Menuhin was a dazzling virtuoso from childhood who became a key humanitarian in addition to being a celebrated concert artist. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, george enescu, pierre monteux violin cto in a minor violin cto in e major music. Bach and the unequaled conducting of the music and the playing of the violin by yehudi menuhin. Yehudi menuhin was the twentieth centurys greatest violinist. He was a student of louis persinger, george enescu, and adolf busch. Find yehudi menuhin credit information on allmusic. Audiophile xrcd24 mastered from the original analogue emi master tapes. Yehudi menuhin 19161999 three stages in the life of a violinist. Primarily associated with classical music, menuhin consistently sought diverse forums for his virtuosic playing. Rather he seemed to regard music as a kind of prayer made audible, and mellifluous.
Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, christian ferras, menuhin festival orchestra, robert masters chamber orchestra. Public domain compositions, and 2 music rights societies. Yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded. Yehudi menuhin happy birthday antonio vivaldi, born on 4. The current director of music is the composer and conductor oscar colomina i bosch. Menuhin was born of a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. His collaboration with indian sitar player ravi shankar. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Menuhin was born in new york in the russianjewish family, the recent american immigrants. Yehudi menuhin lasting for nearly 70 years, lord menuhins contract with emi was the longest in the history of the music industry. The spirit that the 17year old put in this cycle remains 80 years after having been recorded one of the true miracles of the history of records. A child prodigy, unmatched by his contemporaries, he achieved more by his teens than most artists do in a lifetime.
Nothing in the world was so natural, or so pleasurable. Yehudi menuhin school yehudi menuhin yehudi menuhin. Apr 19, 2016 menuhins violins the great violinist, whose centenary is celebrated this week, spent his career swapping between stradivari and guarneri del gesu examples, but also enjoyed the instruments created for him by contemporary makers by tully potter april 19, 2016. Yehudi menuhin when asked to think of a violinist, probably one of the first names that would come to mind is yehudi menuhin. He was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Schubert, piano trio no 1, yehudi,hephzibah menuhin, maurice. The most prolific, charismatic violinist of the 20th century, yehudi menuhin 191699 recorded for emi warner classics for 70 years. The violinist by johann sebastian bach, bela bartok, ludwig van beethoven, alban berg, johannes brahms, max bruch, arcangelo corelli, edward elgar, franz joseph haydn, yehudi menuhin from amazons classical music store. Glenn gould and yehudi menuhin discuss and perform johann sebastian bachs sonata for piano and violin no. Disc one, originally recorded in 1959, contains the a minor and e major violin concertos, and the double concerto, all played and conducted by menuhin. Yehudi menuhin plays vivaldi by yehudi menuhin on amazon.
Menuhin loved bach and it seems that bach would have love menuhin as well. Listen to your favorite songs from yehudi menuhin plays vivaldi by yehudi menuhin now. Yehudi menuhin was born on april 22, 1916 in new york city, new york, usa. Concerto in e major for violin and orchestra, bwv 1042 yehudi menuhin, violin symphony orchestra of paris georges enesco, conductor i. To be a child prodigy and worldrenowned violinist would be quite enough for many people but not for yehudi menuhin. He played the soil stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by italian luthier antonio stradivari. Christian ferras plays second fiddle in the double. Oistrakh, menuhin bach concerto for two violins in d minor, bwv 1043.
In 1993, he was made a life peer, as baron menuhin of stoke dabernon in the county of surrey, u. Very often, im afraid, the professional hates what he is doing. Yehudi menuhin and david oistrakh play bach double concerto for. By eric taver paris, 7 may 1999 extravagant tribute has been paid to the musician and especially the man heard on a radio program who was yehudi menuhin. Like many geniuses, menuhins personal life was not quite so successful. Apr 24, 2016 yehudi menuhin had everything going for him.
Menuhin began studying the violin at the age of four. Yehudi menuhin simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yehudi menuhins recordings of bachs orchestral music made in the 1950s stand out as a major step along the road of bach performance practice. Violin concertos chaconne by yehudi menuhin and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Bach, yehudi menuhin, christian ferras, festival chamber. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
In later life he also performed a lot as conductor. Like many geniuses, menuhin s personal life was not quite so successful. Eschewing the heavy orchestral arrangements of the previous decades, menuhin performs these works with much smaller forces than the conductors who preceded him. Andrew walters amazing transfer liberates dynamics compressed in previous transfers. Yehudi menuhin, stephane grappelli, instrumental ensemble, max harris licensed to youtube by wmg. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe 22 april 1916 12 march 1999 was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. Watch how effortlessly the violin legend could segue from a soaring ave maria to a fleetfingered flight of the bumblebee. He also served to help popularize yoga in the west by arranging for b. Brandenburg concertos the complete works 2011 yehudi menuhin performs elgars violin concerto in b minor, op. He first performed at the age of seven when he astonished a san francisco audience with his virtuosity. Buy brandenburg concertos by johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, bath festival orchestra from amazons classical music store. Journeys with a violin exhibition at the royal academy of music, london.
He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi menuhin and the bach festival orchestra are the performers on the first three discs. Yehudi menuhin and wanda landowskas powerfully inflected bach e major sonata, recorded in 1945, has never sounded better on disc. He displayed extraordinary talents at an early age. The yehudi menuhin school is a specialist music school in stoke dabernon, surrey, england, founded in 1963 by violinist and conductor yehudi menuhin. James cuddeford violin brisbaneborn james attended the yehudi menuhin school in england in his early teens.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store. The yehudi menuhin discography as a conductor excludes recordings in which lord menuhin conducts from the bow, already listed in his violinists discography. After just three years of violin study, yehudi made a legendary debut at age seven with the local symphony. Given yehudi menuhins neariconic status, it would seem appropriate for emi to bring out a complete edition of his violin recordings, similar to the labels successful comprehensive callas and karajan sets. With the passing of violinist yehudi menuhin at the age of 82 on march 12, 1999, the world lost one of its truly gifted musicians.
Yehudi menuhinthe great emi recordings classics today. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. The schools aim is to enable its graduating pupils to study with the teacher and at the institution of their choice, whether that be in the uk or overseas. Bach orchestral suites and concertos menuhin 7cds km. Apr 01, 20 yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded on tv. Violin concerto in e major, double concerto in d minor, violin concerto in a minor. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe april 22, 1916 march 12, 1999 was an american violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the united kingdom and eventually became a british citizen. Featuring great performances from legendary artists of th golden age, classical archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage, presented on dvd for the very first time.
A child prodigy, unmatched by his contemporaries, he achieved. For seven years his performance of mendelssohn violin concerto earned him fame. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi menuhin was born on 22 april 1916 in new york of russian jewish parents but later became a british subject. A child prodigy as a violinist who appeared for the first time onstage before he was ten years old, he embarked on a recording career in the late twenties and early thirties as well as touring around the world. Some even confused the man with the enterprises that profit from the menuhin logo and prosper in its wake. Yehudi menuhin short biography bath festival orchestra short history. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin. Recordings of cantatas recordings of other vocal works. On the 10th anniversary of his death, emi classics has decided to honor his unparalleled 70year recording legacy with a set of new releases. Yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded on tv. As famous as any hollywood star, he even had songs written about him. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe 22 april 1916 in new york city 12 march 1999 in berlin was a violinist and conductor. He performed his first solo violin performance at the age of seven with the san francisco symphony. Apr 22, 2016 an amateur is one who loves what he is doing. Yehudi menuhin was born in new york city to russian jewish parents from what is now belarus. Yehudi menuhin bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, george enescu. The legendary violinist yehudi menuhin was the eldest child of russianborn hebrew scholars who met in palestine, emigrated to new york city, and moved to san francisco soon after their sons birth. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Subscribe to our channel for more videos yehudi menuhin and david. The name yehudi jew in hebrew was decided when a prospective landlady told his parents that she didnt take jews. Surface noise is reduced, but not at the expense of overtones and color. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975.
Apr 24, 2016 yehudi menuhin was the twentieth centurys greatest violinist. Oct 20, 2017 listen to your favorite songs from yehudi menuhin, vol. Yehudi menuhin was one of the great musical figures of the 20th century, establishing himself as a violinist of the highest caliber, as well as an educator, musical statesman, and human rights advocate. As a child he was one of the most extraordinary violin prodigies there has ever been. The young menuhin invented the bach sonatas and partitas on record. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. On this day in 1999, yehudi menuhin died at the age of 82. As you would expect from a musician of his calibre yehudi menuhin played on several famous violins, the most famous of which was the lord wilton guarnerius of 1742. Eschewing the heavy orchestral arrangements of the previous decades, menuhin performs these works with much smaller forces that the conductors who preceded him.
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