J.S.Bach, Handel, Mozart – Oboe Concertos – Leon Goossens

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Concerto for Oboe in D minor *
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Concerto for Oboe No.1 in B flat major *
Concerto for Oboe No.2 in B flat major *
Concerto for Oboe No.3 in G minor *
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 +
Oboe Quartet in F major, K 370 #

Leon Goossens - oboe
Léner String Quartet #
Bath Festival Orchestra *
Sinfonia of London +
Yehudi Menuhin - conductor and violin *
Colin Davis - conductor +

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Bach – Brandenburg Concertos – Yehudi Menuhin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

CD 1:
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major BWV 1046
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major BWV 1049

CD 2:
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major BWV 1050
Brandenburg concerto No.6 in B flat major BWV 1051
Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord and Strings in A minor BWV 1044 *

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
William Bennett - flute *
George Malcolm - harpichord *
Bath Festival Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Bruch – Violin Concertos; Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 – Various Artists

CD 1:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - conductor
Sir Adrian Boult - conductor

CD 2:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 "Italian"
The Hebrides - overture
Ruy Blas - overture
A Midsummer Night's Dream - overture

London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn - conductor

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Beethoven – Violin Sonatas (complete) – Menuhin, Kempff

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Violin Sonatas (complete):

CD 1:
Sonata in D major, op.12 no.1
Sonata in A major, op.12 no.2
Sonata in E flat major, op.12 no.3
Rondo for Piano and Violin in G major WoO 41

CD 2:
Sonata in A minor, op.23
Sonata in F major, op.24 "Spring"
Sonata in G major, op.30 no.3

CD 3:
Sonata in A major, op.30 no.1
Sonata in C minor, op.30 no.2
12 Variations in F major, WoO 40

CD 4:
Sonata in A major, op.47 "Kreutzer"
Sonata in G major, op.96

Yehudin Menuhin - violin
Wilhelm Kempff - piano

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Mozart – Violin Concertos – Yehudi Menuhin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

CD 1:
Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat major, KV. 207
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, KV. 216
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, KV. 219

CD 2:
Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, KV. 211
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, KV 218
Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, KV. 364

Yehudi Menuhin - violin and direction
Rudolf Barshai - viola
Bath Festival Orchestra

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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6, Violin Concerto – Menuhin, Fricsay

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Symphony No.6 in B minor op.74 "Pathétique" *
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.35 +

Yehudi Menuhin - violin +
Berliner Philharmoniker *
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin +
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor

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Beethoven, Mendelssohn - Violin Concertos - Menuhin, Furtwangler

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 *
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 +

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
Philharmonia Orchestra *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Wilhelm Furtwängler - conductor

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Mendelssohn & Dvořák - Violin Concertos - Menuhin, Enescu

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53 *
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Légende, op.17

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
Orchestre des Concerts de Colonne
Orchestre de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire
George Enescu - conductor

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Brahms - String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2 - Menuhin

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
String Sextet No.1 in B flat major, op.18
String Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36

Yehudi Menuhin - violin
Robert Masters - violin
Cecil Aronowitz - viola
Ernst Wallfisch - viola
Maurice Gendron - cello
Derek Simpson - cello

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Brahms - Violin Concerto; 9 Hungarian Dances - Menuhin

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77 *
Hungarian Dances +

Yehudi Menuhin - violin *
Berliner Philharmoniker *
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra +
Rudolf Kempe - conductor *
Rafael Kubelik +

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