The Menuhin Century

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

Annotation

A collection of 80 CDs, 11 DVDs, and a hardcover book. The collection includes the various individual boxed releases of the Menuhin Century series, plus an 11-DVD set that is not available separately. As per the book, the box numbering is:

Box 1: Unpublished Recordings and Rarities (https://musicbrainz.org/release/1a9509df-3561-4f69-8cdd-adc7d9b25e14)
Box 2: The Historic Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/4e15b7b3-57f8-4037-91b1-c9e8f76f312a)
Box 3: Live Performances and Festival Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/c19db8de-5874-4698-a3f9-dac30680a728)
Box 4: The Complete Recordings with Hephzibah Menuhin (https://musicbrainz.org/release/21e5ef1c-6283-4f6e-a710-b288587abbb4)
Box 5: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings (https://musicbrainz.org/release/99af0a3b-7c36-439d-8d55-5b286c0e2b72)
Box 6: Menuhin on Film 1947-1997

While the set is also listed as "The Menuhin Century - Luxury Edition" on various sites, the title used for this release is the one given by Warner Classics.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1929-1931 Bach: Sonata, BWV 1005 / Beethoven: Sonata no. 1 / Bruch: Concerto no. 1
2▶CD: 1932-1936 Tartini / Wieniawski / Bach / Nováček / Dvořák / Ravel / Kreisler / Beethoven
3▶CD: 1938-1945 Locatelli / Schumann / Handel / Scott / Nin / Bach / Dvořák / Bartók / Paganini
4▶CD: 1947-1950 Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Paganini: La campanella
5▶CD: 1952-1953 Chausson: Poème / Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor
6▶CD: 1953-1956 Mozart: Concerto, K. 219 / Sonatas, K. 454 & K. 526
7▶CD: 1956-1958 Brahms: The Sonatas
8▶CD: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1947, 1953, 1964 Wieniawski / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
9▶CD: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1953, 1956, 1968 Schubert / Corelli / Sarasate / Ravel / Debussy
10▶CD: 1959-1960 Tchaikovsky: Concerto / Beethoven: Romances / Delibes / Paganini
11▶CD: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (I)
12▶CD: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (II)
13▶CD: 1963 Schubert: Octet
14▶CD: 1965-1966 Mozart: Piano Quartets / Sonata, K. 303
15▶CD: 1966-1968 Schubert: String Quintet / String Trio, D. 471
16▶CD: 1956-1970 Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Sonata no. 1 / Copland: Sonata
17▶CD: 1971-1976 Viotti: Concertos nos. 16 & 22 / Bruch: Concerto no. 2
18▶CD: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (I)
19▶CD: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (II)
20▶CD: 1980 Brahms: The Viola Sonatas
21▶CD: Violin and harp recital: 1980 Pollini / Spohr / Boieldieu / Wilm / Rossini
22▶CD: 1983 Leclair: Concertos, op. 7 nos 1 & 5 / Tartini: Concertos, D. 12 & D. 36
23▶CD: Elgar: Concerto / La Capricieuse
24▶CD: Bach: Sonata no. 1 / Partitas nos. 1 & 2
25▶CD: Bach: Sonatas nos. 2 & 3 / Partita no. 3 / Concerto, BWV 1041
26▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Bach / Dvořák / Paganini / Wieniawski
27▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mozart: Concertos
28▶CD: Complete Recordings with Enescu: Mendelssohn / Lalo / Chausson
29▶CD: Schumann: Concerto / Mozart: Concerto, K. 281 / Liberation of Paris Concert, 1944 / 1st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949
30▶CD: Menuhin in Moscow, 1945: Bach: Double Concerto with David Oistrakh / Saint-Saëns / Wieniawski / Sarasate / Tchaikovsky / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
31▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Beethoven / Mendelssohn
32▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Concertos: Brahms / Bartók (no. 2)
33▶CD: Complete Recordings with Furtwängler: Beethoven: Concerto / Romances
34▶CD: Bartók: Sonatas
35▶CD: Walton: Sonata / Concertos (violin, viola)
36▶CD: Martin: Polyptyque / Ballade / Harris: Sonata
37▶CD: Concertos: Berkeley / Williamson / Panufnik
38▶CD: Bloch: Abodah / Suites / Finney: Fantasy / Somers: Solo Violin / Ben-Haim: Sonata
39▶CD: “West meets East” with Ravi Shankar
40▶CD: “Jealousy” with Stéphane Grappelli
41▶CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (I): Concertos: Bach (BWV 1042) / Brahms
42▶CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (II): Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Encores
43▶CD: Prades, 1955 (Eugene Istomin, Pablo Casals): Brahms: Trios nos. 1 & 2
44▶CD: Prades, 1955 & 1956 (Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Mieczysław Horszowski): Piano Trios: Brahms (no. 3) / Schumann (no. 2) / Mozart: Sonata, K. 376
45▶CD: Tel Aviv, 1964 / Ascona, 1972 (Gary Bertini, Edmond de Stoutz): Concertos: Pártos / Bach (BWV 1052R)
46▶CD: Edinburgh, 1968 / Paris, 1971 / Brussels, 1958 (István Kertész, Maurice Gendron, Marcel Gazelle): Britten / Ravel / Paganini / Szymanowski
47▶CD: Bath Festival Orchestra, 1964-1965: Stravinsky / Hindemith / Bartók / Corelli / Tippett
48▶CD: Mozart: Sonatas, K. 301, K. 376, K. 378 & K. 526
49▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7, 8 & “Kreutzer” / Rondo
50▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trio “Ghost” / Sonatas nos. 3 & 10 / Schubert: Rondo in B minor
51▶CD: Sonatas: Brahms (no. 3) / Franck / Lekeu
52▶CD: Sonatas: Enescu (no. 3) / Pizzetti (no. 1) / Bach (BWV 1016)
53▶CD: Schumann: Sonata no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio
54▶CD: Sonatas: Brahms (nos. 1 & 3) / Beethoven (no. 10)
55▶CD: Sonatas: Beethoven (“Spring” & “Kreutzer”) / Brahms (no. 3)
56▶CD: Sonatas: Bartók (no. 1) / Enescu (no. 3) / Brahms: “Sonatensatz”
57▶CD: Sonatas: Schumann (no. 2) / Franck / Mozart (K. 526)
58▶CD: Beethoven: Sonatas nos. 7 & 10
59▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trios op. 70, no. 1 “Ghost” & no. 2
60▶CD: Schubert: Piano Trios no. 1, “Sonatensatz” & Notturno
61▶CD: Brahms: Horn Trio / Piano Trio no. 2
62▶CD: Piano Trios: Beethoven (“Archduke”) / Schubert (no. 2)
63▶CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio / Mozart: Piano Quartet, K. 478
64▶CD: Sonatas: Mozart (K. 379) / Elgar / Vaughan Williams
65▶CD: Mozart: Double Piano Concerto, K. 365 / Piano Concertos, K. 449 & K. 459
66▶CD: Mendelssohn: Double Concerto for violin and piano / Mozart: Triple Piano Concerto, K. 242
67▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 3 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Mozart: Sonatas, K. 481 & K. 526
68▶CD: Showpieces: Bazzini / Dvořák / Brahms / Debussy / Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Wieniawski
69▶CD: Spanish Dances: Sarasate / Granados / Falla / Showpieces: Kreisler
70▶CD: Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Caprices / La campanella
71▶CD: Prokofiev: Sonata no. 1 / Schubert: Fantasia / Lili Boulanger
72▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (I) nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6
73▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (II) nos. 7, 8 & 10
74▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (III) no. 4, “Spring” & “Kreutzer”
75▼CD: Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Rêverie & Caprice / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty
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1Harold in Italy, op. 16: I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo (Harold in the Mountains)
producer:
Victor Olof
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
recording of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16: I. Harold aux Montagnes. Scènes de mélancolie, de bonheur et de joie. Adagio — Allegro (in 1962-10)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1834)
part of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16 (Symphonie en 4 parties avec un alto principal)
Hector Berlioz16:29
2Harold in Italy, op. 16: II. Allegretto (March of the Pilgrims)
producer:
Victor Olof
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
recording of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16: II. Marche des pélerins chantant la prière du soir. Allegretto (in 1962-10)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1834)
part of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16 (Symphonie en 4 parties avec un alto principal)
Hector Berlioz9:03
3Harold in Italy, op. 16: III. Allegro assai - Allegretto - Allegro assai (Serenade)
producer:
Victor Olof
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
recording of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16: III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse. Allegro assai — Allegretto (in 1962-10)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1834)
part of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16 (Symphonie en 4 parties avec un alto principal)
Hector Berlioz6:35
4Harold in Italy, op. 16: IV. Allegro frenetico (Orgy of the Brigands)
producer:
Victor Olof
viola:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1962-10-16, from 1962-10-22 until 1962-10-23)
recording of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16: IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes. Allegro frenetico — Adagio — Allegro (in 1962-10)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1834)
part of:
Harold en Italie, op. 16 (Symphonie en 4 parties avec un alto principal)
Hector Berlioz12:21
5Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: I. Adagio
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson and Peter Andry
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1964-02-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1964-02-24)
conductor:
John Pritchard (on 1964-02-24)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-24)
partial recording of:
Rêverie et caprice, op. 8, H. 88 (on 1964-02-24)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1841)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 88)
Hector Berlioz3:03
6Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: II. Allegro vivace
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson and Peter Andry
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1964-02-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1964-02-24)
conductor:
John Pritchard (on 1964-02-24)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1964-02-24)
partial recording of:
Rêverie et caprice, op. 8, H. 88 (on 1964-02-24)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (in 1841)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 88)
Hector Berlioz5:48
7Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 5: Tempo di valse - Andante - Allegro - Molto più mosso
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson and Peter Andry
instruments:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-04-25)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling and Robert Gooch
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25) and Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-04-30)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I, no. 5: Pas de deux (on 1958-03-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:21
8Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 13: Andante - Andante non troppo
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson and Peter Andry
instruments:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-04-25)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling and Robert Gooch
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25) and Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-04-30)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: V. Pas d'Action (Odette et le Prince): Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro (on 1958-03-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:26
9Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III. No. 20: Danse russe
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson and Peter Andry
instruments:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-04-25)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25, on 1958-04-30)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling and Robert Gooch
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-03-12, on 1958-03-14, on 1958-04-25) and Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-04-30)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III, no. 20A: Danse russe: Moderato: Andante semplice - Allegro vivo (on 1958-03-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:17
10Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I. No. 8: Pas d'action - Variation d'Aurore
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling and Robert Gooch
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 8. Pas d’action: c. Variation d’Aurore (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:55
11Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III. No. 28: Pas de deux - Variation II
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling and Robert Gooch
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte III, no. 28. Pas des deux: e. Var. II: Aurore (from 1959-04-22 until 1959-04-25)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte III
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:36
76▶CD: Brahms: String Sextets
77▶CD: Bartók: Concerto no. 1 / Viola Concerto / 6 Violin Duos / Rhapsodies
78▶CD: Berg: Concerto / Poulenc: Sonata / Debussy: Sonatas (violin / flute, viola & harp)
79▶CD: Arias: Handel / Bach / Songs: Beethoven / Rachmaninov (with Robert Merrill, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
80▶CD: Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 / Piano Concerto op. 61a
81▶DVD-Video: Concert Magic
82▶DVD-Video: Menuhin plays Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn / Brahms / Sarasate / Bazzini
83▶DVD-Video: Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin: Mozart / Bartók / Enescu / Mendelssohn
84▶DVD-Video: The Violin of the Century
85▶DVD-Video: “Do you realize how much I love music?” - Monsaingeon on Menuhin / Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - First Episode
86▶DVD-Video: Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow
87▶DVD-Video: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Second Episode / Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Leningrad
88▶DVD-Video: Retour aux Sources. Yehudi Menuhin in the Soviet Union - Third Episode / Yehudi Menuhin in Leningrad
89▶DVD-Video: Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova in Moscow / Tchaikovsky's Trio “In memory of a great artist”
90▶DVD-Video: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
91▶DVD-Video: Conversations with Yehudi Menuhin - Mykonos, June 1994