The Menuhin Century: The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

Album by Yehudi Menuhin

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “L'art et la science de l'enregistrement à cette époque...”
    1:02
  2. 2.
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “The art and science of recording at that time...”
    0:52
  3. 3.
    Yehudi Menuhin in his own words: “Die Kunst und die Technik der Schallplatten Aufnahme...”
    1:12
  4. 4.
    La Ronde des lutins, op. 25
    4:15
  5. 5.
    Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 no. 2
    2:48
  6. 6.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G minor
    2:51
  7. 7.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 4 in B minor
    3:46
  8. 8.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in B-flat
    3:55
  9. 9.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A
    2:02
  10. 10.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp minor
    3:03
  11. 11.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 11 in D minor
    3:29
  12. 12.
    Hungarian Dances: No. 12 in D minor
    2:18
  13. 13.
    Préludes, Book 1 no. 8: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
    2:31
  14. 14.
    Pièce en forme de Habanera
    3:03
  15. 15.
    Tzigane
    8:57
  16. 16.
    Hora staccato
    2:12
  17. 17.
    Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4
    2:39
  18. 18.
    Guitarre, op. 45 no. 2
    3:25
  19. 19.
    The Tsar's Bride: The Song of the Bride
    3:45
  20. 20.
    The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
    1:13
  21. 21.
    Souvenir de Moscou, op. 6
    7:54
  22. 22.
    Notturno e Tarantella, op. 28
    8:47

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Caprice basque, op. 24
    4:03
  2. 3.
    Danzas españolas, op. 21 no. 1: “Malagueña”
    4:57
  3. 4.
    Danzas españolas, op. 21 no. 2: “Habanera”
    3:34
  4. 5.
    Danzas españolas, op. 22 no. 1: “Romanza andaluza”
    4:45
  5. 6.
    Danzas españolas, op. 23 no. 2: “Zapateado”
    3:20
  6. 7.
    Caprice viennois, op. 2
    3:46
  7. 8.
    Tambourin chinois, op. 3
    3:14
  8. 9.
    Schön Rosmarin
    1:50
  9. 10.
    Praeludium & Allegro
    5:50
  10. 11.
    La Chasse
    2:00
  11. 12.
    Sicilienne & Rigaudon
    3:36
  12. 13.
    Recitative & Scherzo-caprice, op. 6
    4:40
  13. 14.
    Danzas españolas, op. 37 no. 5
    3:00
  14. 15.
    La vida breve: Danse espagnole
    3:15
  15. 16.
    Divertimento no. 17 in D, K. 334
    2:40
  16. 17.
    Ave Maria
    4:57

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto
    21:21
  2. 4.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: II. Adagio
    5:28
  3. 5.
    Violin Concerto no. 1 in D, op. 6: III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso - Un poco più presto
    9:16
  4. 6.
    Introduction & Variations on “Dal tuo stellato soglio”, op. 24
    7:34
  5. 7.
    La campanella
    4:44
  6. 8.
    Moto perpetuo, op. 11
    3:59
  7. 9.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 6 in G minor
    4:45
  8. 10.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 9 in E “La Chasse”
    3:02
  9. 11.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 13 in B-flat
    3:09
  10. 12.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 20 in D
    2:51
  11. 13.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 23 in E-flat
    4:21
  12. 14.
    24 Caprices, op. 1: No. 24 in A minor
    6:46

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: I. Andante assai
    6:16
  2. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: II. Allegro brusco
    6:56
  3. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: III. Andante -
    6:59
  4. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 80: IV. Allegrissimo - Andante assai, come prima
    6:41
  5. 8.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto -
    3:24
  6. 9.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto -
    5:10
  7. 10.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andantino -
    10:44
  8. 11.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Andante molto -
    1:13
  9. 12.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegro vivace -
    2:52
  10. 13.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Allegretto -
    1:10
  11. 14.
    Fantasia in C, D. 934: Presto
    0:44
  12. 15.
    Two pieces for violin & piano: Nocturne
    3:38
  13. 16.
    Two pieces for violin & piano: Cortège
    1:37
  14. 17.
    D'un matin de printemps
    4:32

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    6:10
  2. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
    8:03
  3. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro
    4:55
  4. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:50
  5. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto
    6:07
  6. 10.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
    4:41
  7. 11.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    6:18
  8. 12.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione
    7:35
  9. 13.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E-flat, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro molto
    4:19
  10. 14.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro
    7:30
  11. 15.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    8:33
  12. 16.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
    8:22

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: I. Allegro con brio
    8:08
  2. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    10:48
  3. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro
    3:34
  4. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro
    5:13
  5. 10.
    Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: I. Allegro assai
    6:42
  6. 11.
    Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
    7:35
  7. 12.
    Violin Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
    3:35
  8. 13.
    Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
    10:57
  9. 14.
    Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
    7:20
  10. 15.
    Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
    1:47
  11. 16.
    Violin Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto
    10:06

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
    5:23
  2. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso più allegretto
    6:37
  3. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
    5:48
  4. 10.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: I. Allegro
    7:20
  5. 11.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    6:41
  6. 12.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    1:10
  7. 13.
    Violin Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 “Spring”: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
    6:27
  8. 14.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
    11:59
  9. 15.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: II. Andante con variazioni I-IV
    15:44
  10. 16.
    Violin Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 “Kreutzer”: III. Finale: Presto
    7:11

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Harold in Italy, op. 16: I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo (Harold in the Mountains)
    16:28
  2. 9.
    Harold in Italy, op. 16: II. Allegretto (March of the Pilgrims)
    9:03
  3. 10.
    Harold in Italy, op. 16: III. Allegro assai - Allegretto - Allegro assai (Serenade)
    6:34
  4. 11.
    Harold in Italy, op. 16: IV. Allegro frenetico (Orgy of the Brigands)
    12:21
  5. 12.
    Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: I. Adagio
    3:02
  6. 13.
    Rêverie & Caprice, op. 8: II. Allegro vivace
    5:47
  7. 14.
    Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 5: Tempo di valse - Andante - Allegro - Molto più mosso
    7:21
  8. 15.
    Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I. No. 13: Andante - Andante non troppo
    7:25
  9. 16.
    Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III. No. 20: Danse russe
    4:17
  10. 17.
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act I. No. 8: Pas d'action - Variation d'Aurore
    2:54
  11. 18.
    Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Act III. No. 28: Pas de deux - Variation II
    1:36

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    12:11
  2. 10.
    String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato
    10:19
  3. 11.
    String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    3:06
  4. 12.
    String Sextet no.1 in B-flat, op. 18: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
    11:52
  5. 13.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo
    10:59
  6. 14.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso
    8:13
  7. 15.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: III. Poco adagio
    9:16
  8. 16.
    String Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36: IV. Poco allegro
    9:00

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, Sz. 36: I. Andante sostenuto
    8:45
  2. 11.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, Sz. 36: II. Allegro giocoso
    12:59
  3. 12.
    Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: I. Moderato
    12:48
  4. 13.
    Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso
    4:37
  5. 14.
    Violin Concerto, Sz. 120: III. Allegro vivace
    4:15
  6. 15.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 28: Sorrow
    2:44
  7. 16.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 31: New Year's Greeting
    0:42
  8. 17.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 33: Harvest Song
    1:51
  9. 18.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 36: Bagpipes
    1:01
  10. 19.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 41: Scherzo
    0:52
  11. 20.
    44 Duos for two violins, Sz. 98: No. 42: Arabian Dance
    1:28
  12. 21.
    Rhapsody no. 1, Sz. 87
    11:29
  13. 22.
    Rhapsody no. 2, Sz. 90
    12:31

Disc 11

  1. 11.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Andante -
    4:35
  2. 12.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Allegretto -
    3:15
  3. 13.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Liberamente -
    2:10
  4. 14.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: I. Poco a poco sempre più
    1:32
  5. 15.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Allegro -
    1:44
  6. 16.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Pesante, ma quasi a tempo -
    5:40
  7. 17.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Adagio -
    5:41
  8. 18.
    Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”: II. Coda
    1:58
  9. 19.
    Violin Sonata: I. Allegro con fuoco
    6:44
  10. 20.
    Violin Sonata: II. Intermezzo: Très lent et calme
    6:08
  11. 21.
    Violin Sonata: III. Presto tragico
    5:51
  12. 22.
    Violin Sonata: I. Allegro vivo
    4:46
  13. 23.
    Violin Sonata: II. Intermède
    4:17
  14. 24.
    Violin Sonata: III. Finale: Très animé
    4:15
  15. 25.
    Sonata for flute, viola and harp: I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato
    7:14
  16. 26.
    Sonata for flute, viola and harp: II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto
    6:10
  17. 27.
    Sonata for flute, viola and harp: III. Final: Allegro moderato ma risoluto
    4:45

Disc 12

  1. 12.
    Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Act I. “May the Fates be kind” (Ombra mai fu), “Largo”
    3:41
  2. 13.
    Six Songs, op. 4: No. 3: V molchan'i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
    2:49
  3. 14.
    Cantata “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt”, BWV 68: Aria: “Mein gläubiges Herze”
    4:09
  4. 15.
    Cantata “Main Herze schwimmt im Blut”, BWV 199: Choral: “Ich, dein betrübtes Kind”
    2:32
  5. 16.
    Folksongs: Polly Stewart, WoO 156 no. 7
    1:26
  6. 17.
    Folksongs: The sweetest lad was Jamie, op. 108 no. 5
    2:39
  7. 18.
    Folksongs: Faithfu' Johnie, op. 108 no. 20
    4:12
  8. 19.
    Folksongs: Cease your funning, WoO 156 no. 5
    1:35
  9. 20.
    Folksongs: Bonny laddie, highland laddie, op. 108 no. 7
    1:41
  10. 21.
    Folksongs: The parting kiss, WoO 155 no. 25
    3:02
  11. 22.
    Folksongs: Good night, WoO 155 no. 26
    1:23
  12. 23.
    Folksongs: The return to Ulster, WoO 152 no. 1
    4:13
  13. 24.
    Folksongs: Once more I hail thee, WoO 152 no. 3
    3:25
  14. 25.
    Folksongs: The morning air plays on my face, WoO 152 no. 4
    2:19
  15. 26.
    Folksongs: The soldier's dream, WoO 152 no. 9
    4:17
  16. 27.
    Folksongs: O harp of Erin, WoO 154 no. 2 [Air: I once had a true love]
    3:10
  17. 28.
    Folksongs: The pulse of an Irishman, WoO 154 no. 4 [Air: St. Patrick's Day]
    2:08
  18. 29.
    Folksongs: Sunset, op. 108 no. 2
    3:13
  19. 30.
    Folksongs: Oh, sweet were the hours, op. 108 no. 3
    4:14
  20. 31.
    Folksongs: Bonny laddie, highland laddie, op. 108 no. 7
    1:28
  21. 32.
    Folksongs: Oh, had my fate been join'd with thine, op. 108 no. 12
    4:15
  22. 33.
    Folksongs: Come fill, fill, my good fellow, op. 108 no. 13
    2:09
  23. 34.
    Folksongs: Could this ill world have been contriv'd, op. 108 no. 16
    2:40
  24. 35.
    Folksongs: Faithfu' Johnie, op. 108 no. 20
    3:47
  25. 36.
    Folksongs: La gondoletta, WoO 157 no. 12
    1:55

Disc 13

  1. 13.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: I. Allegro
    8:03
  2. 14.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
    7:19
  3. 15.
    Violin Sonata no. 6 in A, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
    8:16
  4. 16.
    Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: I. Allegro non troppo
    24:04
  5. 17.
    Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: II. Larghetto
    11:01
  6. 18.
    Concerto no. 6 in D, op. 61a: III. Rondo
    10:30

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