The Great Violin Concertos

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CD 1 78.03
Antonio VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concertos Op.8 No.4 ‘Le quattro stagioni’
Concerto No.1 in E RV269 Op.8 No.1 ‘La Primavera’, 10.54
Concerto No.2 in G minor RV315 Op.8 No.2 ‘L’estate’ 9.51
Concerto No.3 in F RV293 Op.8 No.3 ‘L’autunno’ 11.13
Concerto No.4 in F minor RV297 Op.8 No.4 ‘L’inverno’ 9.00
Paul Cocker (harpsichord), Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
rec. 29-30 December 1979, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Violin Concerto in C RV180 Op.8 No.6 ‘Il piacere’ 8.29
Violin Concerto in C minor RV199 ‘Il sospetto’ 8.37
Concerto in E flat RV253 Op.8 No.5 ‘Il tempesto di mare’ 10.12
Concerto in B flat RV362 Op.8 No.10 ‘La caccia’, 9.00
Polish Chamber Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk
rec. 10-11 April 1982, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 2 73.59
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 14.57
Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 19.02
Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 7-8 October 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

Concerto in D minor BWV1043 for two violins 17.25
Christian Ferras (violin), Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 8 July 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Triple Concerto in A minor BWV1044 22.01
William Bennett (flute), George Malcolm (harpsichord), Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 30 June 1965, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 3 72.27
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809)
Violin Concerto In C Hob.VII:l 17.32
Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 11 November 1963, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No.4 in D K218 (Cadenzas: Menuhin) 24.22
Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 1 October 1962, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Violin Concerto No.5 in A K219 ‘Turkish’ (Cadenzas: Menuhin) 29.34
Bath Festival Orchestra/Yehudi Menuhin
rec. 26 January 1961, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 4 71.25
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D Op.61 44.37
Wiener Philharmoniker/Constantin Silvestri
rec. 5-7 November 1960, Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 26.42
Philharmonia Orchestra/Efrem Kurtz
rec. 30 April 1958, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

CD 5 78.25
Edouard LALO (1823-1892)
Symphonie espagnole in D minor Op.21 32.35
Ernest CHAUSSON (1855-1899)
Poème Op.25 15.27
Orchestre Symphonique de Paris/George Enescu
rec. 20-21 June 1933, Salle Pleyel, Paris

Antonín DVORÁK (1841-1904)
Violin Concerto in A minor Op.53 31:19
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire/George Enescu
rec. 26, 28 November 1936, Studio Albert, Paris

CD 6 65.16
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Violin Concerto in D Op.77 (Cadenza: Kreisler) 41.02
Berliner Philharmoniker/Rudolf Kempe
rec. 6-7 September 1957, Grunewaldekirche, Berlin

Max BRUCH (1838-1920)
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 24.02
Philharmonia Orchestra/Walter Susskind
rec. 12 November 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

CD 7 73.49
Edward ELGAR (1857-1934)
Violin Concerto in B minor Op.61 49.47
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Edward Elgar
rec. 14-15 July 1932, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 (Cadenzas: Franko) 33.42
Orchestre Symphonique de Paris/George Enescu
rec. 9 December 1935, Studio Albert, Paris

CD 8 73.15
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Sérénade mélancolique Op.26 9.01
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
rec. 18 November 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

Jean SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Violin Concerto in D minor Op.47 30.18
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
rec. 20 June 1955, Kingsway Hall, London

Carl NIELSEN (1865-1931)
Violin Concerto Op.33 33.35
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mogens Wöldike
rec. 28 September 1952, Copenhagen

CD 9 72.17
Bela BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Rhapsody No.1 Sz87 11.29
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
rec. 8-9 November 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Violin Concerto No.1 Sz36 21.41
New Philharmonia Orchestra/Antal Dorati
rec. 24 November 1965, Kingsway Hall, London

Violin Concerto No.2 Sz112 38.52
New Philharmonic Orchestra/Antal Dorati
rec. 5-6, 24 November 1965, 3 October 1966, Kingsway Hall, London

CD 10 70.56
Alban BERG (1885-1935)
Violin Concerto 26.29
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
rec. 8-9 November 1968, No 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

William WALTON (1902-1983)
Violin Concerto (revised version) 31.33
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir William Walton
rec. 12-15 July 1969, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Bela BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Rhapsody No.2 Sz90 (revised 1944 version) 12.32
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
rec. 8-9 November 1968, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

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1Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro Non Troppo
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Johannes Brahms22:52
2Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 2. Adagio
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: II. Adagio (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77: II. Adagio) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Johannes Brahms9:58
3Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77: 3. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace - Poco Piu Presto
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace) (from 1957-09-06 until 1957-09-09)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Johannes Brahms8:23
4Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 1. Allegro Moderato
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1956-09)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1956-09)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor) (in 1956-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-09)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato (in 1956-09)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:28
5Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 2. Adagio
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1956-09)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1956-09)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor) (in 1956-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-09)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (in 1956-09)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:32
6Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 3. Finale: Allegro energico
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1956-09)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1956-09)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor) (in 1956-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-09)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico (in 1956-09)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch7:03
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