett | Vaughan Williams: | Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico' Recorded: 18 February 1952, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Violin Sonata in A minor Recorded: 5 October 1978, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Hephzibah Menuhin | Vieuxtemps: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Op. 31 Recorded: 11 May 1951, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37 Recorded: 71 December 1954, Kingsway Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Anatole Fistoulari | Viotti: | Duo for 2 violins in G major Recorded: 6 December 1955, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Gioconda de Vito | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315 Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk The Four Seasons Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Paul Cocker Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 'Con due Violini e Violoncello obligato', RV 565 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Eduardo Vassallo, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Cello Concerto in A minor, RV420 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Concerto, Op. 3 No. 1 'Con quattro Violini obligati', RV 549 Recorded: 28 & 30 December 1985, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Alberto Lysy, Hu Kun, Mi-Kyung Lee, Jeffrey Gilliam Camerata Lysy Gstaad Violin Concerto, Op. 8 No. 10 in B flat major, RV362 'La Caccia' Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk | Walton: | Violin Sonata Recorded: 8 May 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London with Louis Kentner Violin Concerto (revised version) Recorded: 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London London Symphony Orchestra, Sir William Walton Viola Concerto (revised version) Recorded: 9-11 October 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir William Walton | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Recorded: 2 May 1938, Studio Albert, Paris Orchestre Concerts Colonne, George Enescu Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Recorded: 24 February 1964, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6 (arr. Sarasate) Recorded: 21 January 1936, Studio Albert, Paris with Marcel Gazelle | Williamson: | Violin Concerto Recorded: 14-16 January 1971, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road,, London London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult |
This set of 50 CDs contains some of Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during the 70-year period that he recorded for the Company, and commemorates the tenth anniversary of his death on 12 March 1999. Arguably the best-known classical musician of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin was born on 22 April 1916 in New York City. In 1918 his family moved to San Francisco where he had his first violin lessons, aged four, with Sigmund Anker. At seven he gave his first public performance accompanied by his then teacher, Louis Persinger. A year later, in 1925, he gave his first full-length recital, also with Persinger. 1926 saw him make his New York début and later that year he gave a performance of Lalo's Symphonie espagnole with the San Francisco Orchestra. In 1927, at the age of ten, Menuhin made his European début in Paris playing with the Lamoureux Orchestra under Paul Paray. Back in New York he gave his first concerto concert with the New York Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Busch and in 1928 he made his first recording for the Victor Company. 1929 was equally eventful for the young Menuhin: he was given a Stradivarius violin; made his Berlin début with the Berlin Philharmonic under Bruno Walter; began studies with Adolf Busch; he gave his début in London and made his first HMV recording. In 1931 Menuhin made his first concerto recording, Bruch Concerto No.1 in London for HMV and in 1932, at the age of 16, he made what was to become one of the most iconic classical recordings of all time when he went to EMI's new Abbey Road Studios to record the Elgar Concerto with the composer and the London Symphony Orchestra. This event put Menuhin firmly on the international map as one of the great violin virtuosi of the century and he continued to be a prolific recording artist for EMI, both as violinist and conductor, for the rest of his long career. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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