Yehudi menuhin plays bach, debussy, schubert, rachmaninoff and handel yehudi menuhin violin, wanda landowska harpsichord, adolph baller piano, carroll hollister piano release date. Artists include martha argerich, pierrelaurent aimard, samson francois, renaud capucon, natalie dessay, andre cluytens, francoisxavier roth, jean martinon, michel plasson, kent nagano and carlo maria giulini. I believe it is his most remarkable musical achievment, and there have been many. Unfollow yehudi menuhin bach to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Its always fashionable to dismiss someone who is popular in favor of a more obscure talent, but sometimes this has no real merit. Cds 46 the young violinists encounter with george enescu, one of the major musical figures of the time. Yehudi menuhin plays beethoven violin sonata no 1 3rd mvt by petrof4056. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe 22 april 1916 12 march 1999 was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. Menuhin, yehudi 1957 1993 emi classics 5 69249 2 complete. Bach s solo violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 the music for discussion this month is the three solo violin sonatas and three solo violin partitas bwv 10011006. Yehudi menuhin recorded his first disc in 1928, aged 11, and his last just a few weeks before his death in 1999. The sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 are a set of six works composed by. Milstein brings vigour and drama to the works, while remaining completely at the service of the music. These 3 cds consist of their complete recordings together. Nowadays bachs six sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 are. As a musician, as a man of ideals, and as a true world citizen, yehudi menuhin made an extraordinary mark on his era.
This volume comes from the parlophonewarner collection, the menuhin century. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, suites for solo cello music. Yehudi menuhin violin page 5 of 28 presto classical. Yehudi menuhin performed for allied soldiers during world war ii, and went with the composer. This classic account of bach s sonatas and partitas for solo violin will stand comparison with any other available version. But in the end, menuhin pushes the world into his bach, not the other way round. They are sometimes referred to in english as the sonatas and partias for solo violin in accordance with bachs headings in the autograph manuscript. Song sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv10011006, partita no. Menuhin s recordings are many, and encompass chamber and solo repertoire bach solo partitas and sonatas as well as the range of concertos from bach and mozart to beethoven, bruch, brahms. Johann sebastian bach, paul tortelier, yehudi menuhin bach. Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
The sonatas and partitas for solo violin are a set of six works composed by johann sebastian bach. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. Partia was commonly used in germanspeaking regions during bachs time, whereas the italian partita was introduced to this set in the 1879 bach. If you want to hear the sonatas, and perhaps especially the partitas, from the vantage of sebastian bach, and if you have a need to understand what is art, get this recording.
Therefore, the normal sequence for the first cd would be sonata no. Complete your yehudi menuhin plays johann sebastian bach collection. Yehudi menuhinthe great emi recordings classics today. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas. Tortelier, paulmenuhin, yehudi, paul tortelier, yehudi menuhin, bach. There could hardly be a better memento of the young yehudi menuhin than this set of the bach sonatas and partitas, recorded in paris between 1934 and 1936, at which time the prodigy had not yet reached his twentieth birthday. Fifty years ago, virtuosos like jascha heifetz, nathan milstein, and yehudi menuhin and many other violinists as wellplayed the six bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006, composed in 1720, with little or no knowledge of the way the music would have been performed in bach. George enescu, legendary violinist, teacher of yehudi menuhin, composer of romanian rhapsodies and the opera oedipe, conductor and pianist, recorded bach s sonatas and partitas for don gabors continental and remington records. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, bwv 100106 1993 remastered version, partita no. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Find yehudi menuhin discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, bwv 100106 1993. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach wikipedia. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
S sonatas and partitas menuhin 1934 1935 by johann sebastian bach. New recording of sonatas and partitas by gidon kremer. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. The customary way of combining bach s unaccompanied sonatas and partitas on cd is to alternate them. Menuhins youthful solo bach triumph classics today. Tortelier, paul menuhin, yehudi, paul tortelier, yehudi menuhin, bach. The sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin, bwv 10011006 sergiu luca on allmusic. Yehudi menuhin was still in his teens when he made the first complete recordings of bachs sonatas and partitas for hmv. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975 kapell chang. Glenn gould and yehudi menuhin discuss and perform johann sebastian bachs sonata for piano and violin no. Yehudi menuhin plays johann sebastian bach the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas bwv. Christian ferras bachs instrumental works discography.
Titans talk about the bach solo violin works strings. Yehudi menuhin violin with the london symphony orchestra conducted by john pritchard. The great violin concertos to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Towards a performance history of bachs sonatas and partitas for. The reverb on this recording gives a real sense of space to the performance. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin. Cds 23 menuhin staked his claim on eternity with his pioneering recording of the complete bach sonatas and partitas 193436.
Solo violin sonatas and partitas eugene drucker on allmusic. Yehudi menuhin short biography bath festival orchestra short history. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975 duration. Recordings of cantatas recordings of other vocal works. In 1932, he recorded edward elgars violin concerto in b minor for hmv in london, with the composer himself conducting, and between 1934 and 1936 he made the first integral recording of johann sebastian bach s sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Menuhin staked his claim on eternity with his pioneering recording of the complete bach sonatas and partitas 19341936. He played the soil stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by italian luthier antonio stradivari.
Jan 01, 2007 fifty years ago, virtuosos like jascha heifetz, nathan milstein, and yehudi menuhinand many other violinists as wellplayed the six bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006, composed in 1720, with little or no knowledge of the way the music would have been performed in bachs time. Johann sebastien bach 16851750 composed the sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 as a set of six works, and completed them in 1720. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Ludwig van beethoven, violin sonatas op 47,kreuter op 30 no 3 wilhelm kempff, yehudi menuhin vinyl by yehudi menuhin, ludwig van beethoven, et al. Franck, cesar sonata in a major violin and piano edited. Titans talk about the bach solo violin works strings magazine. Johann sebastian bach by johann jakob ihle akg london producers note program booklet, p. Rare footage from the menuhin century boxed set 80cd, 11dvd and book released april 2016. I was in the mood for some bach yesterday, so spent the afternoon comparing different versions of sonatas and partitas for solo violin.
Sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach see also preliminary indirect discussions at talk. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Menuhins youthful solo bach triumph by jed distler on march 20, 2000 in yehudi menuhin was still in his teens when he made the first complete recordings of bachs sonatas and partitas for hmv. Yehudi menuhin the complete american victor recordings. Yehudi menuhin violin, wanda landowska, with robert merrill, theodore saidenberg, pierre monteux, charles munch, antal dorati. Georges enesco, george enescu, violin, bach sonatas. Sonatas and partitas volume 1 for solo violin bwv 10011006. The sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 are a set of six works composed by johann sebastian bach. Partia plural partien was commonly used in germanspeaking regions during bachs time, whereas the italian partita was.
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