The Menuhin Century: Live Performances and Festival Recordings

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Annotation

A 7-CD collection of live performances.

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-31 08:09 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (I): Concertos: Bach (BWV 1042) / Brahms
2▼CD: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (II): Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Encores
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1Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Paganini était l'objet d'une grande prédilection...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin0:28
2Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Paganini was a great favourite of Enescu...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin0:24
3Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Enescu bewunterte in Paganini...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin0:25
4Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso - Cadenza (Sauret) - Allegro maestoso
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1940-12-02)
orchestra:
New Friends of Music Orchestra (on 1940-12-02)
conductor:
Georg Schnéevoigt (conductor, cellist) (on 1940-12-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: I. Allegro maestoso (on 1940-12-02)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini22:57
5Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: II. Adagio espressivo
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1940-12-02)
orchestra:
New Friends of Music Orchestra (on 1940-12-02)
conductor:
Georg Schnéevoigt (conductor, cellist) (on 1940-12-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: II. Adagio espressivo (on 1940-12-02)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini5:56
6Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1940-12-02)
orchestra:
New Friends of Music Orchestra (on 1940-12-02)
conductor:
Georg Schnéevoigt (conductor, cellist) (on 1940-12-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: III. Rondò - Allegro spiritoso (on 1940-12-02)
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini8:26
7Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1940-12-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-02)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (on 1940-12-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001
Johann Sebastian Bach4:21
8Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1940-12-02)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1940-12-02)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (on 1940-12-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001
Johann Sebastian Bach5:32
9Spanish Dances, op. 22 no. 1: Romanza andaluza
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1944)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Spanish Dances, op. 22, no. 1: Romanza andaluza (for violin (or mandolin) and piano) (in 1944)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer)
part of:
Spanish Dances, op. 22 (for violin (or mandolin) and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate5:14
10Londonderry Air
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1944)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1944)
[traditional]3:05
3▶CD: Prades, 1955 (Eugene Istomin, Pablo Casals): Brahms: Trios nos. 1 & 2
4▶CD: Prades, 1955 & 1956 (Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Mieczysław Horszowski): Piano Trios: Brahms (no. 3) / Schumann (no. 2) / Mozart: Sonata, K. 376
5▶CD: Tel Aviv, 1964 / Ascona, 1972 (Gary Bertini, Edmond de Stoutz): Concertos: Pártos / Bach (BWV 1052R)
6▶CD: Edinburgh, 1968 / Paris, 1971 / Brussels, 1958 (István Kertész, Maurice Gendron, Marcel Gazelle): Britten / Ravel / Paganini / Szymanowski
7▶CD: Bath Festival Orchestra, 1964-1965: Stravinsky / Hindemith / Bartók / Corelli / Tippett