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A treasury of expert transfers from iconic performances and arrangements by the greatest performers: each volume here from vintage periods of their careers
| Eleven Great Violinists of the 20th Century |
| Elman – Haendel – Hassid – Heifetz – Kreisler |
| Menuhin – Milstein – Oistrakh – Rabin – Seidel – Szigeti |
| DISC 1: Mischa Elman [78:35] |
| Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35 [34:18] |
| [1] Allegro moderato 18:37 |
| [2] Canzonetta (Andante) 6:46 |
| [3] Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 8:54 |
| with London Symphony Orchestra / John Barbirolli / 1929 |
| Queen’s Hall, London. First issued on HMV DB 1405/08 |
| Encores: from Vanguard ATM 1656 (4-15 with Joseph Seiger, piano) |
| (1963 prod: Seymour Solomon from VRS 1049-1051) |
| [4] César Cui – Orientale, Op.50/9 2:02 |
| [5] L.von Beethoven – Minuet in G, Woo10/2 2:34 |
| [6] Fréderic Chopin – Nocturne in Eb, Op.9/2 5:21 |
| [7] Francois-Joseph Gossec – Gavotte in D ‘Rosine’ 1:56 |
| Hebraic Melodies: (Vanguard ATM 1882, 1963 prod: S. Solomon) |
| [8] Joseph Achron – Hebrew Melody, Op.33 5:43 |
| [9] Josef Bonimé – Dance Hebraique 3:10 |
| [10] George Perlman – Dance of The Rebbitzen 2:47 |
| [11] Abraham Goldfaden – Raisins & Almonds (arr. Anthony Collins) 3:44 |
| [12] Marc Lavry – Yemenite Wedding 3:48 |
| [13] Joseph Sulzer – Sarabande 4:22 |
| [14] César Espéjo – Airs Tziganes 3:24 |
| [15] Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Melodie, Op.42 No.3 4:17 |
| Re-mastering 2025: Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 2: Ida Haendel / Josef Hassid [77:55] |
| Ida Haendel & Gerald Moore |
| [1] Andante and Presto –Tartini arr. Bridgewater CLP1021-1953 6:47 |
| [2] Caprice in A Minor, Op.1 No.24 –Paganini CLP1021-1953 7:37 |
| [3] Nigun (No.2 from ‘Baal Shem’) –Bloch CLP1021-1953 6:17 |
| [4] Slavonic Dance E minor, Op.46 No.2 – |
| Dvořák arr Kreisler C4262 & 7P151 30/7/53 CLP1021 4:40 |
| [5] Waltz in Ab major, Op.39/15 – |
| Brahms arr. Hochstein CLP1021-1953 2:27 |
| [6] Six Romanian Folk Dances –Bartók arr. Székely CLP1021-1953 6:04 |
| [7] Habanera –Ravel B9994-18/5/50 3:02 |
| [8] Polonaise Brillante No.1 –Wieniawski C3818-21/9/48 4:34 |
| [9] Scherzo Impromptu –Grieg B10135-18/5/50 2:24 |
| [10] Hoe Down (Rodeo) –Copland B9994 18/5/50 2:56 |
| Josef Hassid & Gerald Moore (3 recording sessions, 1940) |
| [11] Mélodie, Op.42 No.3 –Tchaikovsky OEA8550 B9074 3:10 |
| [12] Humoresque, Op.101 No.7 –Dvořák arr. Kreisler 2EA9052: C3219 3:26 |
| [13] Meditation (Thais) –Massenet arr. Marsick 2EA9053; C3208 4:00 |
| [14] La Capricieuse, Op.17 –Elgar OEA8803; B9074 3:25 |
| [15] Playera, Op.23/1 (Danzas Españolas No.5)–Sarasate 2EA8801 C3185 4:07 |
| [16] Zapateado, Op.23/2 (Danzas Españolas No.6)–Sarasate 2EA8802 C3185 3:30 |
| [17] Caprice Viennois, Op.2 –Kreisler 2EA8900; C3208 3:43 |
| [18] Hebrew Melody, Op.33 –Achron 2EA9051: C3219 4:41 |
| Originally Produced for HMV by Walter Legge |
| Audio restoration 2023: Gene Gaudette; Final Master: Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 3: Jascha Heifetz [73:45] |
| Korngold: Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 [21:33] (Rec.1953) |
| with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orcherstra / Alfred Wallenstein |
| [1] I: Moderato nobile 7:52 [2] II: Andante 7:11 |
| [3] III: Allegro assai vivace 6:30 |
| Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21 [23:56] (Rec.1951) |
| with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / William Steinberg |
| N.B. The third movement of ‘Symphonie Espagnole’ was not recorded |
| [4] I: Allegro non troppo 7:17 [5] II: Scherzando 4:21 |
| [6] IV:Andante 5:44 [7] V: Rondo 6:34 |
| George Gershwin Encores with Emanuel Bay (Piano) (Rec.1944) |
| [8] Gershwin (arr.Heifetz): Prelude No.1 1:31 |
| [9] Gershwin (arr.Heifetz): Prelude No.2 2:50 |
| [10] Gershwin (arr.Heifetz): Prelude No.3 1:14 |
| [11] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): Summertime 1:46 |
| [12] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): A Woman Is A Sometime Thing 1:49 |
| [13] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): My Man’s Gone Now 3:54 |
| [14] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): It Ain’t Necessarily So 2:29 |
| [15] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): Tempo di Blues 2:53 |
| [16] Gershwin (from ‘Porgy and Bess’): Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3:02 |
| ******************************************************************** |
| [17] Trad.: Deep River (with Milton Kaye, Piano Rec.1944) 2:20 |
| [18] Weill (arr.Frenkel) (from ‘The Threepenny Opera’): Moderato assai 2:18 |
| with Emmanuel Bay (Piano) Rec.1944 |
| [19] Benjamin (arr.Primrose): Jamaican Rumba /Milton Kaye (Piano, 1944 1:36 |
| Re-mastering 2025 Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 4: Fritz Kreisler [79:17] |
| His Arrangements and Compositions [*K = Arranged] |
| 1926 with Arpád Sándor (piano) |
| [1] May Breeze (Mendelssohn: Songs without Words)*K 2:43 |
| 1926-8 with Carl Lamson (piano) |
| [2] Deep in My Heart, Dear (Romberg)*K 3:14 |
| [3] At Dawning (Cadman) 2:33 |
| [4] En Bateau (Debussy/arr. Choisnel)) 3:09 |
| [5] The Girl with Flaxen Hair (Debussy/arr. Hartmann) 2:29 |
| [6] Ruralia – Molto vivace (exc) (Dohnányi) 2:07 |
| [7] Mighty lak’ a Rose (Trad.)*K 2:11 |
| [8] The Rosary (Nevin)*K 2:02 |
| [9] Indian Lament (Dvořák)*K 4:22 |
| [10] Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvořák)*K 2:40 |
| [11] Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)*K 3:37 |
| 1927 &1930 with Michael Raucheisen (piano) |
| [12] Syncopation (Kreisler)[Trio MR also Hugo Kreisler, cello] 1927 1:58 |
| [13] Marche Miniature Viennoise (Kreisler) [Trio also Hugo] 1927 2:54 |
| [14] Intermezzo 2nd Suite L’Arlesienne (Bizet)*K [Trio, 1927] 4:28 |
| [15] Chanson de Louis X111 (Kreisler in style of Couperin) 3:37 |
| [16] Ballet de Rosamunde (Schubert)*Kreisler 2:59 |
| [17] Polichinelle/Pulcinella – Serenade (Kreisler) 2:19 |
| [18] Serenade Espangole (Glazunov)*K 2:37 |
| [19] The Old Refrain (Brandl)*K 3:10 |
| [20] Scherzo alla Dittersdorf (Kreisler in style of ) [Kreisler Quartet: |
| Thomas Petre, William Primrose and Lauri Kennedy] (1935) 3:20 |
| 1936-8 with Franz Rupp (piano) |
| [21] Hymn to the Sun (Rimsky-Korsakov- Coq d’Or)*K 4:00 |
| [22] Spanish Dance (Falla-La Vida Breve)*K 3:29 |
| [23] Song of India (Rimsky-Korsakov -Sadko)*K 3:13 |
| [24] Dancing Doll (Poldini)*K 2:24 |
| [25] La Gitana (Kreisler) 3:06 |
| [26] Tambourin Chinois (Kreisler) 3:26 |
| Re-mastering 2024 Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 5: Yehudi Menuhin [78:50] |
| ‘The Young Menuhin’ |
| Schumann – Violin Concerto in D minor [26:59] |
| [1] I. In kräftigem, nicht zu schnellem Tempo 12:23 |
| [2] II. Langsam 5:48 [3] Lebhaft, doch nicht zu schnell 8:47 |
| New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / John Barbirolli (1938) |
| Brahms: Hungarian Dances (arr Joachim) |
| [4] No.1 in G minor 2:49 [5] No.7 in A major 1:58 |
| with Marcel Gazelle (piano) (1936) |
| Enescu: Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.25 [23:33] |
| [6] I. Moderato malinconico 7:55 |
| [7] II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso 8:19 |
| [8] III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso 7:19 |
| with Hephzibah Menuhin (piano) (1936) |
| Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No.4 in D minor, Op.31 [23:10] |
| [9] I. Andante – Moderato 6:49 [10] II. Adagio religioso 6:23 |
| [11] III. Scherzo & Trio 4:16 [12] IV. Finale: Allegro 5:41 |
| with Philharmonia Orchestra / Walter Susskind (1951) |
| Re-mastering 2025 Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 6: Nathan Milstein [79:08] |
| (with Leon Pommers piano) |
| 1. Smetana – From Má Vlast (No.2) 4:39 |
| 2. Gluck arr.Kreisler – Dance of the Blessed Spirits 2:45 |
| 3. Wieniawski – Mazurka Op.19 No.2 3:13 |
| 4. Vivaldi – Siciliano from Concerto in E flat ‘Il Retiro’ 3:09 |
| 5. Kodály arr. Milstein – It Rains in the Village 1:30 |
| 6. Chopin arr.Milstein – Nocturne C sharp minor No.20, op.posth. 3:39 |
| 7. Ries – Perpetuum mobile 2:45 |
| 8. Nardini – Larghetto from Sonata in B flat 2:49 |
| 9. Brahms arr.Joachim – Hungarian Dance No.2 in D minor 3:08 |
| 10. Massenet arr.Marsick – Meditation from Thais 4:03 |
| 11. Stravinsky arr. Dushkin – Russian Maiden’s Song 3:15 |
| 12. Paradis arr. Dushkin – Sicilienne 2:39 |
| 13. Rimsky-Korsakov arr.Hartmann – Flight of the Bumblebee 1:15 |
| 14. Brahms arr.Hochstein – Waltz Op.39 No.15 1:26 |
| 15. Poldini arr. Kreisler – The Dancing Doll 2:34 |
| 16. Wieniawski – Polonaise brillante No.1 in D, Op.4) 4:25 |
| 17. Falla arr.Kochanski – Asturiana 2:19 |
| 18. Falla arr.Kochanski – Jota 2:44 |
| 19. Ravel – Berceuse on the name of Gabriel Fauré 2:05 |
| 20. Sarasate – Romanza Andaluza 4:08 |
| 21. Schumann arr.Hullweck – Traumerei 2:33 |
| 22. J.S.Bach arr.Wilhelmj – Air from Suite No.3 4:39 |
| 23. Novacek – Perpetuum Mobile 2:37 |
| 24. Tchaikovsky – Melodie 3:32 |
| 25. Debussy arr.Hartmann- The Maid with the Flaxen Hair 2:08 |
| 26. Wieniawski – Scherzo-Tarantelle Op.16 3:43 |
| [HMV recordings from 3 LPs 1958-62] Re-mastering 2023 Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 7: David Oistrakh [75:23] |
| Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major, K364 [30:34] |
| [1] Allegro maestoso 12:50 |
| [2] Andante 11:54 |
| [3] Presto 5:49 |
| Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K216 [23:17] |
| [4] Allegro 8:44 |
| [5] Adagio 8:17 |
| [6] Rondeau: Allegro 6:15 |
| Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai (also Viola in K364) |
| Violin Concerto No.1 in Bb major, K207* [21:14] |
| [7] Allegro moderato 7:22 |
| [8] Adagio 7:49 |
| [9] Presto 6:02 |
| Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin* |
| Originally issued: Artia (1-3, 1960); M.K (4-6, 1960); Artia (7-9, 1963) |
| All recorded in Moscow; New digital master 2022 by Paul Arden-Taylor |
| Disc 8: Michael Rabin [74:53] |
| from Parnassus Complete Bell Telephone Hours Recordings |
| 1. Paganini: Caprice No.17 (7 August 1950) 3:16 |
| 2. Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois (2 February 1962) 3:39 |
| 3. Saint-Saens: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso (17/12/51) 8:50 |
| 4. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (24 October 1955) 7:55 |
| 5. Saint-Saens: Havanaise (10 May 1954) 9:18 |
| 6. Elgar: La capricieuse (23 August 1954) 3:53 |
| 7. Kreisler: Liebesleid (23 August 1954) 3:30 |
| 8. Suk: Burleska (28 March 1955) 2:40 |
| 9. Brahms: Violin Concerto – finale (13 June 1955) 7:34 |
| 10. Engel: Sea Shell (18 June 1956) 2:49 |
| 11. Saint-Saens/Ysaye: Caprice (18 June 1956) 6:05 |
| 12. Bruch: Scottish Fantasia – 3rd movement (3 June 1957) 2:03 |
| 13. Bruch: Scottish Fantasia – 4th movement (3 June 1957) 6:40 |
| 14. Gardner: From the Canebreak (3 February 1958) 1:23 |
| 15. Sarasate: Habanera (3 February 1958) 4:05 |
| Re-mastering 2023/24: Gene Gaudette (Urlicht NYC) |
| Disc 9: Toscha Seidel [79:34] |
| ‘Rare & Re-mastered’ |
| 1. Hebrew Melody Achron, arr. Zimbalist, Op.33 3:46 |
| Philip Goodman, pf, ex Columbia 98615 50133-D 30.1.29 |
| 2. Schön Rosmarin Kreisler 1:46 |
| Emanuel Bay, pf, ex Columbia W144855 DB 29 13.10.27 |
| 3. Liebesfreud Kreisler 2:48 |
| Emanuel Bay, pf, ex Columbia W144862 DB 29 14.10.27 |
| 4. Ave Maria Schubert, arr. Wilhelmj 4:30 |
| Philip Goodman, pf, ex Columbia 98616 50133-D 30.1.29 |
| 5. Romance Wieniawski: Concerto No.2 D minor, Op.22 (II) 4:23 |
| Louis T. Gruenberg, pf, ex Columbia 49447 7361 17.6.18 |
| 6. Hejre Kati Hubay: Scenes from the Csàrda, Op.32 No.4 3:55 |
| Louis T. Gruenberg, pf, ex Columbia 49630 49630 7.5.19 |
| 7. Caprice viennois Kreisler, Op.2 4:23 |
| Louis T. Gruenberg, pf, ex Columbia 49449 7231 18/19.6.19 |
| 8. Serenade (Ständchen) Schubert, arr. Elman 3:44 |
| Louis T. Gruenberg, pf, ex Columbia 49453 7361 20.6.18 |
| 9. Andante Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21 – (IV) 4:23 |
| With orchestra ex Columbia 98099 68021-D 9.10.23 |
| 10. Finale Mendelssohn: Concerto in D minor, Op.64 (IV) 2:46 |
| With orchestra ex Columbia 98111 68021-D 20.12.23 |
| 11. Orientale Cui: (from Kaleidoscope Op.50) 2:37 |
| With orchestra ex Columbia 78138 33027-D 22.10.18 |
| 12. Valse Bleue Margis 2:17 |
| Harry Kaufman, pf , ex Columbia 78760 33041-D 27.10.19 |
| 13. Indian Snake Dance Burleigh 2:12 |
| Francisco Longo, pf, ex Columbia 80821 33002-D 19.5.23 |
| 14. Chanson Arabe Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade) arr Kreisler 3:14 |
| Francisco Longo, pf, ex Columbia 80825 33002-D 2.2.23 |
| 15. Prelude (Le Déluge) Saint-Saens 4:07 |
| Max Rabinwitsch, pf, ex Columbia 09505 98276-4-C 11.6.26 |
| 16. Minuet in G (Humoresques) Paderewski 3:49 |
| Harry Kaufman, pf, ex Columbia 49950 68029-D 15.3.21 |
| 17. Canzonetta d’Ambrosio 3:34 |
| Harry Kaufman, pf, ex Columbia 49689 68072-D 5.11.19 |
| 18. Chausson: Poème Live radio broadcast from Hollywood Bowl, 1945 17:46 |
| Hollywood Bowl Symphony / Leopold Stokowski |
| 19. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles Kellette 2:45 |
| Harry Kaufman, pf, ex Columbia 78798 11.7.19 |
| [1-10] With thanks to Raymond Glaspole for raw masters! |
| Audio restoration: Gene Gaudette; Final master: Paul Arden-Taylor, 2022 |
| Disc 10: Joseph Szigeti [76:55] |
| 1. J S Bach: Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor 16:05 |
| (Vanguard ATMCD 1246, rec 1955/56, New York) |
| Beethoven: Sonata No.4 in A minor, Op.23 [16:47] (ATMCD 1585) |
| 2. Presto 5:32 |
| 3. Andante scherzoso piu allegretto 6:08 |
| 4. Allegro molto 5:06 |
| with Claudio Arrau (piano): Library of Congress Washington, 1944) |
| Bartok: Rhapsody No.1 [9:07] with Béla Bartók (piano) |
| 5. Lassu 4:12 6. Friss 4:55 |
| (Vanguard 1583, Library of Congress, Washington, 1940) |
| Bloch: Violin Concerto in A minor [34:30] |
| 7. Allegro deciso 18:07 |
| 8. Andante 6:10 |
| 9. Deciso 10:12 |
| Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / Charles Munch (1939, Paris) |
| Re-mastering: Gene Gaudette & Paul Arden-Taylor 20 |
