AME 1001 is devoted to recordings by the legendary violinist Gioconda de Vito (1907 – 1994). 

De Vito’s LPs and 78s are highly sought world-wide by collectors, some of the rarest titles selling for up to £2500.

De Vito is soloist in two concertos by Johannes Brahms, composed for the great nineteenth century violinist Joseph Joachim.

De Vito is accompanied in the Double Concerto by Amedeo Baldovino (1916 – 1998) in a recording made shortly after a legendary concert in London.  Baldovino was a mainstay at the famous Trio di Trieste for many years and taught alongside de Vito at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

The Philharmonia Orchestra was founded by Walter Legge in 1945 and at the time of these recordings (1952 – 53) it boasted some of the world’s leading soloists including Dennis Brain (horn), Gareth Morris (flute), Frederick Thurston (clarinet) and Sidney Sutcliffe (oboe) and Manoug Parikian (violin).

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
1   Allegro ma non troppo 22.54
2   Adagio 9.49
3   Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco più presto 8.17

Gioconda de Vito (violin)   
Philharmonia Orchestra / Rudolf Schwarz

HMV ALP 1104 (2XEA 327-2N / 2XEA 328-4N)     
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London 25, 27 February and 2, 5 March 1953

Johannes Brahms: Concerto in A minor for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 102
4   Allegro 16.39
5   Andante  8.34
6   Vivace non troppo – Poco meno Allegro 8.40
                           
Gioconda de Vito (violin), Amedeo Baldovino (cello)    
Philharmonia Orchestra / Rudolf Schwarz

HMV BLP 1028    (OXEA 254-6N / OXEA 255-5N)
Recorded in London 18, 19 February 1952

Total running time 75.04