The Menuhin Century: Unpublished Recordings and Rarities

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Annotation

A 22-CD collection of previously-unreleased and unpublished recordings.

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-31 07:55 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: 1929-1931 Bach: Sonata, BWV 1005 / Beethoven: Sonata no. 1 / Bruch: Concerto no. 1
▼CD 2: 1932-1936 Tartini / Wieniawski / Bach / Nováček / Dvořák / Ravel / Kreisler / Beethoven
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1Sonata in G minor “Devil's Trill”: I. Larghetto affettuoso
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo": I. Larghetto affettuoso (on 1932-05-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo" (four-movement version)
Giuseppe Tartini3:48
2Sonata in G minor “Devil's Trill”: II. Allegro energico
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo": II. Allegro (on 1932-05-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo" (four-movement version)
Giuseppe Tartini2:38
3Sonata in G minor “Devil's Trill”: III. Grave - Allegro assai
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo": III. Andante. Allegro (on 1932-05-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo" (four-movement version)
Giuseppe Tartini5:31
4Sonata in G minor “Devil's Trill”: IV. Cadenza - Adagio
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo": IV. Allegro assai (on 1932-05-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Tartini
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G minor, B g5 "Il trillo del diavolo" (four-movement version)
Giuseppe Tartini2:18
5Préludes, Book 1 no. 12: Minstrels
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-23)
arranger:
Arthur Hartmann (classical composer, violinist, USA 1881-1956)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: XII. Minstrels (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-05-23)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: XII. Minstrels. Modéré
Claude Debussy2:14
6Ave Maria, D839
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Ave Maria (for violin and piano, arr. Wilhelmj) (on 1932-05-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
August Wilhelmj
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:56
7Scherzo Tarantelle in G minor, op. 16
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Salle Chopin in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Scherzo-tarantelle, op. 16 (on 1932-05-23)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (composer and violinist) (in 1855)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 16)
Henryk Wieniawski4:27
8Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-23)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-23)
recording of:
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (on 1936-01-23)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (until 1720)
part of:
Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Johann Sebastian Bach4:36
9Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1933-06-24)
balance engineer:
George Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-06-24)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (on 1933-06-24)
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 Bach4:18
10Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1933-06-24)
balance engineer:
George Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-06-24)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (on 1933-06-24)
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 Bach4:53
11Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliano
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1933-06-24)
balance engineer:
George Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-06-24)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (on 1933-06-24)
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 Bach3:18
12Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1933-06-24)
balance engineer:
George Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1933-06-24)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (on 1933-06-24)
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 Bach3:47
13Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1934-05-19)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Paris (on 1934-05-19)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1934-05-19)
balance engineer:
George Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-05-19)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1934-05-19)
composer:
Ottokar Nováček (Violinist, composer)
arrangement of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (for violin and piano)
Ottokar Nováček2:32
14Songs My Mother Taught Me, op. 55 no. 4
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1935-12-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1935-12-21)
arranger:
Louis Persinger (violinist and pianist)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-21)
recording of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-02)
arrangement of:
Gipsy Songs, op. 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me (for voice and piano)
Antonín Dvořák2:43
15Negro spiritual melody from Symphony no. 9
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1935-12-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1935-12-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-21)
recording of:
Negro Spiritual Melody (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
version of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák3:53
16Slavonic Dance in E minor, op. 72 no. 2
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-02-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-02-22)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-02-22)
recording of:
Slavonic Dance no. 2 in E minor (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
arrangement of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:04
17Deux Mélodies hébraïques: No. 1. Kaddisch
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-02-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-02-22)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-02-22)
recording of:
Deux mélodies hébraïques: No. 1. Kaddisch (for violin and piano, Garban) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
arranger:
Lucien Garban
arrangement of:
Deux mélodies hébraïques: No. 1. Kaddisch (for voice and piano)
Maurice Ravel4:06
18Caprice viennois, op. 2
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-02-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-02-22)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-02-22)
recording of:
Caprice viennois, op. 2 (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (in 1910)
Fritz Kreisler3:31
19Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113: Marcia alla turca
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Turkish March (for violin and piano. arr Auer) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1811)
piano and violin arranger:
Leopold Auer
arrangement of:
Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113: IV. Marcia alla turca
Ludwig van Beethoven2:10
▶CD 3: 1938-1945 Locatelli / Schumann / Handel / Scott / Nin / Bach / Dvořák / Bartók / Paganini
▶CD 4: 1947-1950 Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Paganini: La campanella
▶CD 5: 1952-1953 Chausson: Poème / Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor
▶CD 6: 1953-1956 Mozart: Concerto, K. 219 / Sonatas, K. 454 & K. 526
▶CD 7: 1956-1958 Brahms: The Sonatas
▶CD 8: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1947, 1953, 1964 Wieniawski / Dvořák / Kreisler / Bartók
▶CD 9: Recitals with Gerald Moore: 1953, 1956, 1968 Schubert / Corelli / Sarasate / Ravel / Debussy
▶CD 10: 1959-1960 Tchaikovsky: Concerto / Beethoven: Romances / Delibes / Paganini
▶CD 11: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (I)
▶CD 12: 1961 Bach: The Sonatas for violin & harpsichord (II)
▶CD 13: 1963 Schubert: Octet
▶CD 14: 1965-1966 Mozart: Piano Quartets / Sonata, K. 303
▶CD 15: 1966-1968 Schubert: String Quintet / String Trio, D. 471
▶CD 16: 1956-1970 Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Sonata no. 1 / Copland: Sonata
▶CD 17: 1971-1976 Viotti: Concertos nos. 16 & 22 / Bruch: Concerto no. 2
▶CD 18: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (I)
▶CD 19: 1978-1979 Corelli: 12 Sonatas, op. 5 (II)
▶CD 20: 1980 Brahms: The Viola Sonatas
▶CD 21: Violin and harp recital: 1980 Pollini / Spohr / Boieldieu / Wilm / Rossini
▶CD 22: 1983 Leclair: Concertos, op. 7 nos 1 & 5 / Tartini: Concertos, D. 12 & D. 36