The Menuhin Century: The Historic Recordings

~ Release by Yehudi Menuhin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

An 18-CD collection of Yehudi Menuhin's historically significant recordings.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Elgar: Concerto / La Capricieuse

2▶CD: Bach: Sonata no. 1 / Partitas nos. 1 & 2

3▶CD: Bach: Sonatas nos. 2 & 3 / Partita no. 3 / Concerto, BWV 1041

4▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Bach / Dvořák / Paganini / Wieniawski

5▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mozart: Concertos

6▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mendelssohn / Lalo / Chausson

7▶CD: Schumann: Concerto / Mozart: Concerto, K. 281 / Liberation of Paris Concert, 1944 / 1st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949

8▼CD: Menuhin in Moscow, 1945: Bach: Double Concerto with David Oistrakh / Saint-Saëns / Wieniawski / Sarasate / Tchaikovsky / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace violin: David Oistrakh (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) and Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) orchestra: USSR State Symphony Orchestra (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) conductor: Alexander Orlov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (from 1730 until 1731) part of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043	Johann Sebastian Bach	4:37
2	Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non troppo violin: David Oistrakh (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) and Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) orchestra: USSR State Symphony Orchestra (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) conductor: Alexander Orlov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (from 1730 until 1731) part of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043	Johann Sebastian Bach	8:14
3	Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro violin: David Oistrakh (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) and Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) orchestra: USSR State Symphony Orchestra (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) conductor: Alexander Orlov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (from 1730 until 1731) part of: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043	Johann Sebastian Bach	5:50
4	Introduction & Rondo capriccioso in A minor, op. 28 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, op. 28 (for violin and piano) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1863) arrangement of: Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28 (Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor for Violin and Orchestra)	Camille Saint‐Saëns	8:57
5	Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Scherzo-tarantelle, op. 16 (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Henryk Wieniawski (in 1855) part of: Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 16)	Henryk Wieniawski	4:15
6	Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (for violin and piano) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Ottokar Nováček part of: 8 Concert Caprices, op. 5	Ottokar Nováček	2:41
7	Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Pablo de Sarasate (in 1878)	Pablo de Sarasate	7:44
8	Sérénadee mélancolique, op. 26 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Sérénade mélancolique, op. 26 (for violin and piano, by the composer) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer and arranger: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1875-02) arrangement of: Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, op. 26 (for violin and orchestra)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	8:21
9	Slavonic Dance in E minor, op. 72 no. 2 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Slavonic Dance no. 2 in E minor (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Antonín Dvořák arranger: Fritz Kreisler arrangement of: Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (for orchestra)	Antonín Dvořák	4:32
10	Caprice viennois, op. 2 piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Caprice viennois, op. 2 (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Fritz Kreisler (in 1910)	Fritz Kreisler	3:59
11	Préludes, Book 1 no. 8: La Fille aux cheveux de lin piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, catch-all for arrangements) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Claude Debussy (from 1909-12 until 1910-02) arrangement of: Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)	Claude Debussy	2:35
12	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: I. Bot tánc / Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: I. Jocul cu bâtă (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: I. Jocul cu bâtă part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	1:31
13	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: II. Brâul (Sash Dance) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: II. Brâul (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: II. Brâul part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	0:41
14	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: III. Topogó / Pe loc (In One Spot) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: III. Pe Loc (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: III. Pe Loc part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	1:05
15	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: IV. Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: IV. Buciumeana (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: IV. Buciumeana part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	1:27
16	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: V. Román polka / Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: V. Poarga Românească (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: V. Poarga Românească part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	0:31
17	Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: VI. Aprózó / Mărunțel (Fast Dance) piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: VI. Mărunţel (for violin and piano, Szekely) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Béla Bartók arranger: Zoltán Székely arrangement of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: VI. Mărunţel part of: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (for violin and piano, Szekely)	Béla Bartók	0:58
18	Baal Shem: II. Nigun piano: Abraham Makarov (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recorded at: Great Hall of the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) recording of: Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Chassidic Life: II. Nigun (for violin and piano) (from 1945-11-16 until 1945-11-17) composer: Ernest Bloch (in 1923) part of: Baal Shem: Three Pictures of Chassidic Life (for violin and piano)	Ernest Bloch	5:41

9▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Beethoven / Mendelssohn

10▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Brahms / Bartók (no. 2)

11▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Beethoven: Concerto / Romances

12▶CD: Bartók: Sonatas

13▶CD: Walton: Sonata / Concertos (violin, viola)

14▶CD: Martin: Polyptyque / Ballade / Harris: Sonata

15▶CD: Concertos: Berkeley / Williamson / Panufnik

16▶CD: Bloch: Abodah / Suites / Finney: Fantasy / Somers: Solo Violin / Ben-Haim: Sonata

17▶CD: “West meets East” with Ravi Shankar

18▶CD: “Jealousy” with Stéphane Grappelli

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