The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

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

Tracklist

1CD: Showpieces: Bazzini / Dvořák / Brahms / Debussy / Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Wieniawski
2CD: Spanish Dances: Sarasate / Granados / Falla / Showpieces: Kreisler
3CD: Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Caprices / La campanella
4CD: Prokofiev: Sonata no. 1 / Schubert: Fantasia / Lili Boulanger
5CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (I) nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6
6CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (II) nos. 7, 8 & 10
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1Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: I. Allegro con brio
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1955-01-03)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1955-01-03)
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 1955-01-03)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: I. Allegro con brio (on 1955-01-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven8:08
2Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1955-01-03)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1955-01-03)
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 1955-01-03)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (on 1955-01-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven10:48
3Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1955-01-03)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1955-01-03)
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 1955-01-03)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro (on 1955-01-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven3:35
4Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1955-01-03)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1955-01-03)
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 1955-01-03)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro (on 1955-01-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven5:14
5Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: I. Allegro assai
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-17)
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 1954-12-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: I. Allegro assai (on 1954-12-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven6:42
6Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-17)
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 1954-12-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: II. Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (on 1954-12-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven7:36
7Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-17)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-17)
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 1954-12-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace (on 1954-12-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven3:36
8Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
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 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
additional composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1814 until 1815)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96
Ludwig van Beethoven10:58
9Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
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 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
additional composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1814 until 1815)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96
Ludwig van Beethoven7:20
10Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
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 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
additional composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1814 until 1815)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96
Ludwig van Beethoven1:48
11Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto
producer:
Alan Melville (British producer)
piano:
Louis Kentner (pianist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
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 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto (from 1953-10-09 until 1953-10-10)
additional composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1814 until 1815)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96
Ludwig van Beethoven10:06
7CD: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (III) no. 4, “Spring” & “Kreutzer”
8CD: Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Rêverie & Caprice / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty
9CD: Brahms: String Sextets
10CD: Bartók: Concerto no. 1 / Viola Concerto / 6 Violin Duos / Rhapsodies
11CD: Berg: Concerto / Poulenc: Sonata / Debussy: Sonatas (violin / flute, viola & harp)
12CD: Arias: Handel / Bach / Songs: Beethoven / Rachmaninov (with Robert Merrill, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
13CD: Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 / Piano Concerto op. 61a