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Yehudi Menuhin: The Great Violin Concertos | EMI 2641982

Yehudi Menuhin: The Great Violin Concertos

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Label: EMI

Cat No: 2641982

Barcode: 5099926419824

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 2nd March 2009

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Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043
Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044
Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, BWV1041
Violin Concerto no.2 in E major, BWV1042

Bartok, Bela

Rhapsody no.1 for violin and orchestra, BB94b
Rhapsody no.2 for violin and orchestra, BB96b
Violin Concerto no.1, Sz 36 BB48a
Violin Concerto no.2, Sz112 BB117

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Berg, Alban

Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel'

Brahms, Johannes

Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Bruch, Max

Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chausson, Ernest

Poeme, op.25

Dvorak, Antonin

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53

Elgar, Edward

Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61

Haydn, Franz Joseph

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

Lalo, Edouard

Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op.21

Mendelssohn, Felix

Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Violin Concerto no.5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Nielsen, Carl

Violin Concerto, op.33

Sibelius, Jean

Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Serenade melancolique in B flat minor, op.26

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)
Violin Concerto in C minor, RV199 'Il Sospetto'
Violin Concertos (12), op.8 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'
» no.5 in E flat major, RV253 'La tempesta di mare'
» no.6 in C major, RV180 'Il piacere'
» no.10 in B flat major, RV362 'La caccia'

Walton, William

Viola Concerto (1962 version)

Artists

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043
Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044
Violin Concerto no.1 in A minor, BWV1041
Violin Concerto no.2 in E major, BWV1042

Bartok, Bela

Rhapsody no.1 for violin and orchestra, BB94b
Rhapsody no.2 for violin and orchestra, BB96b
Violin Concerto no.1, Sz 36 BB48a
Violin Concerto no.2, Sz112 BB117

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Berg, Alban

Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel'

Brahms, Johannes

Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Bruch, Max

Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chausson, Ernest

Poeme, op.25

Dvorak, Antonin

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53

Elgar, Edward

Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61

Haydn, Franz Joseph

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

Lalo, Edouard

Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op.21

Mendelssohn, Felix

Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Violin Concerto no.5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Nielsen, Carl

Violin Concerto, op.33

Sibelius, Jean

Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Serenade melancolique in B flat minor, op.26

Vivaldi, Antonio

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni)
Violin Concerto in C minor, RV199 'Il Sospetto'
Violin Concertos (12), op.8 'Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione'
» no.5 in E flat major, RV253 'La tempesta di mare'
» no.6 in C major, RV180 'Il piacere'
» no.10 in B flat major, RV362 'La caccia'

Walton, William

Viola Concerto (1962 version)

Artists

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

About

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; gave his début in London and made his first HMV recording!

In 1931 Menuhin made his first concerto recording, Bruch's 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.

This set of 10 CDs brings together a collection of popular violin concertos.

Contents:
CD 1
Vivaldi:
- Concerto No.1 in E, RV269/Op.8 No.1, 'La primavera'
- Concerto No.2 in G minor, RV315/Op.8 No.2 'L'estate'
- Concerto No.3 in F, RV293/Op.8 No.3 'L'autunno'
- Concerto No.4  in F minor, RV297/Op.8 No.4 'L'inverno'
with Paul Cocker, Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy
Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

- Violin Concerto in C, RV180/Op.8 No.6 'Il piacere'
- Violin Concerto in C minor, RV199 'Il sospetto'
Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Concerto in E flat, RV253/Op.8 No.5 'Il tempesta di mare'
Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Concerto in B flat, RV362/Op.8 No.10 'La caccia'
with Polish Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk
Recorded: 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total approximate duration 77.59

CD 2
J S Bach:
- Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
- Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042
with Bath Festival Orchestra
Recorded 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

- Double Concerto in D minor, BWV1043
with Christian Ferras, Bath Festival Orchestra
Recorded 8 July, 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

- Triple Concerto in A minor, BWV1044
with William Bennett – flute, George Malcolm – harpsichord, Bath Festival Orchestra
Recorded 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total approximate duration 72.51

CD 3
Haydn: Violin Concerto in C, HobVII:1
with Bath Festival Orchestra
Recorded: 11 February 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mozart:  Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218 (cadenzas: Menuhin)
Recorded: 1 July 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mozart:  Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219 'Turkish' (cadenzas: Menuhin)
with Bath Festival Orchestra
Recorded: 26 July 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total approximate duration 72.06

CD 4
Beethoven:  Violin Concerto in D, Op.61
with Wiener Philharmoniker / Constantin Silvestri
Recorded: 5-7 February 1960, Musikvereinsaal, Vienna

Mendelssohn:  Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
with Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz
Recorded: 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total approximate duration 71.07

CD 5
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op.21
Chausson: Poème, Op.25
with Orchestre Symphonique de Paris / George Enescu
Recorded: 20-21 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris

Dvorák:  Violin Concerto in A mnor, Op.53
with Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire / George Enescu
Recorded: 26 & 28 February 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

Total approximate duration 78.04

CD 6
Brahms:  Violin Concerto in D, Op.77
with Berliner Philharmoniker / Rudolf Kempe
Recorded: 6-7 September 1957, Berlin

Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
with Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind
Recorded: 12 September 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

Total approximate duration 65.22

CD 7
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61
with London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Edward Elgar
Recorded: 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Mozart:  Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K216
with Orchestre Symphonique de Paris / George Enescu
Recorded: 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

Total approximate duration 73.34

CD 8
Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique, Op.26
with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
Recorded: 18 February 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Sibelius:  Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
with London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
Recorded: 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London

Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Op.33
with Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mogens Wöldike
Recorded: 28-29 September, 1952, Copenhagen

Total approximate duration 72.54

CD 9
Bartók:
- Rhapsody No.1, Sz87
with BBC Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

- Violin Concerto No.1, Sz112.
with New Philharmonia Orchestra / Antal Dorati
Recorded: 24 February 1965, Kingsway Hall, London

- Violin Concerto No.2
with New Philharmonia Orchestra / Antal Dorati
Recorded: 5, 6, 24 February 1965; 3 October 1966, Kingsway Hall, London

Total approximate duration 71.57

CD 10
Berg:  Violin Concerto
with BBC Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Walton: Violin Concerto (revised version)
with London Symphony Orchestra / Sir William Walton
Recorded: 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bartók:  Rhapsody No.2, Sz90 (revised 1944 version)
with BBC Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
Recorded: 8-9 February 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Total approximate duration 70.34

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