The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

Yehudi Menuhin

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Tracklist 951:42

CD 1

1 Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “L'art et la science de l'enregistrement à cette époque...” 1:02
2 Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “The art and science of recording at that time...” 0:52
3 Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Die Kunst und die Technik der Schallplatten Aufnahme...” 1:12
4 La Ronde des lutins, op. 25 Antonio Bazzini 4:15
5 Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 no. 2 Antonín Dvořák 2:48
6 Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G minor Johannes Brahms 2:51
7 Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in B minor Johannes Brahms 3:46
8 Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in B-flat Johannes Brahms 3:55
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A Johannes Brahms 2:02
10 Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor Johannes Brahms 3:03
11 Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor Johannes Brahms 3:29
12 Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor Johannes Brahms 2:18
13 Préludes, Book 1 no. 8: La Fille aux cheveux de lin Claude Debussy 2:31
14 Pièce en forme de Habanera Maurice Ravel 3:03
15 Tzigane Maurice Ravel 8:57
16 Hora staccato Grigoraș Dinicu 2:12
17 Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 Ottokar Nováček 2:39
18 Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2 Moritz Moszkowski 3:25
19 The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 3:45
20 The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1:13
21 Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6 Henryk Wieniawski 7:54
22 Notturno e Tarantella, op. 28 Karol Szymanowski 8:47

CD 2

1 Caprice basque, op. 24 Pablo de Sarasate 4:03
2 Danzas españolas, op. 21 no. 1: “Malagueña” Pablo de Sarasate 4:57
3 Danzas españolas, op. 21 no. 2: “Habanera” Pablo de Sarasate 3:34
4 Danzas españolas, op. 22 no. 1: “Romanza andaluza” Pablo de Sarasate 4:45
5 Danzas españolas, op. 23 no. 2: “Zapateado” Pablo de Sarasate 3:20
6 Caprice viennois, op. 2 Fritz Kreisler 3:46
7 Tambourin chinois, op. 3 Fritz Kreisler 3:14
8 Schön Rosmarin Fritz Kreisler 1:50
9 Praeludium & Allegro Fritz Kreisler 5:50
10 La Chasse Fritz Kreisler 2:00
11 Sicilienne & Rigaudon Fritz Kreisler 3:36
12 Recitative & Scherzo-caprice, op. 6 Fritz Kreisler 4:40
13 Danzas españolas, op. 37 no. 5 Enrique Granados 3:00
14 La vida breve: Danse espagnole Enrique Granados 3:15
15 Divertimento no. 17 in D, K. 334 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2:40
16 Ave Maria Franz Schubert 4:57

CD 3

1 Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto Niccolò Paganini 21:21
2 Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: II. Adagio Niccolò Paganini 5:28
3 Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso - Un poco più presto Niccolò Paganini 9:16
4 Introduction & Variations on “Dal tuo stellato soglio”, op. 24 Niccolò Paganini 7:34
5 La campanella Niccolò Paganini 4:44
6 Moto perpetuo, op. 11 Niccolò Paganini 3:59
7 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 6 in G minor Niccolò Paganini 4:45
8 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 9 in E “La Chasse” Niccolò Paganini 3:02
9 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 13 in B-flat Niccolò Paganini 3:09
10 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 20 in D Niccolò Paganini 2:51
11 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 23 in E-flat Niccolò Paganini 4:21
12 24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 24 in A minor Niccolò Paganini 6:46

CD 4

1 Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: I. Andante assai Sergei Prokofiev 6:16
2 Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: II. Allegro brusco Sergei Prokofiev 6:56
3 Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: III. Andante - Sergei Prokofiev 6:59
4 Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo - Andante assai, come prima Sergei Prokofiev 6:41
5 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto - Franz Schubert 3:24
6 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto - Franz Schubert 5:10
7 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andantino - Franz Schubert 10:44
8 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto - Franz Schubert 1:13
9 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegro vivace - Franz Schubert 2:52
10 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto - Franz Schubert 1:10
11 Fantasia in C, D. 934: Presto Franz Schubert 0:44
12 Two pieces for violin & piano: Nocturne Lili Boulanger 3:38
13 Two pieces for violin & piano: Cortège Lili Boulanger 1:37
14 D'un matin de printemps Lili Boulanger 4:32

CD 5

1 Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven 6:10
2 Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto Ludwig van Beethoven 8:03
3 Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 4:55
4 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace Ludwig van Beethoven 6:50
5 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto Ludwig van Beethoven 6:07
6 Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole Ludwig van Beethoven 4:41
7 Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito Ludwig van Beethoven 6:18
8 Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione Ludwig van Beethoven 7:35
9 Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro molto Ludwig van Beethoven 4:19
10 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 7:30
11 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven 8:33
12 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni Ludwig van Beethoven 8:22

CD 6

1 Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: I. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven 8:08
2 Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile Ludwig van Beethoven 10:48
3 Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 3:34
4 Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 5:13
5 Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: I. Allegro assai Ludwig van Beethoven 6:42
6 Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso Ludwig van Beethoven 7:35
7 Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace Ludwig van Beethoven 3:35
8 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato Ludwig van Beethoven 10:57
9 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven 7:20
10 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio Ludwig van Beethoven 1:47
11 Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto Ludwig van Beethoven 10:06

CD 7

1 Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto Ludwig van Beethoven 5:23
2 Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso più allegretto Ludwig van Beethoven 6:37
3 Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto Ludwig van Beethoven 5:48
4 Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 7:20
5 Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven 6:41
6 Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto Ludwig van Beethoven 1:10
7 Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Ludwig van Beethoven 6:27
8 Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto Ludwig van Beethoven 11:59
9 Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni I-IV Ludwig van Beethoven 15:44
10 Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale: Presto Ludwig van Beethoven 7:11

CD 8

1 Harold in Italy, op. 16: I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo (Harold in the Mountains) Hector Berlioz 16:28
2 Harold in Italy, op. 16: II. Allegretto (March of the Pilgrims) Hector Berlioz 9:03
3 Harold in Italy, op. 16: III. Allegro assai - Allegretto - Allegro assai (Serenade) Hector Berlioz 6:34
4 Harold in Italy, op. 16: IV. Allegro frenetico (Orgy of the Brigands) Hector Berlioz 12:21
5 Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: I. Adagio Hector Berlioz 3:02
6 Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: II. Allegro vivace Hector Berlioz 5:47
7 Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 5: Tempo di valse - Andante - Allegro - Molto più mosso Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 7:21
8 Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 13: Andante - Andante non troppo Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 7:25
9 Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III. No. 20: Danse russe Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 4:17
10 Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I. No. 8: Pas d'action - Variation d'Aurore Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 2:54
11 Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III. No. 28: Pas de deux - Variation II Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1:36

CD 9

1 String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo Johannes Brahms 12:11
2 String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato Johannes Brahms 10:19
3 String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto Johannes Brahms 3:06
4 String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso Johannes Brahms 11:52
5 String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo Johannes Brahms 10:59
6 String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso Johannes Brahms 8:13
7 String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: III. Poco adagio Johannes Brahms 9:16
8 String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: IV. Poco allegro Johannes Brahms 9:00

CD 10

1 Violin Concerto no. 1, Sz. 36: I. Andante sostenuto Béla Bartók 8:45
2 Violin Concerto no. 1, Sz. 36: II. Allegro giocoso Béla Bartók 12:59
3 Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: I. Moderato Béla Bartók 12:48
4 Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso Béla Bartók 4:37
5 Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: III. Allegro vivace Béla Bartók 4:15
6 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 28: Sorrow Béla Bartók 2:44
7 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 31: New Year's Greeting Béla Bartók 0:42
8 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 33: Harvest Song Béla Bartók 1:51
9 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 36: Bagpipes Béla Bartók 1:01
10 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 41: Scherzo Béla Bartók 0:52
11 44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 42: Arabian Dance Béla Bartók 1:28
12 Rhapsody no. 1, Sz. 87 Béla Bartók 11:29
13 Rhapsody no. 2, Sz. 90 Béla Bartók 12:31

CD 11

1 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Andante - Alban Berg 4:35
2 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Allegretto - Alban Berg 3:15
3 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Liberamente - Alban Berg 2:10
4 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Poco a poco sempre più Alban Berg 1:32
5 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Allegro - Alban Berg 1:44
6 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Pesante, ma quasi a tempo - Alban Berg 5:40
7 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Adagio - Alban Berg 5:41
8 Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Coda Alban Berg 1:58
9 Violin Sonata: I. Allegro con fuoco Francis Poulenc 6:44
10 Violin Sonata: II. Intermezzo: Très lent et calme Francis Poulenc 6:08
11 Violin Sonata: III. Presto tragico Francis Poulenc 5:51
12 Violin Sonata: I. Allegro vivo Claude Debussy 4:46
13 Violin Sonata: II. Intermède Claude Debussy 4:17
14 Violin Sonata: III. Finale: Très animé Claude Debussy 4:15
15 Sonata for flute, viola and harp: I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato Claude Debussy 7:14
16 Sonata for flute, viola and harp: II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto Claude Debussy 6:10
17 Sonata for flute, viola and harp: III. Final: Allegro moderato ma risoluto Claude Debussy 4:45

CD 12

1 Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Act I. “May the Fates be kind” (Ombra mai fu), “Largo” George Frideric Handel 3:41
2 Six Songs, op. 4: No. 3: V molchan'i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night) Sergei Rachmaninov 2:49
3 Cantata “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt”, BWV 68: Aria: “Mein gläubiges Herze” Johann Sebastian Bach 4:09
4 Cantata “Main Herze schwimmt im Blut”, BWV 199: Choral: “Ich, dein betrübtes Kind” Johann Sebastian Bach 2:32
5 Folksongs: Polly Stewart, WoO 156 no. 7 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:26
6 Folksongs: The sweetest lad was Jamie, op. 108 no. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven 2:39
7 Folksongs: Faithfu' Johnie, op. 108 no. 20 Ludwig van Beethoven 4:12
8 Folksongs: Cease your funning, WoO 156 no. 5 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:35
9 Folksongs: Bonny laddie, highland laddie, op. 108 no. 7 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:41
10 Folksongs: The parting kiss, WoO 155 no. 25 Ludwig van Beethoven 3:02
11 Folksongs: Good night, WoO 155 no. 26 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:23
12 Folksongs: The return to Ulster, WoO 152 no. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 4:13
13 Folksongs: Once more I hail thee, WoO 152 no. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven 3:25
14 Folksongs: The morning air plays on my face, WoO 152 no. 4 Ludwig van Beethoven 2:19
15 Folksongs: The soldier's dream, WoO 152 no. 9 Ludwig van Beethoven 4:17
16 Folksongs: O harp of Erin, WoO 154 no. 2 [Air: I once had a true love] Ludwig van Beethoven 3:10
17 Folksongs: The pulse of an Irishman, WoO 154 no. 4 [Air: St. Patrick's Day] Ludwig van Beethoven 2:08
18 Folksongs: Sunset, op. 108 no. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven 3:13
19 Folksongs: Oh, sweet were the hours, op. 108 no. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven 4:14
20 Folksongs: Bonny laddie, highland laddie, op. 108 no. 7 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:28
21 Folksongs: Oh, had my fate been join'd with thine, op. 108 no. 12 Ludwig van Beethoven 4:15
22 Folksongs: Come fill, fill, my good fellow, op. 108 no. 13 Ludwig van Beethoven 2:09
23 Folksongs: Could this ill world have been contriv'd, op. 108 no. 16 Ludwig van Beethoven 2:40
24 Folksongs: Faithfu' Johnie, op. 108 no. 20 Ludwig van Beethoven 3:47
25 Folksongs: La gondoletta, WoO 157 no. 12 Ludwig van Beethoven 1:55

CD 13

1 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven 8:03
2 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo Ludwig van Beethoven 7:19
3 Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni Ludwig van Beethoven 8:16
4 Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: I. Allegro non troppo Ludwig van Beethoven 24:04
5 Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: II. Larghetto Ludwig van Beethoven 11:01
6 Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: III. Rondo Ludwig van Beethoven 10:30