Yehudi Menuhin - The Violinist

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Title: Yehudi Menuhin - The Violinist

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Alban (Maria Johannes) Berg (1885 - 1935); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo (1823 - 1892); (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Main Performer: Elaine Shaffer (Flute); George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director); Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Derek Simpson (Cello)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Bath Festival Orchestra; (Robert) Masters Chamber Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Date of Release: 08/09/2003

Recomended Retail Price: 34.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: EMI / EMI

Pieces in Set: 10

Running Time: 13 hours 35 minutes

Genre(s): Orchestral

Stereo: Mixed

EAN: 724358556223

Catalogue Number: 585562

Work 1

Work Title: (6) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 5 in D, BWV1050 (hpd, vn, fl & stgs: 1720-21)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1708-21

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Elaine Shaffer (Flute), George Malcolm (Harpsichord), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Elaine Shaffer, George Malcolm, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 2

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Strings in A minor, BWV1041

Excerpt(s): 1. (Allegro moderato)
2. Andante
3. Allegro assai

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1717-23

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Robert) Masters Chamber Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 3

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, BWV1042

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro assai

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1717-23

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Robert) Masters Chamber Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 4

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, 'To the memory of an angel'

Excerpt(s): 1. Conclusion

Composer: Alban (Maria Johannes) Berg (1885 - 1935)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1935

Conductor: Pierre Boulez

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 5

Work Title: Romances

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in G, Op. 40 (c1802)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 6

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Larghetto
3. Rondo (Allegro)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1806

Orchestra / Ensemble: Menuhin Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 7

Work Title: Romances

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 2 in F, Op. 50 (c1798)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Sir John Pritchard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 8

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1878

Conductor: Rudolf Kempe

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 9

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto non troppo_Allegro molto vivace

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1844

Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 10

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 61

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro molto

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1909-10

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 11

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C, HobVIIa/1

Excerpt(s): 1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C, HobVIIa/1

Composer: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1769

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 12

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in D, K218

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Rondo (Allegro)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1775

Conductor: Sir John Pritchard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 13

Work Title: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro non troppo
2. Scherzando (Allegro molto)
3. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo)
4. Andante
5. Rondo (Allegro)

Composer: Edouard(-Victoire-Antoine) Lalo (1823 - 1892)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1873

Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 14

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Excerpt(s): 1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1880

Conductor: Gaston Poulet

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 15

Work Title: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28

Excerpt(s): 1. Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1863

Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 16

Work Title: Havanaise in E, Op. 83

Excerpt(s): 1. Havanaise in E, Op. 83

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 17

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat, MS21 (Op. 6)

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro maestoso
2. Adagio espressivo
3. Rondo (allegro spiritoso)

Composer: Nicolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1815

Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 18

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31

Excerpt(s): 1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31

Composer: Henry Vieuxtemps (1820 - 1881)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1850

Conductor: Walter Susskind

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 19

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Henry Vieuxtemps (1820 - 1881)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1861

Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 20

Work Title: Sérénade mélancolique in B minor, Op. 26

Excerpt(s): 1. Sérénade mélancolique in B minor, Op. 26

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1875

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 21

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio di molto
3. Allegro ma non tanto

Composer: Jean (Julius Christian) Sibelius (1865 - 1957)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1903 Revised 1905

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 22

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, FS61 (Op. 33)

Excerpt(s): 1. Praeludium, Largo

Composer: Carl (August) Nielsen (1865 - 1931)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1911

Conductor: Mogens Wöldike

Orchestra / Ensemble: Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 23

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. 1-4_Four Seasons - No. 1 in E, 'Spring', RV269

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gstaad Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 24

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 2 in G minor, 'Summer', RV315

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gstaad Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 25

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 3 in F, 'Autumn', RV293

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gstaad Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 26

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 4 in F minor, 'Winter', RV297

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Conductor: Alberto Lysy

Orchestra / Ensemble: Gstaad Camerata Lysy Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 27

Work Title: (12) Concerti Grossi, Op. 6

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 2 in F

Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1714

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Derek Simpson (Cello), Robert Masters (Violin), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Derek Simpson, Robert Masters, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 28

Work Title: Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Excerpt(s): 1. Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Composer: Sir Michael (Kemp) Tippett (1905 - 1998)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1953

Conductor: Sir Michael Tippett

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Derek Simpson (Cello), Robert Masters (Violin), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Derek Simpson, Robert Masters, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 29

Work Title: Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K364/K320d

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro maestoso
2. Andante
3. Presto

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1779

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Main Performer: Rudolf Barshai (Viola), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Director), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Rudolf Barshai, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 30

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor

Excerpt(s): 1. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in B minor

Composer: William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1938-39 rev 1943

Conductor: Sir William Walton

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 31

Work Title: Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV1043

Excerpt(s): 1. Vivace
2. Largo ma non tanto
3. Allegro

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1717-23

Conductor: Anthony Bernard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Gioconda de Vito (Violin), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Gioconda de Vito, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 32

Work Title: Rhapsody No. 2, Sz90

Excerpt(s): 1. Rhapsody No. 2, Sz90

Composer: Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1928 rev 1944

Conductor: Pierre Boulez

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 33

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz112

Excerpt(s): 1. Andante tranquillo

Composer: Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1937-38

Conductor: Antál Dorati

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 34

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro energico

Composer: Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1868

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

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