The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

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

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
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”
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1Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto (on 1954-12-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
Ludwig van Beethoven5:24
2Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso più allegretto
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto (on 1954-12-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
Ludwig van Beethoven6:37
3Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1954-12-11, on 1954-12-13)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto (on 1954-12-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
Ludwig van Beethoven5:49
4Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1953-09-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1953-09-22)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-09-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro (on 1953-09-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:21
5Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1953-09-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1953-09-22)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-09-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo (on 1953-09-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:41
6Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1953-09-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1953-09-22)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-09-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (on 1953-09-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven1:11
7Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
producer:
David Bicknell (producer and engineer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1953-09-22)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1953-09-22)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1953-09-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (on 1953-09-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:28
8Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer) and Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1802 until 1803)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Ludwig van Beethoven12:00
9Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni I-IV
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer) and Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1802 until 1803)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Ludwig van Beethoven15:45
10Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale: Presto
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer) and Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale. Presto (from 1953-09-16 until 1953-09-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1802 until 1803)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:11
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