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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Yehudi Menuhin, violin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

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The Mendelssohn is distinguished by any standards, coming up as fresh as paint - the withdrawn, yet eloquent simplicity of the slow movement followed...continue...

Icon - Nathan Milstein - Aristocrat of the Violin

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita for Violin solo n...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan; Pommers, Leon
Conductors: Steinberg, William; Fistoulari, Anatole; Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter; Barzin, Leon; Irving, Robert
Ensemble: ; Concert Arts Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

The Great Violin Concertos - Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, et al / Yehudi Menuhin

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in C major ("Il piacere"; "Il Cimento" no 6), Op. 8; Concerto for Violin in C m...
Performers: Bennett, William; Cocker, Paul; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kurtz, Efrem; Enescu, George; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Wöldike, Mogens; Boulez...
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Polish Chamber Orchestr...

This elegant 10-CD boxed set contains the greatest violin concerto recordings from Menuhin's extensive catalog, the absolute cream of the crop, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons;...continue...

Best 100 Menuhin

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 8 no 6/RV 180 "Il piacere"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 ...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Civil, Alan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Curzon, Clifford; Endt, Hendrick; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; Gazelle, Marcel; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Gotko...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pritchard, John; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Kempe, Rudolf; Kurtz, Efrem; Susskind, Walter; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Fistoulari, Anatole...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Philharmonia O...

Adding to EMI Classics' acclaimed Best 100 Series is this new release featuring the Yehudi Menuhin's 100 greatest recorded moments, organized into the following categories:...continue...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...continue...

Beethoven, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Grumiaux, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Arthur Grumiaux 's career nearly ended before it began. At the outset of WWII he was just embarking on an international career after winning several...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Masters of the Bow - Cello / Rostropovich, Casals, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-05-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pe...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Canino, Bruno; Casals, Pablo; Fournier, Pierre; Francaix, Jean; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Gililov, Pavel; Harrell, Lynn; Horszowski, Mieczyslaw; Koopman, Ton; Kotova, Nina;...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Orbelian, Constantine; De Waart, Edo; Bychkov, Semyon; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Otterloo, Willem Van; Chailly, Riccar...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

No Limit / Sergei Nakariakov

1 CD / Teldec / 2000-07-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Ro...
Performers: Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"I have never heard trumpet playing like this before. As you listen to the first selection, Saint-Saens's Introduction and Rondo (originally for violin), you are...continue...

Ida Haendel plays Bruch & Beethoven / Rafael Kubelik

1 CD / Testament / 1996-08-01

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...Handel is inspired throughout; the first movement strong and purposeful, the second passionate in its lyricism, the third brilliant and sparkling, a memorable account superbly...continue...

The Great Violin Concertos / Yehudi Menuhin

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1991-07-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: C...
Performers: Ferras, Christian; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Silvestri, Constantin; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Kurtz, Efrem
Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Shaham, Sinopoli

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1990-04-10

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Shaham, Gil
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra