The Menuhin Century
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The Menuhin Century

Compilation by Yehudi Menuhin

Released 1 April 2016
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  • CD 1: Showpieces: Bazzini / Dvořák / Brahms / Debussy / Ravel / Rimsky-Korsakov / Wieniawski
  • 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: Spanish Dances: Sarasate / Granados / Falla / Showpieces: Kreisler
  • 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: Paganini: Concerto no. 1 / Caprices / La campanella
  • 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: Prokofiev: Sonata no. 1 / Schubert: Fantasia / Lili Boulanger
  • 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: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (I) nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6
  • 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: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (II) nos. 7, 8 & 10
  • 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: Beethoven: The complete Sonatas with Louis Kentner (III) no. 4, “Spring” & “Kreutzer”
  • 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: Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Rêverie & Caprice / Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty
  • 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: Brahms: String Sextets
  • 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: Bartók: Concerto no. 1 / Viola Concerto / 6 Violin Duos / Rhapsodies
  • 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: Berg: Concerto / Poulenc: Sonata / Debussy: Sonatas (violin / flute, viola & harp)
  • 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: Arias: Handel / Bach / Songs: Beethoven / Rachmaninov (with Robert Merrill, Victoria de los Angeles, Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
  • 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: Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 / Piano Concerto op. 61a
  • 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

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Violin Concerto 2022

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