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
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio producer: David Bicknell (producer and engineer) and Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		6:10
2	Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto producer: David Bicknell (producer and engineer) and Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		8:04
3	Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro producer: David Bicknell (producer and engineer) and Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		4:56
4	Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace 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. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace (on 1954-12-11) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1797 until 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2	Ludwig van Beethoven		6:50
5	Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante, più tosto 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. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto (on 1954-12-11) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1797 until 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2	Ludwig van Beethoven		6:07
6	Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole 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. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole (on 1954-12-11) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1797 until 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2	Ludwig van Beethoven		4:42
7	Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3	Ludwig van Beethoven		6:18
8	Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molto espressione (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3	Ludwig van Beethoven		7:36
9	Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro molto producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1952-02-16) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1952-02-16) 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 1952-02-16) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto (on 1952-02-16) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 3	Ludwig van Beethoven		4:20
10	Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-15) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-15) 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 1954-12-15) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro (on 1954-12-15) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		7:30
11	Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-15) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-15) 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 1954-12-15) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo (on 1954-12-15) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		8:33
12	Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni producer: Lawrance Collingwood piano: Louis Kentner (pianist) (on 1954-12-15) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1954-12-15) 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 1954-12-15) recording of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni (on 1954-12-15) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802) part of: Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1	Ludwig van Beethoven		8:22

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