Yehudi Menuhin
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Biography
Described as the greatest violinist of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999) devoted his life to music. To the delight of music lovers, he bequeathed a body of work comprising over three hundred recordings, spread over seventy years of activity since his first session in 1929 at the age of thirteen. A pupil of Louis Persinger, Georges Enesco and Adolf Busch, the virtuoso quickly established an international reputation that was hampered by the Second World War. A partner to legendary conductors (from Bruno Walter to Wilhelm Furtwängler), he built his own legend on pieces by J.S. Bach and the great concertos of the repertoire. Settling in the UK in 1959, he became a Knight of the Empire in 1965, a British citizen in 1985 and a Peer of the Realm (Baron) in 1993. A humanist and committed musician, he created the Gstaad Festival, a School of Music and a Foundation for young musicians, all the while rubbing shoulders with the world's greats. His collaborations with Ravi Shankar(West Meets East, 1966) and Stéphane Grappelli bear witness to his exceptional open-mindedness and vision. Passing away at the age of 82, he felt and played music to his last breath, leaving an incomparable body of work.
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Yehudi Menuhin/Bath Festival Orchestra/Christian Ferras
Bach: Double Concerto & Violin Concertos
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- Violin Sonata No. 2: I. Con moto featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major Op.18: I. Allegro ma non troppo featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Violin Sonata No. 3: I. Slow
- Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso (Compl. Serly)
- Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61: I. Allegro featuring Adrian Boult
- String Sextet No. 2 in G Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo by Yehudi Menuhin
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Major, Sz. 112: II. Andante tranquillo
- Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64: II. Andante (excerpt) featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Violin Concerto In B Minor Op. 61: Iii. Allegro Molto - Cadenza (accompagnata: Lento) - Allegro Mol
- Violin Concerto No.1: I. Andante sostenuto by Yehudi Menuhin
- Violin Sonata No. 2: Con moto
- Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Sonata for String Orchestra: I. With animation
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
- Hungarian Dance No.6 in B Flat featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Hungarian Dance No.7 in A featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro by Yehudi Menuhin
- Hungarian Dance No.17 in F Sharp Minor featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: III. Allegro vivace (Compl. Serly)
- Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: I. Moderato (Compl. Serly)
- Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36: I. Andante sostenuto
- Violin Concerto No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo by Yehudi Menuhin
- Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E Flat Major, Op.40: IV. Finale (Allegro con brio) featuring Yehudi Menuhin
- Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
