LAB 2055

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10CD 

Salvatore Accardo
Adolf Busch
Zino Francescatti
Bronislaw Huberman
Ginette Neveu
Ruggiero Ricci
Aaron Rosand
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Toscha Seidel
Oscar Shumsky

 

“More from Biddulph’s rich treasury of expert transfers and collections from iconic performances and arrangements by the greats, sampled here (again) for collectors: each defining collection collated from vintage periods of their careers”

CD1 [79:30] Salvatore Accardo: Paganini 24 Caprices for solo violin
1. No. 1 in E major 01:39
2. No. 2 in B minor 02:29
3. No. 3 in E minor 03:16
4. No. 4 in C minor 06:17
5. No. 5 in A minor 02:42
6. No. 6 in G minor 04:24
7. No. 7 in A minor 03:47
8. No. 8 in Eb major 02:55
9. No. 9 in E major 03:39
10. No. 10 in G minor 02:14
11. No. 11 in C major 04:45
12. No. 12 in Ab major 02:44
13. No. 13 in Bb major 02:32
14. No. 14 in Eb major 01:50
15. No. 15 in E minor 02:41
16. No. 16 in G minor 01:21
17. No. 17 in Eb major 03:46
18. No. 18 in C major 02:21
19. No. 19 in Eb major 03:05
20. No. 20 in D major 04:03
21. No. 21 in A major 03:38
22. No. 22 in F major 03:39
23. No. 23 in Eb major 05:10
24. No. 24 in A minor 04:19
 
CD2 [79:35]: Adolf Busch [newly compiled]
Bach: Sonata No.3 in C for solo violin, BWV 1005
1. Adagio 5:05
2. Fuga 9:39
3. Largo 3:53
4. Allegro assai 3:20
Beethoven: Sonata in Eb, Op.12 No.3 with Rudolf Serkin (piano);
5. Allegro con spirito 5:20
6. Adagio con molta espressione 6:49
7. Rondo: Allegro molto 3:42
Beethoven: Sonata in F, Op.24 “Spring” with Rudolf Serkin (piano);
8. Allegro 6:36
9. Adagio molto espressivo 5:58
10. Scherzo: Allegro molto 1:09
11. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 6:11
Busoni: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35a with Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bruno Walter
12. Allegro moderato 6:49
13. Quasi andante 8:40
14. Allegro impetuoso 6:01
 
CD3 [72:27]: Zino Francescatti plays Encores [Biddulph 80224-2]
1. Chaconne (Tomaso Antonio Vitali) 9:07
2. Preludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani (Kreisler) 4:52
3. Grave in the Style of W F Bach (Kreisler) 4:20
4. Minuet in the Style of Porpora (Kreisler) 2:51
5. Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini (Kreisler) 2:18
6. Thais – Meditation (Massenet) 4:51
7. March Joyeuse (Chabrier) 3:59
8. Presto (Poulenc) 1:38
9. O canto do cysne negro (Villa-Lobos)
10. Ao pé da fogueira (Preludio XV) (Vallès)
11. Londonderry Air (Trad. arr. Kreisler)
12. Variations on Carnival of Venice (Paganini) rec 1954 12:08
13. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Saint-Saëns)* rec1950 8:51
14. Tzigane (Ravel) rec.1947 8:23
 
CD4 [78:21]: Bronislaw Huberman: [from LAB077/8, 081/2]
Beethoven: Sonata No.9 in A major ‘Kreutzer’ (with Ignacy Friedman)
1. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto 10:42
2. II. Andante con variazioni 12:41
3. III. Finale. Presto 8:07
4. Bach: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland 4:47
5. Bach: Air on the G String 4:13
6. Schubert: Moment Musical No.3 1:54
7. Schubert: Ave Maria 4:20
8. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor 2:56
9. Tchaikovsky: Mélodie in E flat major 3:15
10. Bruch: Kol Nidrei 4:56
11. Elgar: La Capricieuse 4:17
12. Sarasate: Romanza andalusa 4:37
13. Zarzycki: Mazurka in G 4:22
14. Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy 7:08
 
CD5 [77:24]: Ginette Neveu: HMV treasures
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
1. Allegro moderato 15:47
2. Adagio di molto 8:08
3. Allegro ma non tanto 7:59
Suk: Four Pieces, Op.17
4. Quasi ballata 4:40
5. Appassionata 4:22
6. Un poco triste 4:00
7. Burleska 3:01
8. Ravel: Tzigane 10:11
9. Ravel: Pièce en forme de habañera 03:09
10. Dinicu arr Heifetz: Hora Staccato 02:23
11. Gluck: Mélodie/Danse (Orfeo ed Euridice) 02:56
12. Scarlatescu: Bagatelle 03:28
13. Paradies arr Dushkin: Sicilienne 03:09
14. de Falla arr Kreisler: Danse Espagnole 03:26
 
CD6 [78:52]: Ruggiero Ricci: 1938 Electrola [LAB044]+ 1955 Decca
1. Bach – Prelude from Partita No.3 in E 3:35
2. Mattheson – Air* 2:24
3. Paganini – “Moses” Fantasy* 4:43
4. Paganini-Kochanski – La Campanella* 4:24
5. Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantelle** 4:44
6. Sarasate – Habañera** 3:46
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen*
7. I. Moderato 0:47
8. II. Lento 3:18
9. III. Un poco più lento 1:48
10. IV. Allegro molto vivace 1:42
11. Ysaÿe – Rêve d’Enfant* 4:19
12. Rachmaninov-Press – Vocalise** 4:04
13. Suk – Burleska* 2:35
14. Sarasate – Zapateado, Op 23 No 2** 3:21
15. Kroll – Banjo and Fiddle*** 2:58
16. Paganini Le Streghe – Witches’ Dance, Op 8** 7:04
17. Paganini Moto perpetuo (Allegro di conciert) in C, Op 11** 3:52
18. Paganini Variations on ‘God Save the Queen’, Op 9** 5:26
19. Paganini Sonata No 12 in E minor, Op 3 No 6** 3:48
20. Paganini arr. Kreisler – I Palpiti – Introduction & Variations
on ‘Di tanti palpiti’ from Rossini’s ‘Tancredi’, Op 13** 9:36
 
CD7 [77:00]: Aaron Rosand plays Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26*
1. I. Allegro moderato 8:19
2. II. Adagio 8:45
3. III. Finale – Allegro energico 7:31
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44
4. I. Adagio ma non troppo 11:49
5. II. Allegro moderato 3:32
6. III. Finale – Allegro molto 9:01
Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46*
7. I. Grave 3:32
8. II. Adagio Cantabile 4:22
9. III. Scherzo – Allegro 6:07
10. IV. Andante Sostenuto 6:06
11. V. Finale – Allegro guerriero 7:34
 
CD8 [62:25]: Wolfgang Schneiderhan (and David Oistrakh !)
Beethoven Concerto for Violin in D major, Op.61
[1] Allegro ma non troppo (D major) 24:32
[2] Larghetto (G major) 10:45
[3] Rondo. Allegro (D major) 10:51
Romances for Violin & Orchestra Opp.40 & 50
[4] Romance No.1 in G major, Op. 40 7:19
[5] Romance No.2 in F major, Op. 50 8:46
 
CD9 [73:31]: Toscha Seidel: Victor & Brunswick highlights [LAB138]
[1] Mozart (arr. Auer) Gavotte in G (Idomeneo) 2:27
[2] Mozart (arr. Burmester) Minuet in D from K334 3:03
[3] Wagner (arr.Wilhelmj) Albumblatt* 4:21
[4] Brahms (arr. Joachim) Hungarian Dance No.l in G minor 3:26
[5] Bakaleinikoff: Brahmsiana* 4:32
[6] Provost: (Escape to Happiness) Intermezzo 3:30
Korngold “Much Ado About Nothing” Violin & Piano Suite
[7] Bridal Morning 3:20
[8] Dogberry & Verges (March of the Sentinel) 2:30
[9] Intermezzo (Garden Scene) 3:05
[10] Masquerade (Hornpipe) 2:48
[11] J.Strauss/Tiomkin (The Great Waltz) One Day When We Were Young 3:24
[12] J.Strauss/Tiomkin (from The Great Waltz) There’ll Come a Time 3:16
[13] J.Strauss/Tiomkin: Voices of Spring /Frühlinstimmen 6:28
FRANCK Violin Sonata in A (recorded early 1950’s, Impressario Records 101)
[14] I. Allegretto ben moderato 5:46
[15] II. Allegro 8:12
[16] III. Recitativo-Fantasia: ben moderato 7:02
[17] IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6:12
 
CD10 [75:15]: Oscar Shumsky The Art of …Vol.I [LAB136]
Ottorio Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor
[1] I. Moderato 9:32
[2] II. Andante espressivo 9:04
[3] III. Passagaglia: Allegro moderato e energico 6:57
Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello with Bernard Greenhouse (cello)
[4] I. Allegro 4:40
[5] II. Tres vif 3:00
[6] III. Lent 5:31
[7] IV. Vif, avec entrain 5:09
Giovanni Battista Viotti: Violin Concerto No.22 in A minor
[8] I. Moderato 10:27
[9] II. Adagio 4:48
[10] III. Agitato assai 7:10 with Vladimir Sokolov (piano)
[11] Chopin (arr. Sarasate): Nocturne in E flat Op.9/2 3:28
with the American Radio Orchestra conducted by D’Artega
[12] Wieniawski: Polonaise in D 4:57