Joseph Szigeti - Milestones of a Violin Legend (10CD)

CD 1

■ BRAHMS CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA OP. 77 (1948)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 77 / Violinkonzert D-Dur
I. I. Allegro non troppo 21‘11
2. II. Adagio 8‘50
3. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 7‘47

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Eugene Ormandy recorded / aufgenommen 1945

■ BONUS TRACKS
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Sonata No. 6 in A Major Op. 30, 1 / Sonate Nr. 6 A-Dur
4. I. Allegro 7‘46
5. II. Adagio molto espressivo 7‘39
6. III. Allegretto con variazioni 8‘23

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Mieczyslaw Horszowski piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1953
Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
7. Valse sentimentale Op. 51, 6 (arr. Grunes) 2‘02
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Harry Kaufman piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1944 Total Time 63‘41

CD 2

■ BRAHMS TRIO NO. 2 IN C MAJOR - CASALS FESTIVAL AT PRADES:
THIRD SERIES (1953)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major Op. 87 / Klaviertrio Nr. 2 C-Dur
I. I. Allegro 10‘12
2. II. Andante con moto 8‘50
3. III. Scherzo: Presto 5‘17
4. IV. Finale: Allegro giocoso 6‘42

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Pablo Casals cello / Cello
Dame Myra Hess piano / Klavier recorded / aufgenommen 1952

■ BRAHMS QUARTET NO. 3 IN C MINOR - CASALS FESTIVAL AT PRADES:
THIRD SERIES (1953)
Quartet No. 3 in C Minor for Piano and Strings Op. 60 / Klavierquartett Nr. 3 c-Moll
5. I. Allegro non troppo 10‘57
6. II. Scherzo: Allegro 4‘23
7. III. Andante 10‘32
8. IV. Finale: Allegro comodo 11‘25

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Milton Katims viola / Viola Paul Tortelier cello / Cello
Dame Myra Hess piano / Klavier recorded / aufgenommen 1952

■ BONUS TRACK
Edouard Lalo (1823 – 1892)
9. Aubade (Le Rois d’Ys) (arr. Szigeti) 2‘25

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Andor Farkas piano / Klavier recorded / aufgenommen 1941
Total Time 70‘46

CD 3

■ J.S. BACH SONATA NO. 5 IN C MAJOR FOR VIOLIN UNACCOMPANIED /
CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MINOR (1950)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005 / Sonate Nr. 3 C-Dur
1. I. Adagio 5‘57
2. II. Fuga 10‘51
3. II. Largo 4‘11
4. IV. Allegro assai 3‘18

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine recorded / aufgenommen 1949

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor BWV 1052r. / Violinkonzert Nr. 1 d-Moll
5. I. Allegro 7‘48
6. II. Adagio 7‘32
7. III. Allegro 7‘54

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine New Friends of Music Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Fritz Stiedry recorded / aufgenommen 1940

■ BONUS TRACKS
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
8. Prelude in E Major (Partita Nr. 3) 3‘07
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713)
9. La Follìa – Variations sérieuses (arr. Léonard) 13‘21

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Andor Földes* piano / Klavier recorded / aufgenommen 1908 (8); 1940 (9)
*In the 1950’s called Andor Farkas Total Time 64‘00

CD 4

■ PROKOFIEV / MOZART PROKOFIEV: CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, OP. 19
MOZART: CONCERTO NO. 4 IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA (K. 218) (1950’s)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19 / Violinkonzert Nr.1 D-Dur
1. I. Andantino 9‘17
2. II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo 3‘55
3. III. Moderato 7‘18

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine New Friends of Music Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Fritz Stiedry recorded / aufgenommen 1940

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major K. 218 / Violinkonzert Nr. 4 D-Dur
4. I. Allegro moderato 9‘32
5. II. Andante cantabile 8‘28
6. III. Rondo: Andante grazioso 7‘46
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Sir Thomas Beecham recorded / aufgenommen 1935 (1-3); 1934 (4-6)

■ BONUS TRACKS
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major Op. 96 / Violinsonate Nr. 10 G-Dur
7. I. Allegro moderato 9‘56
8. II. Andante espressivo 6‘23
9. III. Scherzo 1‘52
10. Poco allegretto 8‘43
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Mieczyslaw Horszowski piano / Klavier recorded /aufgenommen 1951
Total Time 73.12

CD 5

■ BRAHMS CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA OP. 77 (c. 1945)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 77 / Violinkonzert D-Dur
I. I. Allegro non troppo 20‘53
2. II. Adagio 8‘58
3. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 7‘22

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Hallé Orchestra conductor / Dirigent Sir Hamilton Harty
recorded / aufgenommen 1928

■ BONUS TRACKS
Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major / Violinsonate Nr. 3 E-Dur
4. I. Ruhig bewegt 3‘14
5. II. Langsam 2‘03
6. III. Sehr lebhaft 5‘00
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Carlo Bussotti piano / Klavier recorded / aufgenommen 1953

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major Op. 24 Spring / Violinsonate F-Dur „Frühlingssonate“
7. I. Allegro 7‘56
8. II. Adagio molto espressivo 6‘10
8. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 1‘07
9. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 6‘55

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine Claudio Arrau piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1944 (live) Total Time 69‘40

CD 6

■ BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA (1941)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 61 / Violinkonzert D-Dur
I. I. Allegro ma non troppo 22‘19
2. II. Larghetto 9‘48
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 9‘32

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
British Symphony Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Bruno Walter
recorded / aufgenommen 1932

■ BONUS TRACKS
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major Op. 47 „Kreutzer“ / Violinsonate Nr. 9 A-Dur
4. I. Adagio sostenuto. Presto 10‘45
5. II. Andante con variazioni 15‘48
6. III. Presto 8‘22

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Claudio Arrau piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1944 (live)
Total Time 76‘35

CD 7

■ MENDELSSOHN CONCERTO IN E MINOR (c. 1945)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Concerto in E Minor Op. 64 / Violinkonzert e-Moll
I. I. Allegro molto appassionato 12‘19
2. II. Andante 8‘18
3. III. Allegro non troppo. Allegro molto vivace 6‘25

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Sir Thomas Beecham
recorded / aufgenommen 1933

■ BONUS TRACKS
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor Op. 30, 2 / Violinsonate c-Moll
4. I. Allegro con brio 7‘15
5,. II. Adagio cantabile 11‘32
6. III. Scherzo: Allegro 3‘16
7. IV. Allegro vivace 5‘04

Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Claudio Arrau piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1944 (live)
Total Time 54‘11

CD 8

■ BACH CONCERTO IN G MINOR /
HANDEL SONATA NO. 4 IN D MAJOR /
TARTINI CONCERTO IN D MINOR /
TARTINI SONATA IN G MAJOR (1954)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Violin Concerto in G Minor for Violin and
Orchestra BWV 1056r. (ed. Szigeti)
Violinkonzert g-moll
I. I. Moderato 4‘10
2. II. Largo 3‘47
3. III. Presto 3‘57

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759)
Sonata No. 4 in D Major for Violin and
Piano Op. 1, 13 / Violinsonate D-Dur
4. I. Adagio 4‘25
5. II. Allegro 2‘52
6. III. Larghetto 3‘48
7. IV. Allegro 3‘12

Giuseppe Tartini (1692 – 1770)
Concerto in D Minor for Violin and
Orchestra / Violinkonzert d-Moll
8. I. Allegro 5‘25
9. II. Grave 3‘36
10. III. Presto 4‘25

Violin Sonata in G Major No. 2 Op. 12
Violinsonate G-Dur
11. I. Andante 2‘48
12. II. Allegro 2‘19
13. III. Presto 2‘08
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Carlo Bussotti piano / Klavier (4-7, 11-13)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1-3, 8-10)
conductor / Dirigent George Szell (1-3, 8-10)
recorded / aufgenommen 1954

■ BONUS TRACKS
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sonate für Violine und Klavier
14. I. Allegretto 8‘42
15. II. Blues: Moderato 5‘47
16. III. Perpetuum mobile: Allegro 4‘01
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Carlo Bussotti piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1953
Total Time 65‘24

CD 9

■ BLOCH CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN
AND ORCHESTRA (c. 1940’s)
Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1959)
Violin Concerto in A Minor
Violinkonzert a-Moll
I. I. Allegro deciso 18‘05
2. II. Andante 6‘13
3. III. Deciso 10‘17
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts
du Conservatoire de Paris
conductor / Dirigent Charles Münch
recorded / aufgenommen 1939

Bela Bartók (1881 – 1945)
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
Kontraste für Violine, Klarinette und
Klavier
4. I. Verbunkos 5‘30
(Recruiting dance / Werbertänze)
5. II. Pihenö (Relaxation / Rast) 4‘35
6. III. Sebes (Fast dance / Schnell) 7‘00
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Benny Goodman clarinet / Klarinette
Béla Bartók piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1940

Joseph Szigeti / Béla Bartók
Hungarian Folk Tunes (1932) 45RPM
7. Hungarian Folk Tunes 7‘29
Ungarische Volksweisen
Joseph Szigeti / Béla Bartók
(arr. Zoltán Székely)

Roumanian Folk Dances (1930) 45RPM
8. Roumanian Folk Dances 5‘21
Rumänische Volkstänze
Jocul bata. Braul. Pe loc. Buciumeana.
Poarga romaneasca. Marunfitel
Joseph Szigeti / Béla Bartók

Rhapsody No. 1 (1940) 45RPM
9. I. Lassu: Moderato 4‘14
10. Friss: Allegretto. Moderato 4‘57
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Béla Bartók piano / Kavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1930 (7-8), 1940 (9-10)
Total Time 73‘43

CD 10

■ STRAVINSKY „DUO CONCERTANT“
BLOCH „BAAL SHEM“
STRAVINSKY PASTORALE (1950)
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano
Duo Concertante für Violine und Klavier
I. I. Cantilène 2‘55
2. II. Églogue I 2‘07
3. III. Églogue II 2‘59
4. IV. Gigue 4‘19
5. V. Dithyrambe 2‘51

Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1959)
Baal Shem – Three pictures
of Chassidic Life
6. I. Vidui (Contrition) 2‘57
7. II. Nigun (Improvisation) 5‘39
8. III. Simchas Torah (Rejoicing) 4‘34
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Igor Stravinsky (1-5) Andor Földes* (6-8)
piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1945
*In the 1950’s called Andor Farka

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
9. Pastorale for Violin and Wind Quartet 2‘48
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Mitchell Miller oboe / Oboe Robert McGinnis
clarinet / Klarinette Bert Gassman english horn /
Englischhorn Sol Schoenbach bassoon / Fagott
recorded / aufgenommen 1946

■ BONUS TRACKS
Alban Berg (1885 – 1935)
Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an
Angel”/ Violinkonzert „Dem Andenken eines
Engels
10. I. Andante. Allegretto 10‘28
11. II. Allegro. Adagio 14‘29
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Dimitri Mitropoulos
recorded / aufgenommen 1945

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
12. Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque) 4‘39
Joseph Szigeti violin / Violine
Andor Földes piano / Klavier
recorded / aufgenommen 1942
Total Time 60‘48