The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

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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
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1Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “L'art et la science de l'enregistrement à cette époque...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin1:03
2Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “The art and science of recording at that time...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin0:52
3Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Die Kunst und die Technik der Schallplatten Aufnahme...”
spoken vocals:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Yehudi Menuhin1:13
4La Ronde des lutins, op. 25
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1934-09-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1934-09-28)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins" (on 1934-09-28)
composer:
Antonio Bazzini (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Antonio Bazzini by opus number (number: op. 25)
Antonio Bazzini4:16
5Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 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. 1 in G minor (for violin and piano, Kreisler) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
arranger:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
arrangement of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E minor (Dumka)
Antonín Dvořák2:49
6Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G minor
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:
Hungarian Dances: no. 1 in G minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:52
7Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in B minor
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:
Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in F minor [trans. B minor] (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-02-22)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 4 in F minor: Poco sostenuto – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:47
8Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in B-flat
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1934-11-28)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1934-11-28)
balance engineer:
Georges Cailly
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1934-11-28)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in D-flat major [trans. D major] (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1934-11-28)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 6 in D-flat major: Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:55
9Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1936-01-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1936-01-21)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-01-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A major (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 7 in A major: Allegretto – Vivo
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:02
10Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor
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:
Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 4, No. 17 in F-sharp minor: Andantino – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:04
11Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor
piano:
Ferguson Webster (American pianist) (on 1938-03-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1938-03-21)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-03-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1938-03-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 3, No. 11 in D minor: Poco andante
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms3:30
12Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor
piano:
Ferguson Webster (American pianist) (on 1938-03-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1938-03-21)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1938-03-21)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor (for violin and piano, Joachim) (on 1938-03-21)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 3, No. 12 in D minor: Presto
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms2:18
13Préludes, Book 1 no. 8: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
producer:
Fred W. Gaisberg
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:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, catch-all for arrangements) (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy2:32
14Pièce en forme de Habanera
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1943-04-06)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1943-04-06)
balance engineer:
Charles Anderson (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1943-04-06)
recording of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (for violin and piano, unspecified or one-time arranger) (on 1943-04-06)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pièce en forme de habañera (original version for bass vocals and piano)
Maurice Ravel3:03
15Tzigane
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1932)
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-20, on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Tzigane (for violin and piano) (in 1932-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1922 until 1924)
dedicated to:
Jelly d’Arányi
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 76)
Maurice Ravel8:58
16Hora staccato
piano:
Hendrik Endt (pianist) (on 1939-03-14)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1939-03-14)
balance engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1939-03-14)
recording of:
Hora staccato (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1939-03-14)
composed in:
Romania
composer:
Grigoraș Dinicu (Romanian violin virtuoso and composer)
arrangement of:
Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)
Grigoraș Dinicu2:12
17Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (on 1930-12-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1930-12-11)
recorded at:
Queen's Small Hall: Studio C in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-12-11)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (for violin and piano) (on 1930-12-11)
composer:
Ottokar Nováček (Violinist, composer)
part of:
8 Concert Caprices, op. 5
Ottokar Nováček2:40
18Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1939-05-20)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1939-05-20)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1939-05-20)
recording of:
Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1939-05-20)
composer:
Moritz Moszkowski (composer and pianist)
arrangement of:
Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2
Moritz Moszkowski3:25
19The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (on 1930-12-11)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1930-12-11)
recorded at:
Queen's Small Hall: Studio C in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-12-11)
recording of:
The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride (for violin and piano, Franko) (on 1930-12-11)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arranger:
Sam Franko
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov3:45
20The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
piano:
Artur Balsam (pianist) (on 1932-05-23)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1932-05-23)
balance engineer:
George W. Deakin (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1932-05-23)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1932-05-23)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:14
21Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6
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:
Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6 (on 1936-01-21)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (composer and violinist) (in 1853)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 6)
Henryk Wieniawski7:54
22Notturno e Tarantella, op. 28
producer:
Fred W. Gaisberg
piano:
Marcel Gazelle (Belgian classical pianist) (on 1935-12-21)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1935-12-21)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1935-12-21)
recording of:
Nocturne and Tarantella, op. 28 (on 1935-12-21)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Works of Karol Szymanowski by opus number (number: op. 28)
Karol Szymanowski8:47
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
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