The Menuhin Century: Menuhin on Film 1947-1997

~ Release by Yehudi Menuhin (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1DVD: Concert Magic
#TitleLength
1Opening2:55
2Violin Sonata in D, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio5:32
3Partita for Violin Solo no. 3 in E, BWV 1006: I. Preludio3:24
4Scherzo-tarantelle, op. 184:05
5Ave Maria
piano:
Marguerite Campbell (in 1947)
contralto vocals:
Eula Beal (in 1947)
video director:
Paul Gordon
shot at:
Charlie Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1947)
2:47
6Étude de concert no. 3 in D-flat “Un Sospiro”4:29
7Mazurka no. 5 in B-flat, op. 7 no. 11:58
8Etude in F, op. 104b no. 23:05
9Matthäuspassion: “Lord, Have Mercy on Me” (“Erbarme dich mein Gott”)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1947)
contralto vocals:
Eula Beal (in 1947)
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood (in 1947)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (in 1947)
video director:
Paul Gordon
shot at:
Charlie Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1947)
7:52
10Moto perpetuo, op. 113:05
11Der Erlkönig, D. 328
piano:
Marguerite Campbell (in 1947)
contralto vocals:
Eula Beal (in 1947)
video director:
Paul Gordon
shot at:
Charlie Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1947)
3:48
12Etude in E, op. 10 no. 33:20
13Etude in F, op. 10 no. 82:14
14Waltz in E minor, op. Posth.2:31
15“None but the lonely heart”, op. 6 no. 6
piano:
Marguerite Campbell (in 1947)
contralto vocals:
Eula Beal (in 1947)
video director:
Paul Gordon
shot at:
Charlie Chaplin Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1947)
3:31
16Caprice in D, op. 3 no. 23 “Il labirinto armonico”3:14
17Air from Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D, BWV 10684:41
18Caprice in A minor, op. 1 no. 246:07
19Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III), D. 8394:20
20The Story Behind “Concert Magic”
shot in:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (in 1997)
spoken vocals:
Humphrey Burton and Yehudi Menuhin
video director:
Bernd Bauer
56:19
21Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 42:27
2DVD: Menuhin plays Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn / Brahms / Sarasate / Bazzini
#TitleArtistLength
1OpeningYehudi Menuhin0:34
2Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionatoFelix Mendelssohn10:58
3Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. AndanteFelix Mendelssohn8:05
4Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivaceFelix Mendelssohn5:25
5Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minorJohannes Brahms2:12
6Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 4 in F-shart minorJohannes Brahms3:52
7Spanish Dances, op. 21: No. 1: MalagueñaPablo de Sarasate4:41
8Spanish Dances, op. 21: No. 2: HabaneraPablo de Sarasate3:38
9Calabrese - Waltz in E minor, op. 34Antonio Bazzini3:44
10A Violinist in Hollywood
shot in:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (in 1997)
spoken vocals:
Humphrey Burton (in 1997) and Yehudi Menuhin (in 1997)
video director:
Bernd Bauer
Yehudi Menuhin35:57
11On the Encores
shot in:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (in 1997)
spoken vocals:
Humphrey Burton (in 1997) and Yehudi Menuhin (in 1997)
video director:
Bernd Bauer
Yehudi Menuhin10:44
3DVD: Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin: Mozart / Bartók / Enescu / Mendelssohn
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1Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216: I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:08
2Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216: II. AdagioWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:43
3Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:47
4Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111: I. Recruiting Dance. Moderato, ben ritmato
clarinet:
Dame Thea King (on 1972-12-03)
piano:
Jeremy Menuhin (on 1972-12-03)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1972-12-03)
video director:
Pierre Cavassilas
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-12-03)
Béla Bartók5:29
5Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111: II. Relaxation. Lento
clarinet:
Dame Thea King (on 1972-10-28)
piano:
Jeremy Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
video director:
Pierre Cavassilas
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-12-03)
Béla Bartók4:27
6Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111: III. Fast Dance. Allegro vivace
clarinet:
Dame Thea King (on 1972-10-28)
piano:
Jeremy Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
video director:
Pierre Cavassilas
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-12-03)
Béla Bartók6:57
7Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1, Sz. 75: III. Allegro molto
piano:
Hephzibah Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
video director:
Pierre Cavassilas
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-10-28)
Béla Bartók9:54
8Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in A minor, op. 25: I. Moderato malinconico
piano:
Hephzibah Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1972-10-28)
video director:
Pierre Cavassilas
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1972-10-28)
George Enescu8:25
9Variations sérieuses, op. 54
piano:
Hephzibah Menuhin (in 1968)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1968)
video director:
Gérard Herzog
shot at:
ORTF Studios in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1968)
Felix Mendelssohn11:30
4DVD: The Violin of the Century
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1Prologue
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
8:27
2Roots
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
7:22
3The child prodigy
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
15:37
4An incomparable career
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
17:35
5Hephzibah
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
12:40
6Encounters
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
22:39
7A wandering violin
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
12:01
8The ear that feels the sound
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
8:58
9Epilogue: From Yehudi Menuhin to Lord Menuhin
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
8:26
10End credits
performer:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1994)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
1:14
5DVD: “Do you realize how much I love music?” - Monsaingeon on Menuhin / Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode
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1“Do you realize how much I love music?” - Monsaingeon on MenuhinYehudi Menuhin58:00
2Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 1. Russian roots and Tchaikovsky's Sérénade mélancolique
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin8:29
3Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 2. The Russian public
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin0:50
4Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 3. Beethoven concerto and rehearsals with Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin2:27
5Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 4. Relationship with Russia
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin1:10
6Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 5. Beethoven concerto. Slow movement
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin5:07
7Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 6. Menuhin and the Soviet Ambassador 1929
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin2:24
8Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 7. Post war. Bartók concerto rehearsal and performance
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin1:07
9Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 8. Rozhdestvensky on Menuhin
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin0:56
10Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 9. Menuhin “Persona non grata” after 1971
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin1:36
11Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 10. Crowd scenes
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin0:28
12Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 11. Bartók rehearsals 2
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin2:25
13Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 12. Masterclass on Bartók
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin5:37
14Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 13. Menuhin on Rozhdestvensky
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin4:19
15Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 14. Violin and military secrets
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin4:40
16Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 15. Rozhdestvensky's orchestra
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin2:13
17Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 16. Back to Bartók
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin5:53
18Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 17. “Our Soviet People do not want to hear you Mr. Menuhin!?!”
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin1:29
19Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode: 18. End credits
shot in:
Leningrad, Russia (in 1987-11) and Moscow, Russia (in 1987-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (in 1987-11)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
Yehudi Menuhin1:40
20Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 1. Bartók duos, Sz. 98 nos. 28 & 38: Opening
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1977) and Bruno Monsaingeon (in 1977)
video director:
Yves Kovacs
Yehudi Menuhin1:16
21Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 2. Bartók duos, Sz. 98 nos. 28 & 38: No. 28: Bánkódás (Sorrow)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1977) and Bruno Monsaingeon (in 1977)
video director:
Yves Kovacs
Béla Bartók2:30
22Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 3. Bartók duos, Sz. 98 nos. 28 & 38: Anything else?
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1977) and Bruno Monsaingeon (in 1977)
video director:
Yves Kovacs
Yehudi Menuhin0:45
23Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 4. Bartók duos, Sz. 98 nos. 28 & 38: No. 38 Fórgatós (Romanian Whirling Dance)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (in 1977) and Bruno Monsaingeon (in 1977)
video director:
Yves Kovacs
Béla Bartók0:44
24Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 5. Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61Edward Elgar0:09
25Le Grand Echiquier: Yehudi Menuhin: 6. Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61Edward Elgar16:06
6DVD: Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow
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1Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 1. Front credits
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
shot at:
Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Russia (on 1987-11-13)
Yehudi Menuhin0:22
2Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 2. Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064R: I. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach7:33
3Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 3. Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064R: II. AdagioJohann Sebastian Bach8:11
4Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 4. Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064R: III. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach5:01
5Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 5. Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz. 112: I. Allegro non troppoBéla Bartók18:06
6Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 6. Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz. 112: II. Andante tranquilloBéla Bartók11:27
7Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 7. Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz. 112: III. Allegro moltoBéla Bartók13:22
8Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 8. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppoLudwig van Beethoven25:45
9Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 9. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. LarghettoLudwig van Beethoven11:05
10Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 10. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven14:35
11Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 11. Sérénade mélancolique
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1987-11-13)
orchestra:
The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (on 1987-11-13)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (on 1987-11-13)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
shot at:
Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Russia (on 1987-11-13)
recording of:
Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, op. 26 (for violin and orchestra)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-01-28)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (in 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Leopold Auer
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 26), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 56) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 58)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:13
12Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow: 12. End credits
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
shot at:
Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Russia (on 1987-11-13)
Yehudi Menuhin0:27
13Encores: 1. Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1987-11-13)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
shot at:
Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Russia (on 1987-11-13)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1: III. Gavotte en rondeau (former BWV 1006)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1 (former BWV 1006)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:12
14Encores: 2. Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1987-11-13)
video director:
Bruno Monsaingeon
shot at:
Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, Russia (on 1987-11-13)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1: VII. Gigue (former BWV 1006)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1 (former BWV 1006)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:53
7DVD: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Second Episode / Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Leningrad
8DVD: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Third Episode / Yehudi Menuhin in Leningrad
9DVD: Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Moscow / Tchaikovsky's Trio “In memory of a great artist”
10DVD: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
11DVD: Conversations with Yehudi Menuhin - Mykonos, June 1994