The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

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Annotation

A 13-CD collection of Yehudi Menuhin's showpiece recordings.

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-05 10:25 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Showpieces: Bazzini / Dvořák / Brahms / Debussy / Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Wieniawski
2▶CD: Spanish Dances: Sarasate / Granados / Falla / Showpieces: Kreisler
3▶CD: Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Caprices / La campanella
4▼CD: Prokofiev: Sonata no. 1 / Schubert: Fantasia / Lili Boulanger
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1Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: I. Andante assai
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer), Lawrance Collingwood and Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: I. Andante assai (in 1948)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1938 until 1946)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80
Sergei Prokofiev6:17
2Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: II. Allegro brusco
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer), Lawrance Collingwood and Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: II. Allegro brusco (in 1948)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1938 until 1946)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80
Sergei Prokofiev6:56
3Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: III. Andante -
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer), Lawrance Collingwood and Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: III. Andante (in 1948)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1938 until 1946)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80
Sergei Prokofiev6:59
4Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo - Andante assai, come prima
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer), Lawrance Collingwood and Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood (on 1948-09-30, on 1948-10-01)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo (in 1948)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1938 until 1946)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 80
Sergei Prokofiev6:41
5Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: I. Andante molto (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert3:24
6Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: II. Allegretto (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert5:11
7Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andantino -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
partial recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: III. Andantino (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert10:44
8Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
partial recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: III. Andantino (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert1:14
9Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegro vivace -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: IV. Allegro vivace (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert2:52
10Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto -
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: V. Allegretto (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert1:11
11Fantasia in C, D. 934: Presto
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
recording of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934: VI. Presto (from 1958-04-22 until 1958-04-23)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major, op. 159, D. 934
Franz Schubert0:44
12Two pieces for violin & piano: Nocturne
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
piano:
Sir Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (on 1967-12-27)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1967-12-27)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1967-12-27)
recording of:
Deux pièces pour violon (ou flûte) et piano : I. Nocturne (on 1967-12-27)
composer:
Lili Boulanger (French composer) (in 1911)
dedicated to:
Marie-Danielle Parenteau
part of:
Deux pièces pour violon (ou flûte) et piano
Lili Boulanger3:38
13Two pieces for violin & piano: Cortège
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
piano:
Sir Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (on 1967-12-27)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1967-12-27)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1967-12-27)
recording of:
Deux pièces pour violon (ou flûte) et piano : II. Cortège (on 1967-12-27)
composer:
Lili Boulanger (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Deux pièces pour violon (ou flûte) et piano
Lili Boulanger1:38
14D'un matin de printemps
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
piano:
Sir Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (on 1967-12-27)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1967-12-27)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (on 1967-12-27)
recording of:
D’un matin de printemps (for violin and piano) (on 1967-12-27)
composer:
Lili Boulanger (French composer) (in 1917)
Lili Boulanger4:32
5▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (I) nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6
6▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (II) nos. 7, 8 & 10
7▶CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (III) no. 4, “Spring” & “Kreutzer”
8▶CD: Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Rêverie & Caprice / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty
9▶CD: Brahms: String Sextets
10▶CD: Bartók: Concerto no. 1 / Viola Concerto / 6 Violin Duos / Rhapsodies
11▶CD: Berg: Concerto / Poulenc: Sonata / Debussy: Sonatas (violin / flute, viola & harp)
12▶CD: Arias: Handel / Bach / Songs: Beethoven / Rachmaninov (with Robert Merrill, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
13▶CD: Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 / Piano Concerto op. 61a