The Menuhin Century

Compilation by Yehudi Menuhin

Released 1 April 2016

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (I): Concertos: Bach (BWV 1042) / Brahms
  • 1
    Violin Concerto no. 2 in E, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    10:13
  • 2
    Violin Concerto no. 2 in E, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    7:36
  • 3
    Violin Concerto no. 2 in E, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:18
  • 4
    Violin Concerto in D, op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
    Johannes Brahms
    21:33
  • 5
    Violin Concerto in D, op. 77: II. Adagio
    Johannes Brahms
    10:02
  • 6
    Violin Concerto in D, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto
    Johannes Brahms
    8:29
  • CD 2: Carnegie Hall, 1940 (II): Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Encores
  • 1
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Paganini était l'objet d'une grande prédilection...”
    0:27
  • 2
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Paganini was a great favourite of Enescu...”
    0:23
  • 3
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Enescu bewunterte in Paganini...”
    0:25
  • 4
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso - Cadenza (Sauret) - Allegro maestoso
    Niccolò Paganini
    22:57
  • 5
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: II. Adagio espressivo
    Niccolò Paganini
    5:55
  • 6
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spiritoso
    Niccolò Paganini
    8:25
  • 7
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:20
  • 8
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    5:32
  • 9
    Spanish Dances, op. 22 no. 1: Romanza andaluza
    Pablo de Sarasate
    5:14
  • 10
    Londonderry Air
    [traditional]
    3:04
  • CD 3: Prades, 1955 (Eugene Istomin, Pablo Casals): Brahms: Trios nos. 1 & 2
  • 1
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
    Johannes Brahms
    10:23
  • 2
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Johannes Brahms
    6:41
  • 3
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: III. Adagio
    Johannes Brahms
    8:58
  • 4
    Piano Trio no. 1 in B, op. 8: IV. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    6:35
  • 5
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: I. Allegro
    Johannes Brahms
    9:30
  • 6
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: II. Andante con moto
    Johannes Brahms
    8:46
  • 7
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: III. Scherzo: Presto
    Johannes Brahms
    4:50
  • 8
    Piano Trio no. 2 in C, op. 87: IV. Allegro giocoso
    Johannes Brahms
    6:04
  • CD 4: Prades, 1955 & 1956 (Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin, Mieczysław Horszowski): Piano Trios: Brahms (no. 3) / Schumann (no. 2) / Mozart: Sonata, K. 376
  • 1
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: I. Allegro energico
    Johannes Brahms
    7:46
  • 2
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: II. Presto non assai
    Johannes Brahms
    4:03
  • 3
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: III. Andante grazioso - Trio
    Johannes Brahms
    3:44
  • 4
    Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101: IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Johannes Brahms
    6:02
  • 5
    Piano Trio no. 2 in F, op. 80: I. Sehr lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    8:30
  • 6
    Piano Trio no. 2 in F, op. 80: II. Mit innigem Ausdruck - Lebhaft
    Robert Schumann
    9:30
  • 7
    Piano Trio no. 2 in F, op. 80: III. In mässiger Bewegung
    Robert Schumann
    5:02
  • 8
    Piano Trio no. 2 in F, op. 80: IV. Nicht zu rasch
    Robert Schumann
    6:09
  • 9
    Violin Sonata in F, K. 376: I. Allegro
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    5:13
  • 10
    Violin Sonata in F, K. 376: II. Andante
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    6:15
  • 11
    Violin Sonata in F, K. 376: III. Rondo: Allegretto grazioso
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    6:19
  • CD 5: Tel Aviv, 1964 / Ascona, 1972 (Gary Bertini, Edmond de Stoutz): Concertos: Pártos / Bach (BWV 1052R)
  • 1
    Violin Concerto: I. Andante moderato
    Ödön Pártos
    11:23
  • 2
    Violin Concerto: II. Allegro molto vivace con brio
    Ödön Pártos
    10:16
  • 3
    Violin Concerto: III. Lento appassionato
    Ödön Pártos
    12:44
  • 4
    Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R: I. Allegro
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    7:58
  • 5
    Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R: II. Adagio
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    6:57
  • 6
    Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R: III. Allegro
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    8:10
  • CD 6: Edinburgh, 1968 / Paris, 1971 / Brussels, 1958 (István Kertész, Maurice Gendron, Marcel Gazelle): Britten / Ravel / Paganini / Szymanowski
  • 1
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
    Benjamin Britten
    9:04
  • 2
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza - Attaca -
    Benjamin Britten
    8:19
  • 3
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: III. Passacaglia: Andante lento (un poco meno mosso)
    Benjamin Britten
    13:35
  • 4
    Sonata for violin and cello: I. Allegro
    Maurice Ravel
    4:49
  • 5
    Sonata for violin and cello: II. Très vif
    Maurice Ravel
    3:19
  • 6
    Sonata for violin and cello: III. Lent
    Maurice Ravel
    5:56
  • 7
    Sonata for violin and cello: IV. Vif, avec entrain
    Maurice Ravel
    5:20
  • 8
    Di tanti palpiti, op. 13: Introduzione - Larghetto
    Niccolò Paganini
    3:50
  • 9
    Di tanti palpiti, op. 13: Tema - Andantino
    Niccolò Paganini
    1:20
  • 10
    Di tanti palpiti, op. 13: Variation 1
    Niccolò Paganini
    1:14
  • 11
    Di tanti palpiti, op. 13: Variation 2 - Un poco lento
    Niccolò Paganini
    2:05
  • 12
    Di tanti palpiti, op. 13: Variation 3 - Quasi presto
    Niccolò Paganini
    1:36
  • 13
    Mythes: Trois poèmesk, op. 30: III. Dryades et Pan
    Karol Szymanowski
    7:05
  • CD 7: Bath Festival Orchestra, 1964-1965: Stravinsky / Hindemith / Bartók / Corelli / Tippett
  • 1
    Concerto for String Orchestra in D: I. Vivace
    Igor Stravinsky
    6:22
  • 2
    Concerto for String Orchestra in D: II. Arioso: Andantino
    Igor Stravinsky
    2:56
  • 3
    Concerto for String Orchestra in D: III. Rondo: Allegro
    Igor Stravinsky
    3:43
  • 4
    5 Pieces for string orchestra, op. 44 no. 4: I. Langsam
    Paul Hindemith
    2:32
  • 5
    5 Pieces for string orchestra, op. 44 no. 4: II. Langsam
    Paul Hindemith
    1:41
  • 6
    5 Pieces for string orchestra, op. 44 no. 4: III. Lebhaft
    Paul Hindemith
    1:41
  • 7
    5 Pieces for string orchestra, op. 44 no. 4: IV. Sehr langsam
    Paul Hindemith
    3:44
  • 8
    5 Pieces for string orchestra, op. 44 no. 4: V. Lebhaft
    Paul Hindemith
    3:34
  • 9
    Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppo
    Béla Bartók
    10:15
  • 10
    Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagio
    Béla Bartók
    7:54
  • 11
    Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assai
    Béla Bartók
    7:08
  • 12
    Concerto Grosso in F, op. 6 no. 2: I. Vivace - Allegro - Adagio - Vivace - Allegro - Largo andante
    Arcangelo Corelli
    2:22
  • 13
    Concerto Grosso in F, op. 6 no. 2: II. Allegro
    Arcangelo Corelli
    4:19
  • 14
    Concerto Grosso in F, op. 6 no. 2: III. Grave - Andante largo - Allegro
    Arcangelo Corelli
    4:35
  • 15
    Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli
    Sir Michael Tippett
    18:24

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