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
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)
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1Violin Sonata: I. Allegro tranquillo / II. Variazioni
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Allegro tranquillo (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton12:04
2Violin Sonata: II. Tema: Andante
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton1:09
3Violin Sonata: II. Variation I: A tempo poco più mosso
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton1:28
4Violin Sonata: II. Variation II: A tempo quasi improvisando
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton2:45
5Violin Sonata: II. Variation III: Alla marcia molto vivace
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton0:57
6Violin Sonata: II. Variation IV: Allegro molto
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton0:31
7Violin Sonata: II. Variation V: Allegretto con moto
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton2:03
8Violin Sonata: II. Variation VI: Scherzando
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton0:32
9Violin Sonata: II. Variation VII: Andante tranquillo - Coda: Molto vivace - Presto
producer:
David Bicknell
piano:
Louis Kentner (on 1950-05-08)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1950-05-08)
balance engineer:
William Dickson
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-08)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Tema. Andante - Variazioni (on 1950-05-08)
composer:
William Walton (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sir William Walton3:30
10Violin Concerto (revised edition): I. Andante tranquillo
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto: I. Andante tranquillo (revised 1943) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
premiered in:
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
William Walton (from 1938 until 1939)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1943)
part of:
Violin Concerto (revised 1943)
revision of:
Violin Concerto: I. Andante tranquillo (original version, seldom performed)
Sir William Walton11:33
11Violin Concerto (revised edition): II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio: Canzonetta - Tempo I
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana (revised 1943) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
premiered in:
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
William Walton (from 1938 until 1939)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1943)
part of:
Violin Concerto (revised 1943)
revision of:
Violin Concerto: II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana (original version, seldom performed)
Sir William Walton6:45
12Violin Concerto (revised edition): III. Vivace
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
recording of:
Violin Concerto: III. Vivace (revised 1943) (from 1969-07-12 until 1969-07-15)
premiered in:
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
William Walton (from 1938 until 1939)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1943)
part of:
Violin Concerto (revised 1943)
revision of:
Violin Concerto: III. Vivace (original version, seldom performed)
Sir William Walton13:21
13Viola Concerto (revised edition): I. Andante comodo
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
recording of:
Viola Concerto: I. Andante comodo (1961 revision) (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
composer:
William Walton (in 1929)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1961)
part of:
Viola Concerto (1961 revision)
revision of:
Viola Concerto: I. Andante comodo (1929 original version (rarely performed))
Sir William Walton8:56
14Viola Concerto (revised edition): II. Vivo, con molto preciso
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
recording of:
Viola Concerto: II. Vivo, con molto preciso (1961 revision) (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
composer:
William Walton (in 1929)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1961)
part of:
Viola Concerto (1961 revision)
revision of:
Viola Concerto: II. Vivo, con molto preciso (1929 original version (rarely performed))
Sir William Walton4:35
15Viola Concerto (revised edition): III. Allegro moderato
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
conductor:
William Walton (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
balance engineer:
Martin Benge
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
recording of:
Viola Concerto: III. Allegro moderato (1961 revision) (from 1968-10-09 until 1968-10-11)
composer:
William Walton (in 1929)
revised by:
William Walton (in 1961)
part of:
Viola Concerto (1961 revision)
revision of:
Viola Concerto: III. Allegro moderato (1929 original version (rarely performed))
Sir William Walton12:05
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