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British Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, Orchestra of the New Friends of Music
Joseph Szigeti, Violin
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. J.S. Bach / Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052 (Fritz Stiedry, Orchestra of the New Friends of Music); I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro
4. Giuseppe Tartini / Concerto in D Minor, D 45; I. Allegro
5. II. Grave
6. III. Presto
7. J.S. Bach / Largo from Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056
8. Peter Warlock / Selections from Capriol Suite (Nikita Magaloff, piano); Basse Danse
9. Pavane
10. Mattachins
11. Antonin Dvor=E1k / Slavonic Dance No. 1, G Minor op. 46/2
12. Antonin Dvor=E1k / Slavonic Dance No. 2, G Minor op. 72/2
13. Jen=F6 Hubay / Hungarian Rhapsody from "Sc=E8nes de la Csarda" Op. 18
14. Zolt=E1n Kod=E1ly / Intermezzo from "H=E1ry J=E1nos"
15. Johannes Brahms / Hungarian Dance
16. Darius Milhaud / Sumare, Saudades do Brasil No. 9, op. 68
17. Manuel de Falla / Danza De Molinero; Miller's Dance (Anton Farkas, piano)
Track Listings (6) - Disc #2
1. Beethoven / Concerto for violin and orchestra in D Major, op. 61 (Bruno Walter, British Symphony Orchestra); I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Rondo: Allegro
4. Felix Mendelssohn / Concerto for violin and orchestra in E Minor, op. 64 (Sir Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra); I. Allegro molto appassionato
5. II. Andante
6. III. Allegro non troppo; Allegro molto vivace
Track Listings (10) - Disc #3
1. Sergei Prokofiev / Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra in D Major, op. 19 (Sir Thomas Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra); I. Andantino; Andante assai
2. II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
3. III. Moderato
4. Niccol=F3 Paganini / Caprice No. 2, op. 1 No. 2
5. Ernest Bloch / Violin Concerto (Willem Mengelberg, Concertgebouworkest); I. Allegro deciso - Moderato - Allegro
6. II. Andante
7. III. Deciso - Allegro moderato
8. B=E9la Bart=F3k / Kontrasztok, Sz. 111, Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano (Benny Goodman, clarinet; B=E9la Bart=F3k, piano); I. Verbunkos (Recruiting dance)
9. II. Pihen (Relaxation)
10. III. Sebes (Fast dance)
Track Listings (19) - Disc #4
1. G.F. Handel / Sonata op. 1, No. 13 in D Major (Nikita Magaloff, piano); I. Adagio; Andante sostenuto
2. II. Allegro
3. III. Larghetto
4. IV. Allegro
5. Johannes Brahms / Sonata No. 3, op. 108 (Egon Petri, piano); I. Allegro
6. II. Adagio
7. III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
8. IV. Presto agitato
9. Darius Milhaud / Le Printemps, Op. 18 (Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano)
10. Darius Milhaud / Corcovado, Saudades do Brasil N=B0 7, Op. 67 (Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano)
11. Ernest Bloch / Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Chassidic Life; Andor Foldes, piano); I. Vidui (Absolution) 2:58
12. II. Nigun (Improvisation)
13. III. Simchas Torah (Rejoicing)
14. Igor Stravinsky / Duo Concertant for violin and piano (Igor Stravinsky, piano); I. Cantil=E8ne
15. II. Eglogue I
16. III. Eglogue II
17. IV. Gigue
18. V. Dithyrambe
19. Igor Stravinsky / Pastorale (Mitchell Miller, oboe; Robert McGinnis, clarinet; Bert Gassman, English horn; Sol Schoenbach, bassoon; Igor Stravinsky, conductor)

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All Artists: British Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, Orchestra of the New Friends of Music
Title: Joseph Szigeti, Violin
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Andante
Original Release Date: 9/28/2001
Re-Release Date: 10/1/2001
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPCs: 699487299023, 6994872990238

Synopsis

Album Description

The "musician's musician," Szigeti abhorred the showy and superficial yet his recordings were never dull or pedantic. Many of the great landmarks of 20th century violin repertoire exist thanks to Szigeti's advocacy, and this collection features several works that Szigeti championed during his peak years of 1926 to 1946. Included is a "Hungarian Rhapsody" by one of his teachers, Jenö Hubay; Baroque classics by Bach, Tartini and Handel; the great violin concertos of Beethoven and Mendelssohn; modern concertos by Bloch and Prokofiev; and the chamber music he espoused throughout his long career, including the landmark recording of Bartók's "Contrasts" with the composer and Benny Goodman.

CD Reviews

An excellent historical compendium

Amberyl | Washington DC | 11/27/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For fans of Joseph Szigeti, or for collectors of violin recordings, this collection will probably be a must-have. However, casual listeners should seek the specific works and violinists that they're interested in. Those who haven't heard Szigeti before may wish to sample a single disc of his playing, before investing this much money.Packaging-wise, the Andante collections lead the market -- solid covers, in-depth commentary content from the Groves Dictionary of Music, and glossy color pages. The CDs are slotted into envelopes built into the package, which makes it a bit hard to get them out and in without getting finger-grease on them, but this isn't too big a deal.The music itself is well-chosen out of Szigeti's discography, though I regret the omission of Szigeti's recording of Bartok's Romanian Dances with the composer at the piano (but it's available on the Biddulph label).Szigeti's playing doesn't sound especially antiquated to modern ears; indeed, he could be said to be the first of the "modern" violinists, despite the early 20th century vintage of these recordings. He's an intellectual, with thoughtful interpretations in a classicist vein, and these particular choices illustrate his violinistic capabilities quite broadly.My only real complaint is the quality of the sound. While these are high-quality remasterings, they still have that "digital" sound to them. If you have these recordings as 78s or analog LPs, you will not want this collection unless you're trying to avoid wear and tear on your records (and even if so, you may be better off just making a CD-R copy). There's a loss of warmth to the sound that is clearly audible when you compare these to the analog originals; what has been achieved in clarity is not, in my opinion, worth what has been lost in tonal quality. Alternative individual remasterings exist in some cases; for instance, I prefer the EMI CD of the Mendelssohn/Mozart No. 4/Prokofiev No. 1 concertos.Nevertheless, this collection is highly recommended to fans of the history of the violin, as well as, of course, Szigeti fans who do not yet own much of his music on CD. The elegant packaging makes for a nice gift item, too."